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Sport has an integral role in the life of KHS where every learner is encouraged to take part in at least one summer and one winter sport. At least sixteen KHS alumni have gone on to represent South Africa in international sport. Alumni who have achieved
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Kimberley Boys' High School traces its origins to the establishment of the
Kimberley Undenominational Schools (a Boys' School and a Girls' School), opened at the Woodley Street Schoolroom on 12 April 1887. The Boys' and Girls' Schools occupied separate wings of a purpose-built school in Lanyon
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D.H. Sanders established a tradition of high quality theatrical productions running from 1930 to 1955. Neil Small ran a
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Sporting codes offered by the school today are:Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cross country, Golf, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Squash, Swimming, and Tennis.
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The junior section of the school, which hived off as
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He was the longest serving teacher in
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Kimberley Boys’ High School has produced the following
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Centenary Year in 1987.
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The first 100 years - a brief history of National Zoo (Pretoria)
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Buildings and structures in Kimberley, Northern Cape
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Account of Hennie van der Mescht's Inaugural Lecture
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870:24°46′11″E
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