Hoërskool Menlopark

Die Hoërskool Menlopark
Die Hoërskool Menlopark school crest
Address
412 Atterbury Road, Menlo Park

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Coordinates25°45′53″S 28°15′30″E / 25.7646°S 28.2583°E / -25.7646; 28.2583
Information
School typePublic & Boarding
MottoExcelsa petamus (Latin: "We strive for the highest values")
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established29 January 1963 (1963-01-29)
FounderBettie Cilliers-Barnard
HeadmasterKobus Hartman
Staffapprox. 50 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age14 to 19
Number of students1,700 pupils
LanguageAfrikaans
Schedule07:30 - 14:00
Hours in school day6h30
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
Houses  Atheners
  Millers
  Spartane
  Trojane
Colour(s)  Blue
  Red
  White
SongHou Hoog Die Vaandel Wit en Blou
Fight songOns Skool Sal Saamstaan
Nickname Menlo or Parkies
Rivals
AccreditationGauteng Department of Education
NewspaperThe quarterly Die Eggo, the weekly Menlo-Insig
Yearbook Die Eggo
School feesR53,295 (boarding)
R52,500 (tuition)
Feeder schools
  • Laerskool Lynnwood
  • Laerskool Menlopark
  • Laerskool Pretoria-Oos
AlumniMenlobond
Websitewww.menlopark.co.za

Die Hoërskool Menlopark (colloquially known as Menlo or Parkies) is a public Afrikaans medium co-educational high school situated in the suburb of Menlo Park in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

The school was founded in 1963 by the painter Bettie Cilliers-Barnard. When established it had 12 classrooms and 372 students in grades 8, 9 and 10 (then called Standards 6, 7 and 8). Cilliers-Barnard also designed the school emblem.