Die Kaiserliche Realschule im Gründungsjahr 1909. Heute beherbergen die Räumlichkeiten in der Robert Mugabe Avenue (gegenüber der Christuskirche) den National Monuments Council.
1909, 19 January, 7:00 hrs: Opening of the Kaiserlichen Realschule (KRS) in Windhoek with 12 pupils.
1921: German is introduced as medium of instruction in government school up to Grade 8
1929, 18. November: First Abitur examinations
1940: Renaming of the ‘Deutsche Oberschule’ into “Höhere Privatschule” (HPS)
Damals war´s: Chemieunterricht im Jahre 1932.
1941: First Matric examinations (Joint Matriculation Board)
1949, 28. October: Founding of the “Deutscher Schulverein Windhoek (1949)”
1962: Deutsche Höhere Privatschule (DHPS), Reintroduction of grade 13. 30. November/1. December: First oral examination within the German Abitur (Grade13) (Extended supplementary Examinations in Grade 13).
1977: AGM resolution to open the school for children of all population groups from 1978 onwards.
1988: 20 foreign-language secondary school students start in standard 6/3.
1995: introduction of HIGSCE examinations
Zeitzeugen aus der guten alten Zeit: Die ehemaligen DHPS-Schülerinnen von Mareés (l.) und Wilckens (r.) waren Ehrengäste in der Festwoche im März 2009.
1995: English Medium Branch from grade 5
1999: Founding of pre-school
2004: English Medium Branch from Grade 1
2006: FRIENDS
2007: Introduction of DIAP (Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung)
2007: first NSSC Examinations
2009, 19.January: DHPS Centenary Celebrations start
2009, 9.-15.: March Centenary week
2009, November: first DIAP Examinations (Abitur after 12 years of school)
2009, November: ultimate Abitur examinations (Abitur after 13 years of school)
