‖hoërskool, noun
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, hoër higher + skool school.
An Afrikaans-medium secondary school.
- Note:
- ‘Hoërskool’ is almost invariably part of the names of these schools, e.g. Hoërskool Malherbe, Hoërskool Transkei.
1955 Pietersburg Eng. Medium School Mag. Nov. 27The next match against the local Hoërskool was, unluckily, no anti-climax.
1979 M. Matshoba Call Me Not a Man 77When the two older children had gone to the Hoërskool they had promised to write.
An Afrikaans-medium secondary school.
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