St. George's Grammar School (Cape Town)

St. George's Grammar School
Virtute et Valore By virtue and valour
Address
St. George's Grammar School
Richmond Road Mowbray, 7700 South Africa
Coordinates	33°56′47″S 18°28′50″E / 33.94639°S 18.48056°E / -33.94639; 18.48056
Information
School type	Independent
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Denomination	Anglican
Patron saint(s)	St. George
Founded	11 April 1848
Founder	Bishop Robert Gray
School district	Metro Central
Oversight	Anglican Diocese of Cape Town
Headmaster	Julian Cameron
Staff	52
Grades	Grade R to Grade 12
Number of students	521^[1]
Average class size	25
Education system	NSC
Medium of language	English
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Tugman, Pinchin & Shaw
School colour(s)	Black and gold
Accreditation	WCED
Affiliation	Anglican Diocese, ISASA
Website	www.sggs.co.za

St. George's Grammar School is a private co-educational day school located in Mowbray, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was historically the cathedral school attached to St. George's Cathedral, having been founded in 1848 by Robert Gray, the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.^[2] St. George's claims to be the oldest independent school in South Africa.

Notable staff

Barry Smith

Notable alumni

Roy Clare, Royal Navy admiral
Nigel Hawthorne, English actor

References

↑ "St. George's Grammar School". Education Management Information System. Western Cape Education Department. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
↑ Coyne, Patrick (1997). Cross of Gold: the story of St George's Grammar School. Kenilworth, Cape Town: Ampersand Press. ISBN 1-919760-01-6.

External links

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Official website

Cape Town High Schools

Western Cape Education Department

Alternative schools	GlenBridge Special School Tafelberg School

Private schools	American International School of Cape Town Cannons Creek Independent School Cape Town French School Christel House South Africa Darul Islam Islamic High School Diocesan College German International School Cape Town Herschel Girls' School Herzlia Schools Mountain View Academy Parklands College Somerset College St. Cyprian's School St. George's Grammar School

Public schools	Alexander Sinton Secondary School Belgravia High School Belhar Secondary School Bellville High School Bergvliet High School Bloemhof High School Bosmansdam High School Bridgetown Secondary School Cape Town High School Chris Hani Secondary School D.F. Malan High School Eben Dönges High School Eersterivier Secondary School Fairbairn College Gardens Commercial High School Grove Primary School Harold Cressy High School Hottentots Holland High School Jan van Riebeeck High School Labori High School Livingstone High School Masiphumelele High School Milnerton High School Mondale High School Parel Vallei High School Pinelands High School Range High School Rondebosch Boys' High School Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School Rustenburg School for Girls Sea Point High School Sinenjongo High School Spine Road High School South African College High School Strand High School Table View High School Trafalgar High School Westerford High School Windsor High School Wynberg Boys' High School Wynberg Girls' High School

Former schools	Ellerslie Girls' High School Tot Nut van het Algemeen

Round Square member schools

Africa

Kenya	Starehe Boys Centre and School Brookhouse International School

South Africa	Bridge House School Penryn College St Cyprian's School St. George's Grammar School St Stithians College Stanford Lake College Tiger Kloof Educational Institute

Asia

Bangladesh	Chittagong Grammar School

Hong Kong	St. Paul's Co-educational College

India	Miles Bronson Residential School, Guwahati The Assam Valley School Bangalore International School Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani The British School, New Delhi Dhirubhai Ambani International School The Doon School The Daly College The Lawrence School, Lovedale The Lawrence School, Sanawar Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' Public School Mayo College, Ajmer The Punjab Public School, Nabha Rajkumar College, Rajkot Sanskaar Valley School The Scindia School Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya Vidya Devi Jindal School Vivek High School, Chandigarh Welham Boys' School

Indonesia	The Green School (Bali) British School Jakarta

Japan	Tamagawa Gakuen

Jordan	King's Academy

Korea	Chadwick International Cheongshim International Academy

Malaysia	Epsom College in Malaysia

Oman	Indian School (Al-Ghubra)

Singapore	United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA)

Thailand	The Regent's International School Bangkok Regents International School Pattaya

United Arab Emirates	The Millennium School, Dubai

Americas

Bermuda	Bermuda High School for Girls

Canada	Appleby College Ashbury College Bayview Glen School Bishop's College School Collingwood School Glenlyon Norfolk School Lakefield College School Lower Canada College Rothesay Netherwood School St. Clement's School Stanstead College Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School

Colombia	Anglo Colombian School

Peru	Markham College

United States of America	The Athenian School Deerfield Academy The Hotchkiss School Chadwick School Cate School Westtown School Saint Andrew's School

Australasia

Australia	The Armidale School Ballarat Grammar School Billanook College Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School Ivanhoe Grammar School MLC School Presbyterian Ladies College, Sydney Radford College Scotch Oakburn College The Southport School St Philip's College Trinity Anglican School Westminster School New England Girls School, Armidale

Europe

Denmark	Herlufsholm School

England	Abbotsholme School Box Hill School Cobham Hall Felsted School Wellington College Westfield School, Newcastle upon Tyne Windermere School

France	L'Ermitage

Germany	Landheim Schondorf Schule Birklehof Schule Schloss Salem Stiftung Louisenlund

Northern Ireland	Rockport School

Scotland	Gordonstoun

Switzerland	Aiglon College Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil

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