Harold Cressy Secondary is more than just a school
By Deborah Marondo Harold Cressy High School, Image by schools Digest website. Harold Cressy high is a secondary school situated in the former District six, Cape Town and the current address today is on 103 Roeland Street, Zonnebloom. The institution was established in January 1951 as the Cape Town Secondary school. Today the school is recognised as a landmark, because of its historical significance during the apartheid era in South Africa. The original building was constructed in 1925 and was first known as the Hewet training college which was the first institution of higher learning for coloured students. In 1953 the institution was named after a coloured head teacher and activist. Harold Cressy was the first person of colour in South Africa to obtain a degree. He worked to better the education of nonwhite South Africans. The school withstood and survived threats of being closed down due to the Apartheid forced removal . In accordance with...