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| head_label = Headmaster
| head = MrKobus Schalk ReyndersHartman<ref name="web">{{Cite web|url=http://www.menlopark.co.za/|title=Tuis|website=www.menlopark.co.za}}</ref>
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| lower_age = 14
| upper_age = 19
| houses = {{color box|Red}} Atheners <br> {{color box|Yellow}} Millers <br> {{color box|Green}} Spartane <br> {{color box|Blue}} Trojane
| houses =
| schooltype = [[State school|Public]] & [[Boarding school|Boarding]]
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| fees = R44R53,800295 (boarding) <br> R37R52,200500 (tuiton)
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| nickname = '' Menlo '' or ''Parkies''
| colours ={{colourboxcolor box|Navy}} Blue <br> {{colourboxcolor box|Red}} Red <br> {{colourboxcolor box|White}} White
| yearbook = '' Die Eggo''
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'''Die Hoërskool Menlopark''' (colloquially known as '''Menlo''' or '''Parkies''') is a [[state school|public]] [[Afrikaans|Afrikaans medium]] co-educational high school situated in the suburb of [[Menlo Park, Pretoria|Menlo Park]] in [[Pretoria]] in the [[Gauteng]] province of [[South Africa]]. The school learners call themselves as ''Parkies''.
 
The high school was founded in 1963 by the painter [[Bettie Cilliers-Barnard]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}} When established it had 12 classrooms and 372&nbsp;students in grades&nbsp;8, 9 and 10 (then called Standards&nbsp;6, 7 and 8).<ref name="web"/> Cilliers-Barnard also designed the school emblem.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
 
== History ==
The high school was established in 1963, starting with 12 classrooms and 372&nbsp;students in grades&nbsp;8, 9 and 10 (then called Standards&nbsp;6, 7 and 8).<ref name="web"/>
 
== Headmasters ==
 
List of headmasters at Die Hoërskool Menlopark.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://menlopark.co.za/ons-skool/geskiedenis/ |title= Geskiedenis |trans-title= History |language= af |publisher= Hoërskool Menlopark |access-date= 20 October 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* G.P.L van Ziji (1963&ndash;1973) ▼
! Name
* F. Gerber (1973&ndash;1980)
! Started
* F. Booysen (1980&ndash;1984)
! Finished
* C.I.S. van der Merwe (1984&ndash;2013) ▼
|-
* S. Reynders (2013&ndash;present)
▲*| G.P.L van Ziji (1963&ndash;1973)
 
| 1963
== Coat of arms ==
| 1973
Die Hoërskool Menlopark's school crest was designed by South African artist [[Bettie Cilliers-Barnard]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}.
|-
| F. Gerber
| 1973
| 1980
|-
| F. Booysen
| 1980
| 1984
|-
▲*| C.I.S. van der Merwe (1984&ndash;2013)
| 1984
| 2013
|-
| S. Reynders
| 2013
| 2024
|-
| K. Hartman
| 2024
| present
|}
 
== Sport ==
The sports playedthat are offered at the school are:▼
Die Hoërskool Menlopark has been performing very well in sports during the year.
 
* [[Sport of athleticsAthletics|Athletics]] ▼
▲The sports played at the school are:
▲* [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
* [[Chess]]
* [[Cricket]]
* [[Cross country running|Cross- country]]
* [[CycleList sportof equestrian sports|CyclingEquestrian]]
* [[List of equestrian sports|Equestrian]]
* [[Golf]]
* [[Field hockey|Hockey]] (boys and girls)
* [[Mountain biking]]
* [[Netball]] (girls)
* [[Rugby union|Rugby]] (boys)
* [[Rugby sevens]]
* [[Shooting sports|Shooting]]
* [[Squash (sport)|Squash]]
* [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]
* [[Table tennis]]
* [[Tennis]]
* [[Water polo]]
 
== Notable alumni ==
{{alumni|date=December 2023}}
In order of final year at Hoërskool Menlopark (date in brackets)
*[[Jana Cilliers]] (1965), actress
*[[Lauritz Dippenaar|Laurie Dippenaar]] (1966), founder [[FirstRand Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbesafrica.com/cover-story/2013/09/01/man-numbers-turned-50-74-million/|title=A MAN FOR ALL NUMBERS, WHO TURNED $50 INTO $74 MILLION|first=Forbes|last=Africa|date=1 September 2013}}</ref>
*[[Koos Kombuis]] (1972), Afrikaans writer, singer and songwriter (born André le Roux du Toit)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/vaughanoblapski/1137443264/|title=Koos Kombuis en die First National Band|date=10 August 2007|via=Flickr}}</ref>
<!--*[[Jannie du Toit (singer)|Jannie du Toit]] (1969), singer and musician-->
*[[Calie Pistorius]] (1975), Vice Chancellor of [[University of Pretoria]]; now VC at [[University of Hull]], United Kingdom
*[[Stefan Swanepoel]] (1975), [[The New York Times]] bestselling author
*[[Marita van der Vyver]] (1975), author
*[[Johan Marais]] (1976) - South African professional [[rugby union]] player
*[[Reggie Holmes]] (1976) - South African squash player
*[[Anneli van Rooyen]] (1978) - South African singer/musician▼
*Henning Gericke (1977) - South African athlete
▲*Anneli van Rooyen (1978) - South African singer/musician
*[[Rudolf Straeuli]] (1981) - [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springbok]] and [[Golden Lions|Lions rugby]] player, and Springbok coach during the [[Kamp Staaldraad]] affair
*[[Jacques Olivier (rugby player)|Jacques Olivier]] (1985) - South African professional [[rugby union]] player
*[[André de Ruyter]] (1985) - businessman
*Pieter Murray (1989) - trail runner
*[[Amalia Uys]] (2002) - [[Soap opera|soapy]] actress
* [[Yolandi Visser]] (2002) - singer
*[[Gideon Louw]] (2005) - South African swimmer in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and [[2010 Commonwealth Games]]
* Adam Heyns (2007) - South African actor
* [[Rassie van der Dussen]] (2007) - South African professional cricketer
* [[Heinrich Klassen]] (2009) - South African professional cricketer
* Stefan[[Theunis Vermaakde Bruyn]] (2010) - South Africancricketer actor
* [[Charné van Biljon]] (2011) - South African hockey player
* [[Willem de Beer]] (2010) - South African painter
* Regardt[[Inge VersterViljoen]] (2011) - South African cricketerheptathlon athlete
* [[Lenize Potgieter]] (2012) - netball player
* Inge Viljoen (2011) - South African heptathlon athlete
* [[LenizeLenke Potgietervan Aarde]] (2012) - South African netballchess player
* [[Suné Luus]] (2014) - cricketer
* Lenke van Aarde (2012) - South African chess player
* [[SunéJacques LuusSnyman]] (2014) - South African women's professional cricketer
* [[JacquesDelmi SnymanTucker]] (20142015) - South African professional cricketer
* [[DelmiAndell TuckerLoubser]] (2015) - South African women's professionalrugby cricketerplayer
* [[Stean Pienaar]] (2015) - South African professional rugby player
* [[LohanBernard Potgietervan der Linde]] (20192018) - South African professional rugby player
* [[Lohan Potgieter]] (2019) - rugby player
* [[Hanrie Louw]] (2019) - South African field hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-27 |title=Die Hoërskool Menlopark se 2019 uitblinkers |url=https://www.awsumnews.co.za/regions/gauteng-pretoria/pta-east/die-hoerskool-menlopark-pta-east/die-hoerskool-menlopark-se-2019-uitblinkers/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=AWSUM School News |language=en-ZA }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 
== References ==
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