Hoërskool Hermanus Oudskolierebond

🚀 Connecting Hermanus Talent with Local Opportunity! 🚀

Are you a Hermanus High School old scholar looking for work, or a local business owner searching for motivated young talent? The Hermies @ Work project is officially here to build the bridge!
This initiative, a Hermie Service Pillar & Old Scholar Parent Project, is designed to help our community thrive by linking HHS talent with local business opportunities.

For our Hermies (Cohorts 2020-2025 & current Matrics):

✅ Get connected via an exclusive WhatsApp group for instant work updates.
✅ Level up with FREE workshops on CV writing, interview skills, and navigating NSFAS.
✅ Meet and network with local business owners.

For our Local Employers:

🤝 Discover a reliable talent pipeline for your business or farm.
🤝 Streamline recruitment—we host your vacancies safely and provide vetted profiles.
🤝 Mentor the next generation through "Meet & Greet" networking sessions.

Ready to get started?

📲 WhatsApp: Marhette van Huyssteen at 082 786 3966
📧 Email: [email protected]

5-8 May
Be prepared to be amazed!!

85th Anniversary Musical Spectacular

400 Performers
21 Musicals
28 Songs

R100 pp
Tickets available at Hermanus High School Reception

Sponsored by
Suzuki Hermanus
Ok Foods Gateway Hermanus
Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages
FinGlobal
Hermanus and Alex Grant Pharmacies

Celebrating 85 Years of Excellence!

Hermanus High School is proud to announce a landmark event in celebration of our 85th Anniversary. We are bringing a Musical Spectacular to the stage, featuring an incredible cast of 460 learners performing every night.

Experience the magic of Broadway as our students bring iconic scenes to life from beloved productions, including:
Chicago
Cats
Wicked
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Lion King
Annie
Cabaret
Phantom of the Opera
and a lot more!

Event Details
Dates: 5 - 8 May 2026
Time: 18:00
Venue: Hermanus High School
Ticket Information: Adults: R100, Learners: R80
Booking: Tickets are available for purchase now at Hermanus High School reception.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music, dance, and history. We look forward to celebrating this milestone with our community.

This production is sponsored by:
Suzuki Hermanus
Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages
Ok Foods Gateway Hermanus
FinGlobal
Hermanus and Alex Grant Pharmacies
Hermanus Tourism Bureau
The Village News - Overstrand
Local Life
Kalfiefees
Overstrand Municipality

HERMANUS RUGBY FESTIVAL
in memory of Nowan Cornelius

Nowan Cornelius was ‘n leerling van die Hoërskool Hermanus wat op 2 Junie 2012 tragies oorlede is nadat hy die vorige dag ‘n kopbesering in ‘n rugbyoefening opgedoen het.

Die doel van hierdie rugbyfees is om die nagedagtenis van Nowan Cornelius te huldig, en terseltertyd fondse in te samel vir die skool.

We welcome the following schools to this year's festival:

Melkbosstrand High School
Hoër Landbouskool Boland
Paarl Gymnasium
Hoërskool Overberg
Selborne College
Gansbaai Academia
Albert Myburgh Secondary School
Beleef HTS Drostdy
Hoër Jongenskool Paarl Boys' High School
DF Akademie
Hoërskool Robertson

Thank you to our sponsors:
Rola Ford Hermanus
Food Lover's Market
Coastal Tool Hire
CBC Camping Adventures

Die 19de Februarie (Donderdag) is dit die Oudskolierebond se eerste ALGEMENE JAARVERGADERING in Hoërskool Hermanus se skoolsaal om 18:00. Kom woon dit gerus by en vind uit wat ons al in plek het en wat ons planne vir die toekoms is.

On February 19th (Thursday), the Old School Association's first ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held in the Hermanus High School hall at 6:00 p.m. Come and join us and find out what we already have in place and what our plans are for the future.

2025 Matric Results

The Hermanus High School Matric Class of 2025 is commended for their outstanding performance with the NSC exams. The school is happy to report that its pass percentage is 100%.

The district and Western Cape pass rates have increased, with a 88,25% pass rate. The Overberg district's 92,4% pass rate landed them in the third place on the top performing districts.

More impressive is that 164 out of 193 candidates (85%) have earned a Bachelor Degree Pass (University Exemption). The Western Cape has a 49,2% bachelor's degree pass rate, whereas the Overberg district has a 49,5% bachelor’s pass rate.

23 candidates achieved an A aggregate and 47 candidates achieved a B aggregate, and a total of 254 subject distinctions.

Congratulations to our top achievers:
1. Larissa Heunis (89,7%)
• English Home Language – 82%
• Afrikaans First Additional – 90%
• Mathematical Literacy – 91%
• Life Orientation – 80%
• Design – 96%
• EGD – 83%
• Visual Arts – 96%
2. Mia Momberg (89,3%)
3. Janré Fourie (88,3%)
4. Sheryl-Anne Green (87,7%)
5. Julian du Toit (87,3%)
6. Tobie Fourie (87,2%)
7. Lilarayn Schenck (86%)
8. Miencke Joubert (85,5%)
9. Migael van Wageningen (84,3%)
10. Saskia Bouwers (84%)
11. Chiara Saunderson (83,7%)
12. Johan de Villiers (83,5%)
13. Morgan Maroudas (83,2%)
14. Timo Zipfel (82,5%)
15. Rachel Pinto (82,3%)
16. Nils Ladewig (82,2%)
17. Bea du Toit (81%)
18. Danika Deden (80,8%)
19. Cara Celine (80,5%)
20. Heike Kuchar (80,3%)
21. Jana von Wielligh (80,3%)
22. Elani Halleen (80%)
23. Suzanne van der Linde (80%)


Hermanus High School would like to congratulate the Matric Class of 2025 on their outstanding results. These outcomes reflect a group that elevated the bar in terms of school involvement, commitment and hard work. The results are a clear indication of their years of efforts over the past 5 years, while once again confirming Hermanus High School’s commitment as a Destination for Excellence.

Spot the socks!
A phone call last week from Wim Meyer, asking if we know that Leolin Zas will be playing for the Barbarians, resulted in a chain of events that we lovingly will remember as the "Saga of the Socks"!

The Barbarian team players have the privilege to wear their High School rugby socks when playing. The mission: getting a pair of Hermie First Team Socks to Leolin (in the UK)!

Long story short: Courier via Matthew Pearce to Hanyani Shimange, who flew with the socks to the UK.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. In this case, it took an amazing group of rugby lovers who understood the importance for us as a school, to get a pair of socks to our beloved Leolin!
Photo Credit: stuff.co.nz

Welkom Mev van Wyk!

Vandag is Mev. van Wyk se eerste dag as Onderhoof by ons skool. As oudskolier is dit natuurlik nie haar eerste skooldag hier nie!

Welcome Mrs van Wyk!

Photo: Mrs van Wyk (Deputy Principal), Mr Smuts (Principal), Mr Prodehl (Deputy Principal)

We are proud of you!!

How Zsa-Zsa became One of the Youngest Law Professors in South Africa

When Zsa-Zsa Boggenpoel was 9 years old, her parents divorced, leaving her mom struggling to raise two little girls on a grocery store worker's income. She saw how her mom struggled financially but still did her best to put food on the table and clothes on their backs. She felt her mother deserved more and promised herself that she would give her mom everything she deserves.

Born and raised in Hermanus’ Mount Pleasant, Zsa-Zsa’s plan was simple. She would do well in school, get a University bursary, graduate with a good degree and get a good job that paid well. This was what drove her to not only achieve those goals but do more than what she had expected from herself.

In 2003, she enrolled to study law at Stellenbosch University. By 2010, at the age of 26, not only did she complete her degree, but also an honours, masters and doctorate. She had not planned on completing a doctorate but she had worked so hard and performed so well that the university encouraged her to turn her masters thesis into a doctorate thesis.

As for those bursaries, she received a bursary from Oxford University, the Henry Arthur Holland Scholarship in Law from the University of Cambridge, and a Visiting Scholarship from the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. But did she get a good job though?

After completing her doctorate, she joined Stellenbosch University as an academic where she became a property law lecturer and researcher, publishing several academic papers, contributing to book chapters and writing her own academic book. It was safe to assume that Zsa-Zsa had achieved all of her goals in her plan and could now keep her promise to her mom but being a hardworking overperformer, she wasn’t done just yet.

At the age of 32, the university decided to promote her to professor, making her one of the youngest law professors in Stellenbosch’s history. To become a professor, an academic has to prove that they are exceptional at what they do, and of course, Zsa-Zsa’s work ethic and drive to succeed turned her into a pretty exceptional person.

Furthermore, she was awarded the most coveted position in property law, the South African Research Chair in Property Law from 2018 to 2023. The job of the research chair is to provide solutions to property law in South Africa and create a new batch of young academics who can take property law forward.

Now, Zsa-Zsa isn’t just all about academics. She loves spending time with her husband and kids, and she enjoys keeping fit. When she was in high school, she played Boland netball at a senior level, and was even considered for the South African Protea squad. She represented both the Western Province and Stellenbosch University in netball, and has received honours from the University for excellence in sport.

The driving force behind Zsa-Zsa’s work ethic and remarkable achievements has always been to provide for her family, starting with her mother. It would be safe to say that she achieved that goal and her mother is not only living a comfortable life, but is proud of what her daughter has achieved.

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