Bopasenatla High School | |
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Location | |
2063b Sono Road, Diepkloof, Soweto | |
Coordinates | 26°15′02″S 27°56′35″E / 26.2506°S 27.943°E |
Information | |
Type | Government |
Motto | Per Aspera Ad Astra |
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.
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. 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.
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, but reports of a fire of books in 2012 said there was no library.
Notable alumni include: