Windhoek High School
Encyclopedia
Windhoek High School is a school in Windhoek
, the capital of Namibia
. It is one of the oldest schools in the country.
and ranked number 93.
The latest addition to the school is the new indoor heated swimming pool.
Windhoek High School has large classrooms which is conducive for a productive teaching environment, a school hall where nearly 800 people can be seated, a state of the art computer centre, three science laborites, a modern media centre, an art classroom and fully equipped home economics classroom. It also has a word-processing centre, a cafeteria and a big stadium called vegkop.
Windhoek High School also has three rugby fields, four tennis courts, a soccer field, two hockey fields, four netball courts, a 300 square meter gymnasium, a basketball and volleyball court. WHS has always been known to have outstanding success in sport.
played Scotland in a Twenty20
match on 4 October 2011, with the teams playing one another the following day. Further Twenty20 matches were held at the ground in November 2011 when Namibia played Kenya in eight matches at the school. In the fifth Twenty20 between the sides, Namibia's Louis van der Westhuizen
scored 145 runs from 54 balls, which is the third highest score ever made in a Twenty20 match.
Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
, the capital of Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. It is one of the oldest schools in the country.
History
With its 90-year tradition of proven academic excellence, Windhoek High School (WHS) is rated as one of the top 100 schools in NamibiaNamibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
and ranked number 93.
Facilities
The infrastructure of WHS, has been developed over 90 years.The latest addition to the school is the new indoor heated swimming pool.
Windhoek High School has large classrooms which is conducive for a productive teaching environment, a school hall where nearly 800 people can be seated, a state of the art computer centre, three science laborites, a modern media centre, an art classroom and fully equipped home economics classroom. It also has a word-processing centre, a cafeteria and a big stadium called vegkop.
Windhoek High School also has three rugby fields, four tennis courts, a soccer field, two hockey fields, four netball courts, a 300 square meter gymnasium, a basketball and volleyball court. WHS has always been known to have outstanding success in sport.
Cricket ground
The schools cricket ground first hosted a major match when NamibiaNamibia national cricket team
The Namibia cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international cricket matches. It is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1992 and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007. They took part in the 2003...
played Scotland in a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
match on 4 October 2011, with the teams playing one another the following day. Further Twenty20 matches were held at the ground in November 2011 when Namibia played Kenya in eight matches at the school. In the fifth Twenty20 between the sides, Namibia's Louis van der Westhuizen
Louis van der Westhuizen
Louis van der Westhuizen is a Namibian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-hand bowler. He has played first-class cricket for the senior Namibian cricket team since 2006, having previously lined up for the Under-19s....
scored 145 runs from 54 balls, which is the third highest score ever made in a Twenty20 match.
External links
- Windhoek High School at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...