George High School, also known as George Secondary School (Afrikaans: George Sekondêre Skool) is an Afrikaans-medium school in George, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was established in 1947 .
As of 2006 the school had some 1,266 students and 38 educators . In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus schools" to be set up over the following three years.
Coordinates: 33°58′3″S 22°28′35″E / 33.9675°S 22.47639°E / -33.9675; 22.47639
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