During the youth uprising of 1976 protesting the imposition of the Afrikaans language as a mandatory medium of instruction in schools , the students at the school and Belgravia High School nearby in Athlone boycotted classes on 16 August during a period that saw marches , random acts of arson and battles between students and the police . In 1976 Nabil ( " Basil " ) Swart , a teacher at the school , was arrested after helping a student who had been shot during the protests . Swart was released on bail after being detained for a weekend
youth uprising of 1976
Soweto uprising
Alexander Sinton Secondary School