1902
Concentration camp School
Milner School Consists of Three Sections – Lower Milner, Upper Milner and Lawley

1923
Lower Milner divided into an English Section under Mr Freeman and an Afrikaans section under Mr Lennie de Villiers

1930
English section moved into a new building

1937
School badge competition
First Parents day
First uniform Designed

1939
First time Milner badge is featured
First school magazine

1939-1945
2nd World War

1948
New building in Golf street – Occupied in August.
Discovery of Gold at Stilfontein . Western Reefs and Vaal Reefs start sinking a joint shaft

1949
First grade 8 Class bussed to KHS – Anger at Department’s move

1952
Golden Jubilee Year
First official Magazine of Klerksdorp English Medium School
First Std 6 Class
First cadet platoons
Junior Red Cross Detachment for Girls

1952-1956
The “Tent Days” – Classes were held in marquee tents

1957
Dr Nichols lays the foundation stone at the KLERKSDORP ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL built on the slopes of the Goudkop.
School prayer

1958
Klerksdorp English Medium High School moves into the new complex

1959
TW STEVENS – Headmaster
School renamed – MILNER HIGH SCHOOL
First Official “Milner High” Matric Class
NEW SPORTS HOUSES : Kingsmead, Ramblers & WanderersNew badge – Compass rose designed by Ernest Wright And Edgar Abraham

1960-1961

Grounds developed: Athletics track, Tennis courts & Stands

1965
Tuck shop

1966
Hostel complex completed and occupied.

1969
CJL PRETORIUS – New headmaster Latin trained

1971
Official School song handed over by composer Dirkie de Villiers

1972
New uniform for girls

1975
Extensions to complex

1976
JU NIEUWOUDT – New headmaster

1977
Complex completed

1985
WH SMITH – New headmaster of Milner High School

1986
First Chinese pupil
First SACEE drama festival

1988
First valedictory for matric learners

1991
TC GREYVENSTEIN – New headmaster of Milner High School
Milner becomes open school

1991-1992
Bomb threats

1992
First non-white learners enrolled- Milner now Model C

1993
Development project formed to plan for the future

1999
Milner High School celebrates its 40 years of existence in present building 


PETER SHALALA establishes Milner High School’s official website (Milner High Online), a first for schools in the Klerksdorp district. The site was launched at: www.geocities.com/milnerhigh.

2000
Milner High School celebrates millennium 2000…

2002
Prefect Body is replaced by the Representative Council Learners Exco Body. This new body is composed of Gr11 & Gr12 learners

2002
Peter Shalala awarded site of the week by starthere.co.za for official school site Milner High Online – 12 May 2002

Peter Shalala hands responsibility of the official site of Milner High School over to the school and launches a site for Alumni @ www.milnerhigh.com

2004/2005
E GREEFF – New Headmaster of Milner High School