Institutional history
The Group Areas Act removal and the return of 1974
In 1974, when the Group Areas Act forced Noorder Paarl High School to vacate its historic home in exchange for asbestos-sheeted classrooms east of the Berg River, the principal likened the exodus to "being spectators at your own funeral". Barely a month later, a storm tore the roofs from the new buildings, forcing the school back to its original Athlone Institute campus, where it stands today.
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- 1974-01-01
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- Sunday World, 15 August 2026
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- Historical summary from published source.