Bopasenatla Secondary School
| Bopasenatla High School | |
|---|---|
 Per Aspera Ad Astra | |
| Location | |
| 2063b Sono Road, Diepkloof, Soweto | |
| Coordinates | 26°15′02″S 27°56′35″E / 26.2506°S 27.943°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government |
| Established | 1972 |
| Principal | Mr Manaka |
| Enrolment | c. 580 |
| Colour(s) | Powder blue and navy blue |
| Website | school 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:
- Sello "Chicco" Twala - musician[5]
- Lucas Radebe[3] - Leeds United footballer[6]
References
- ↑ Pace. Hortors Publishing. 2001. p. 60.
- ↑ Radebe donates computers to school, iol, retrieved 11 November 2013
- 1 2 School site, retrieved 11 November 2013
- ↑ BAFANA MAHLANGU AND TEBOGO MONAMA (6 September 2012). "Textbooks burnt in a Mystery blaze". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Lucas Radebe - Footballer". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 23 March 2011.