Benoni High School

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BENONI HIGH SCHOOL

Country: South Africa
Campus/location: Benoni

Official blazon

(af)

Wapen: Golwend gedwarsbalk van agt stukke, silwer en blou, 'n rooi klimmende leeu, swart getong en genael; op 'n gekanteelde swart skildhoof, vyf silwer sterre voorstellende die Suiderkruis.
Helmteken: 'n Goue toring belaai met 'n gestengelde en geblaarde dissel van natuurlike kleur.
Wrong en Dekklede: Silwer en blou.
Wapenspreuk: QUAM OPTIME

(en)

Arms: Barry wavy of eight Argent and Azure, a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Sable; on a chief embattled Sable, five stars Argent representing the Southern Cross.
Crest: A tower Or, charged with a thistle slipped and leaved proper.
Wreath and mantling: Argent and Azure.
Motto: QUAM OPTIME

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 16, 1981.

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

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The school uses a rather different logo: