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NEW FOREST HIGH SCHOOLRef: https://www.nfhs.co.za/about/

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Collected on 30 July 2026

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What this means

This is the “About” page content for New Forest High School, a non-racial, non-sexist school in the south of Durban, South Africa. It describes the school’s mission and core values (Integrity, Respect, Compassion, Commitment), its curriculum and extra-curricular focus, and its motto “Honour before Honours” (HONOR ANTE HONORES). The page also provides a historical timeline from the school’s opening in 1955 as Woodlands Primary School through later changes (including becoming a state-aided, multi-racial school in 1992 and returning to co-ed in 1997) and notes current affiliations and leadership philosophies.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

https://www.nfhs.co.za/about/

Key Takeaways

  • Organisation: New Forest High School
  • Location: 20 Alamein Ave, Durban South, 4004
  • Contact: 031 462 6206; principal@nfhs.co.za
  • School type/stance: non-racial, non-sexist; centre of excellence
  • Motto: “Honour before Honours” (HONOR ANTE HONORES)
  • Core values: INTEGRITY, RESPECT, COMPASSION, COMMITMENT
  • Official opening: 10 June 1955 (under Principal J K Graham) by Mr P J W Groenewald (MEC for Education in Natal)
  • Original opening as Woodlands Primary School: 1 February 1955
  • Name change to New Forest High School: 1956
  • Became multi-racial and state-aided with Board of Governors elected by parents: 1992
  • Became co-ed again: 1997 (first Head Girl and Head Boy that year)
  • Technical subjects phased out: Fitting and Turning and Electrical subjects in 2008
  • Maritime Studies introduced: 1999 (enables Grade 12 “Understanding Shipping Course” qualification)
  • Named by Sunday Times as top 100 schools in South Africa: 2012
  • Current learner enrolment: over 800 learners
  • Affiliations: Allan Gray Orbis Foundation; 100 High Schools of Excellence; Inkanyezi Project supported by Zenex Foundation and Micheal and Susan Dell Foundation
  • New Forest High School
  • J K Graham
  • Mr P J W Groenewald
  • Mr L G S Merret
  • Mr W K Douglas
  • R L P Gordon
  • Woodlands Primary School
  • Southlands Primary School
  • Mowat Park
  • Montclair Primary
  • Allan Gray Orbis Foundation
  • Zenex Foundation
  • Micheal and Susan Dell Foundation
  • Sunday Times