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Jan Mohr Secondary School
Introduction

Jan Mohr Secondary School, is listed as a secondary school in Windhoek and is situated in Aries Street, Windhoek-West Suburb. The co-ordinates are: 22°34'11"S  17°3'54"E. The school also has two hostels for boys and girls, separately.

With its proven academic excellence, Jan Mohr Secondary School is rated one of the top 100 schools in Namibia. The learner component is a total of 1 123 learners and a total staff compliment of 40.

In this multicultural school, of which the medium of instruction is Afrikaan and English, a holistic learning environment is created, promoted and maintined to mould the younger generation to become balanced, motivated and well-educated Namibian citizens.

The school does not only perform exceptionally well academically, but is also excelling in arts and culture, sport and music. Merlyn Diamond, currently a student at Jan Mohr Secondary School is a true reflective testimony of the school's exceptional excellence in sports.

Celebrating 50 years, a half decade of existence, the School launched its official website in 2003.

Historical Background

Jan Mohr Secondary School opened its doors on 23 January 1962 with 11 teachers and 187 learners with the first Principal as Mr C.F. van Niekerk, who was better known as Oom Boesman van Niekerk. At the time, the school was called Windhoek West Secondary School. The school was renamed to Jan Mohr Secondary School, after the Regional Director of Education Mr. J. D. Mohr on 13 October 1962.

A year later, on 25 October 1963, the School Badge, with the motto " ALTYD MY BESTE" was introduced and the official school colours became Orange, White and Blue. Mr. S. A. Van Zyl was the successor of Mr. van Niekerk from 01 June 1993, a position he held until 31 December 2008 prior to his appointment at Gymnasium Private School. Mr. C. Kloppers was appointed as the new Principal with effect from 01 January 2009, a position he holds to date.