Hoërskool Jim Fouché

Hoërskool Jim Fouché
Saai Om te oes! Sowing to harvest!
Address
Lilac Street, Gardenia Park Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, Free State, 9311 South Africa
Coordinates
Information
School type	Public school
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Principal	Schalk Malherbe
Teaching staff	47
Years offered	8-12
Number of students	1064 (2011) 950 (2013)
Language	Afrikaans
Hours in school day	6 hours, 20 minutes
Colour(s)	green, black, orange, white
Mascot	Jimmy Jenny
Newspaper	JF Oester
Website	jf.co.za

Hoërskool Jim Fouché is a secondary school in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. It was founded in 1956.

The school is a successor to Wilgehof Hoërskool, and was named after Jacobus "Jim" Fouché, who became President of South Africa in 1968.

Sports

• Athletics
• Badminton
• Chess
• Cricket
• Cycling
• Drum Majorettes
• Duathlon
• Golf
• Gym
• Hockey
• Netball
• Pool
• Rugby
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis

Subjects

• Arts and Culture
• Afrikaans
• Business Studies
• Computer Application Technology
• Economics
• Engineering Graphics and Design
• English
• Geography
• Information Technology
• Life Orientation
• Life Science
• Mathematics
• Mathematical Literacy
• Music
• Information Technology
• Physical Science
• Technology

South African Computer Olympiad

The Computer Olympiad is an annual contest with Programming and Applications sections, based on Grade 11 and Grade 12 work in CAT and IT.

Programming Olympiad

2012

In 2012 Jan De Wet Linde, a Grade 11 student, came second in the Free-State in the Programming Olympiad.

2013

In 2013 Jan De Wet Linde, Grade 12, was a runner up in the Programming Olympiad, in the top 20 in the country and first in the Free-State.

2014

In 2014 Walter Heymans, Grade 11, was second in the Free-State and Josiah Meyer, Grade 12, was third in the Free-State.

Alumni

• Leon Schuster (1968, teacher 1973–75)

External links

• Official site (Afrikaans)
• JF Oester, school newspaper, on Facebook