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PBHS would like to congratulate the following boys who achieved multiple distinctions in the 2020 NSC Examination. 8 distinctions DE BRUYN André Abe 8 7 distinctions LE ROUX André Sch 7 HOLMAN Kewan Arm 7 VAN DEN BOOGAARD Emile Hof 7 WATSON Cornel Sun 7 KIM Junhyeop Tow 7 VILJOEN Josua Arc […]
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Matric Results 2020 The academic results of the Form V Class of 2020 showed a slight decline on the previous year. This was perhaps to be expected in an unprecedented year which in many ways proved to be difficult and unpredictable. Under the circumstances the boys need to be commended for their efforts. Summary of […]
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Dear Parents / Guardians END OF A LONG YEAR Today brings us to the end of what has been a short term but a long and difficult year. A unique year never to be repeated. On the evening of 17 March when it was announced that the country would go into lockdown there were […]
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Is Consistency and Fairness the same thing? “Nothing demotivates people like the equal treatment of unequals.” Joe Kraus One of the things I was taught when starting out my life as a teacher was to be fair and consistent in my treatment of young people, particularly when it came to punishment or consequence. If two […]
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We will remember them… On Monday this week, the world marked the 75th anniversary of the release of prisoners from Auschwitz, one of the death camps from the Holocaust of World War II. It is estimated that between 1.1 and 1.3 million people were exterminated in Auschwitz and about 6 million people, mainly of Jewish […]
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Affirmation This address is entitled “Affirmation” and I acknowledge the song of the same name, released by Australian duo Savage Garden in 1999. The word means the process of affirming which is emotional support and encouragement. It has great personal significance to me, partly because of the lyrics but also in that it was released […]