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Durban High School is delighted to be presenting a musical favourite, “Grease”.
Based in the 50s and named after the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as greasers, “Grease” is set in 1959 at the fictional Rydell High School.
The musical follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of peer pressure and love, as well as love-struck Danny and girl-next-door, Sandy, in a thrilling injection of pure fun with vibrant songs such as “Greased Lightning”,...

We are tremendously proud to announce that DHS has had a record number of boys selected as KZN Rugby and Hockey representatives this year, with 31 Hockey Boys, 28 Rugby Boys and 7 Rugby staff meeting the grade.
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The achievements of the ‘Typhoon Factory’ speak for themselves. Building on what has been an incredible season of growth, the announcement of the KZN Hockey Teams brings with it a sensational list of 31 DHS representatives, 18 of which will be representing...

“Founders Day is an extremely important day in the school calendar. It is a day when members of the Old Boys community meet to remember those who founded the school and who have developed the school into what it is today.”
The three days of celebrations to commemorate School’s 157th birthday were filled with events, reunions, camaraderie, reminiscing, laughter, excitement, pride, school songs and, of course, war cries. Plus, the cherry on top to round off a perfect long...

Durban High School is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of one of our long-standing members of staff, Mr Steven Mtshali.
In 1987 Mr Mtshali joined DHS, initially as a staff member of Blackmore House. He then later moved across to ‘School’ in July 1994 as a General Assistant/ Groundsman. In October 2005, Mr Mtshali was elected as the ground staff leader and thus replaced...