Bopasenatla Secondary School

Bopasenatla Secondary School is a government secondary school in Diepkloof, Soweto. It was previously known as Junior Secondary School.

Bopasenatla High School
Location
2063b Sono Road, Diepkloof, Soweto
Coordinates26.2506°S 27.943°E / -26.2506; 27.943
Information
TypeGovernment
MottoPer Aspera Ad Astra
Established1972
PrincipalMr Manaka
Enrolmentc. 580
Colour(s)Powder blue and navy blue
Websiteschool site

History

The school was started in 1972 when it was called Junior Secondary School. Bopasenatla is a Sotho word that means to build a strong human.[1] It teaches years 8 to 12 in Diepkloof, Soweto.

In 2000 Lucas Radebe who had become the captain of the Leeds United football club returned to make a gift of computers. Radabe had left the school from year eight to go to a quieter neighbourhood.[2]

Today it has under 600 pupils who are taught by approximately twenty educators. The school has a technology lab and a computer lab. The school also claims a library,[3] but reports of a fire of books in 2012 said there was no library.[4]

Alumni

Notable alumni include:

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References
  1. Pace. Hortors Publishing. 2001. p. 60.
  2. Radebe donates computers to school, iol, retrieved 11 November 2013
  3. School site Archived 11 November 2013 at Archive.today, retrieved 11 November 2013
  4. BAFANA MAHLANGU AND TEBOGO MONAMA (6 September 2012). "Textbooks burnt in a Mystery blaze". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. Galane, from the diary of Max Mojapelo ; edited by Sello (2008). Beyond memory : recording the history, moments and memories of South African music. Somerset West, South Africa: African Minds. p. 10. ISBN 1920299289.
  6. "Lucas Radebe - Footballer". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
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