With a proud history going back to the 1940′s, the school achieved a milestone not to be forgotten, taking into consideration the 2010 Matric Results and the number of Learners enrolled for 2011 a total of 1500. This is the highest number of students since 1955.
In 1946 the first high school in this area was opened as a parrallel-medium institution with an enrolment of 350 pupils. This school had grown to such an extent that it was decided to split it into two school serving the Afrikaans and English-speaking communities separately.