Durban Girls' High School

Durban Girls' High School (known to the students of the school as DGHS) is a public high school for girls located in Glenwood, a suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1882 and is home to over 1200 students.

Durban Girls’ High School
Address
495 Lena Ahrens Road, Glenwood, 4001 Durban , KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
Information
Type	State school
Motto	Bravely, Faithfully, Successfully (Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter )
Established	1882
School district	Umlazi District
Principal	E. Hayes-Hill
Teaching staff	over 70 staff members
Grades	8-12
Gender	Girls
Color(s)	Blue Green White
Athletics	Soccer Basketball Hockey Majorettes Swimming Tennis Badminton Waterpolo Netball Volleyball Touch Rugby
Houses	Amethyst (purple) Citrine (yellow) Malachite (green) Kyanite (blue) Garnet (red)
Website	http://www.dghs.co.za/main.shtml

Notable alumnae

Tikvah Alper, radiobiologist
Amy Jacot Guillarmod, botanist and limnologist
Sally-Ann Murray, author
Mishqah Parthiephal, actress
Penelope Coelen, Miss South Africa 1958

External links

DGHS official site

KwaZulu-Natal High Schools
Alternative schools	Crawford College, Durban Crawford College, La Lucia Crawford College, North Coast Roseway Waldorf School
Private schools	Al Falaah College Ashton International College Bechet High School Brettonwood High School Clifton College Creston College Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg Durban Girls' College Domino Servite School Eden College Durban Embury College Epworth School Felixton College Grace College Grantleigh Hilton College Inanda Seminary School Inkamana High School Kearsney College Maris Stella School Maritzburg Christian School Michaelhouse Orient Islamic School Richards Bay Christian School Southcity Christian College St. Anne's Diocesan College St. Benedict's School St. Charles College St. Henry's Marist Brothers' College St. John's DSG St. Mary's DSG St. Patrick's College The Wykeham Collegiate Thomas More College Treverton College Underberg High School Waterfall College
Public schools	Adams College Alexandra High School Carter High School Durban Academy High School Durban Girls' High School Durban High School Durban North College Estcourt High School Ferrum High School Glenwood High School Hillcrest High School Howick High School Ixopo High School Kloof High School Linpark High School Little Flower Combined School Maritzburg College Mathunjwa High School Nansindlela School Northlands Girls' High School Northwood School Ohlange High School Pholela High School Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School Pinetown Boys' High School Pinetown Girls' High School Port Natal High School Port Shepstone High School Port Shepstone Secondary School Queensburgh Girls' High School Scottburgh High School Stanger Secondary School Stanger Manor Secondary School Verulam Secondary Verulam Independent School Vryheid Comprehensive High School Wartburg Kirchdorf School Westville Boys' High School Westville Girls' High School
Vocational schools	Edendale Technical High School George Campbell School of Technology Meadowlands School of Technology

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