Lichtenburg High School

Description

Lichtenburg High School (also known as Hoerskool Lichtenberg, Liggies, or Lichies) is one of the best academic schools in the North West province, offering quality education with a focus on technology. It teaches Grade 8 to 12 and has 1300 students with separate boarding facilities for both boys and girls.

HERITAGE

Lichtenburg High School was founded in 1921 by Mr J.C Markotter. The school slogan is “we do the ordinary the extraordinary way.”

ACADEMICS

The school had a 2014 Matric pass rate of 99.58%.

SPORTS & CULTURE

Lichtenburg High School is best known for rugby, netball, hockey, cricket, swimming, cross country, duathlon, athletics, tennis, adventure sports, and chess. The most important sports grounds are called Fanus Booysen Sportterrein.

SPORT

• Athletics
• Rugby
• Netball
• Hockey
• Cricket
• Tennis
• Golf
• Swimming
• Cross Country
• Cycling
• Horse sports

CULTURE

• Debating and public speaking
• Scene
• Serenade
• School Newspaper (The Daring)
• Photography Club
• Cultural festivals

SCHOOL FACILITIES

• Rugby fields
• Netball courts
• Tennis courts
• Gymnasium
• Cricket field
• Indoor action centre
• Swimming pool
• Reading centre
• Computer centres
• Consumer study centres
• Mechanical technology centres
• Engineering graphic centres
• Aanhouwen Boys Hostel
• Justicia Girls Hostel

NOTABLE GRADUATES

• Fanie du Plessis
• Rianette Roux
• Louis Liebenberg
• Helenda de Villiers
• Rhode Senekal
• Hestrie Cloete
• Jackie Fourie
• Charles Steenkamp
• Anika Smit
• Niel Zimmerman
• Various junior Springboks