Carletonville Hoërskool | Carletonville High School 692 Dolomiteweg, Carletonville 2500, Gauteng

The background and history of events which lead to the establishment of Hoërskool Carletonville can be traced back to 1896 the year in which the first private school was established in the Carletonville area With the outbreak of the Anglo-boer war the school was temporarily shut down and only resumed its educational task after the war was ended The school was first run in a tent and later from a building constructed of corrugated iron This school closed down in 1910 A new school was only opened in 1924 This school struggled to survive and was therefore closed down in 1927 In 1929 Dutch settlers settled on Wonderfontein farm A school was started which served the community from April 1929 to June 1964 The school started out with 21 learners of which 9 were Dutch speaking