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Pretoria Boys High School is a traditional boys school located on an 85-acre campus southeast of the city centre. Established in 1901, it is one of the oldest schools in the province. With an enrolment of around 1500 pupils it is the largest boys’ school in South Africa.
Pretoria Boys High School (colloquially known as "Boys High") is a public, tuition -charging, English-medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Brooklyn in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, founded in 1901 by Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner.
The Grade 8 admission process for 2025 is run entirely by the Department of Education and parents are required to apply directly through the Department of Education on www.gdeadmissions.gov.za. This process will open later this year. The online application process usually opens around about May/June each year.
Form V: R2,120 (payable by new boarders entering the boarding house in Form V) All fees are compulsory and are payable strictly in advance. However the following methods of payment are available: in FULL at the BEGINNING of the year; a discount of 3% is offered.
Pretoria Boys High School was established on its present premises in 1909. PBHS is an academic school with the majority of our pupils following a university entrance course. We believe in striving for excellence in all endeavours that we undertake and this carries through to our pupils.
Pretoria Boys High School is a state school and operates under the Gauteng Department of Education. The curriculum is broadly governed by the provisions of the Senior and FET curriculum documents.
Pretoria Boys High School can trace its origins back over more than 122 years. During the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), the city of Pretoria was captured in 1900 by British forces under Lord Roberts and the Transvaal became a British colony.
