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Jan MOhr Secondary Schoool

Historical background

The school opened on 23 January 1962 with 11 teachers and 187 learners.The first principal was Mr C.F. van Niekerk, better known as Oom Boesman van Niekerk.the school was called windhoek west secondary school .on 13 October 1962 the school was named Jan Mohr secondary school , after the director of education ,Mr J.D. Mohr. One year later , on the 25th October 1963 ,the school badge with the mottor " ALTYD MY BESTE" and the school colours , orange , white and blue ,were introduced. From 1st june 1993 to 2008 Mr S.A.van Zyl was appointed as the principal and the current principal is Mr C.Klopper.

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the school has an excellent academic record and is one of the best schools in the country.The schools moto,altyd my beste,means always my best in english,and that is why the schools academic performance is regarded as one of the best on the continent.The school was started in a time when the colonial south africans were in power and thus black students were not allowed into the school,but the school has truly become a rainbow school since independence with more then 40 percent black and coloured students.