Bopasenatla High School
Location
Map
2063b Sono Road, Diepkloof, Soweto
Coordinates26°15′02″S 27°56′35″E / 26.2506°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

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

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:

References

  1. ^ Pace. Hortors Publishing. 2001. p. 60.
  2. ^ Radebe donates computers to school, iol, retrieved 11 November 2013
  3. ^ a b 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 978-1920299286. ((cite book)): |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Lucas Radebe - Footballer". BBC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
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