The Potchefstroom College Old Boys' Society exists to keep former pupils connected with one another and with the school that helped shape them. Built on tradition, loyalty and pride, the Society provides a home for Old Boys across South Africa and around the world.
Iustorum Semita Lux Splendens
The path of the just is a shining light
Proverbs 4:18 — adapted by C.D. Hope, founding principalPotchefstroom College, as Potchefstroom High School for Boys was known at the time, formally opened on Tuesday, 31 January 1905.
By 1907, when the first edition of the school magazine, The Mooi, was produced, former pupils were already being referred to as Old Mooi's — a name inspired by the Mooi River that runs through Potchefstroom. The letters “OM” appeared in brackets after their names.
The Potchefstroom College Old Boys' Society is a unique community built on tradition, loyalty and pride. Its purpose is to help Old Boys remain connected with one another, wherever they may be, and to maintain a lasting relationship between former pupils and the College.
The Society encourages fellowship and social interaction, shares news of Old Boys and their achievements, and provides a network of goodwill and mutual support. It also seeks to promote the wellbeing of Old Boys and their families, while preserving the spirit and values associated with Potchefstroom College.
In this way, the Society serves as a living link between past and present — honouring the school's heritage while keeping its Old Boys connected for generations to come.
Membership of the Potchefstroom College Old Boys' Society is open to anyone who attended College for a period of not less than four consecutive terms, as well as to past and present members of staff.
Anyone who attended Potchefstroom College for at least four consecutive terms.
Members of the College's teaching and support staff, current or former.
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Login is handled via Mailerlite. (URL to be added by the Society — see HANDOVER.md.)
All financial contributions and donations are paid to Inkazimulo — The Shining Light Trust, named after the school's motto and managed by Trustees on behalf of the Old Boys' Society.
Voluntary contributions are used to fund current activities, including website & database maintenance and secretarial services.
Contributions are paid to Inkazimulo — The Shining Light Trust and managed by the Trustees on behalf of the Old Boys' Society.
Donations are made to Inkazimulo — The Shining Light Trust.
Donors receive tax-appropriate receipts (arrangements to be confirmed by the Society's Treasurer).
“The objectives of the Trust shall be; for the general benefit of all those who, from time to time, are or were pupils or members of staff at the school; to promote, foster and advance the interests of the school in respect of education, sport, training and the like; to maintain and extend the physical amenities of the school; and to provide and further the interests of the Old Boys Association having regards to the objectives set out further herein.”
It is foreseen that additional, self-sustaining Scholarship and Infrastructure funds will be created in due course.