Paarl Boys' High School

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Paarl Boys' High School
Location
Paarl , Western Cape South Africa
Coordinates	33°44′21″S 18°57′37″E / 33.73917°S 18.96028°E / -33.73917; 18.96028
Information
School type	All-boys public school
Motto	Tandem Fit Arbor Surculus (From a twig to a tree)
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Established	18 May 1868; 156 years ago (1868-05-18)
Sister school	Paarl Girls' High School
School district	District 9
School number	+27 (021) 872 2875
Headmaster	Derek Swart
Grades	8–12
Gender	Male
Age	14 to 18
Number of students	950 boys
Language	Afrikaans English
Schedule	07:35 - 14:15
Campus	Urban Campus
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Berlyn Bellevue Imhoff Montebello Villeria Werda Zederberg
Colour(s)	Navy   Sky Blue   White
Nickname	Galpille
Rivals	Bishops Diocesan College Grey College, Bloemfontein Paarl Gimnasium Paul Roos Gymnasium Rondebosch Boys' High School Wynberg Boys' High School
Accreditation	Western Cape Education Department
Website	paarlboyshigh.org.za

Paarl Boys' High School, known in Afrikaans as Hoër Jongenskool Paarl (also known as Boishaai) is a public dual-medium high school for boys and is one of the oldest schools in South Africa,^[1] built in 1868. The school is situated in Paarl, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The first headmaster of the school was George Jeffreys. Effective as of 2007, the headmaster of the school is Derek Swart.