Port Alfred High School
| Port Alfred High School | |
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| Location | |
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Port Alfred, Eastern Cape South Africa | |
| Information | |
| Type | State |
| Motto | “facta non verba” (Deeds and not words) |
| Established | 1894 |
| Locale | Suburban |
| School number | 046 624 2440 |
| Headmaster | Mr Clive Pearson |
| Grades | Pre-primary - Grade 12 |
| Number of students | 800 Boys and Girls |
| School color(s) | Red and Blue |
| Website | www.pahs.co.za |
A group of Port Alfred High School students cheering for the first team rugby players using their war cry "die leeu" (the lion)
Port Alfred High School ( affectionately known as the family school by the sea) is a state run, co-educational and bilingual school located in the sunny coastal town of Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa.[1] Their school hours are from 7:30 am to 13:45 pm and they provide both sports and cultural activities for the scholars at their school. The main languages of educating are English and Afrikaans, but they have introduced isiXhosa into their junior school.
In May 2016 the school suffered a serious fire with damage estimated to run into the hundreds of thousands of Rands. [2]
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