Pinelands High unveils new school badge after ditching old 'Van Riebeeck' crest 2 March 2021 6:50 PM Share This: Pinelands High School has introduced a new school crest and motto this year after three years of consultations about a reimagined design. The high school has officially done away with its old crest which was created 69 years ago when the school was first established. In 2017, a group of parents and pupils approached the school management about some problematic symbols in the crest linked to South Africa's colonial past. Principal Dave Campbell says the founding school crest included symbols that formed part of Jan Van Riebeeck's family coat of arms.