Western Cape schools in no rush to change apartheid-era names | Cape Argus

Recently learners at Rietondale High School in Gauteng, formerly known as Hoërskool Hendrik Verwoerd, celebrated their school name change as they moved away from their apartheid-era legacy.

The Western Cape has several schools named after colonial era and apartheid-era figures - Jan Van Riebeeck High School, D.F. Malan High School, Rhodes High School and Eben Dönges High School. "As it is the prerogative of the school to make such an application, today I would like to appeal to any school in the province that feels that the name of their school is still representative of an apartheid South Africa classification system, to now make an application to the WCED to change the name of the school to one that is inclusive."

Progressive Principals Association spokesperson, Faiek Abrahams said that "changing names of apartheid aligned school names does not take away our past".

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