St John's College (Johannesburg)
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Chaplain | The Revd Thapelo Masemola |
Staff | 100 full-time |
Grades | Bridge Nursery School (000-00) Pre-Preparatory (0–2) Preparatory (3–7) College (8–12) Sixth Form ( Cambridge A Levels) |
Gender | Boys & Girls |
Age | 3 to 18 |
Number of students | 1,350 pupils |
Language | English |
Schedule | 08:00 – 15:00 |
Campus | Urban Campus |
Campus type | Suburban |
Houses | 9 |
Colour(s) | Blue, maroon, white |
Mascot | Eagle |
Nickname | The Blues |
Rivals |
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Tuition | R 352 850 p.a. (tuition and boarding) R 167 658 p.a. (tuition only) |
Affiliations | |
Dayboy Houses | Thomson, Alston, Clarke, Fleming |
Website | www |
St John's College is a private Anglican day and boarding school situated in Houghton Estate in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was founded in 1898 and comprises five schools: College, Preparatory, Pre-Preparatory and The Bridge Nursery, as well as a co-educational sixth form. St John's College is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa.
History
Expansion and growth
The Community of the Resurrection relinquished control of the school to the Diocese of Johannesburg in 1934.[1]
In 1972, Jan Breitenbach became the first South African headmaster. Cadet corps ceases to exist. The first girl was accepted into Sixth Form. In 1973 the school became a three-term school.[2]
Academics
Rankings
St John's College was ranked 11th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility.[3]
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (May 2023) |
- Glenn Babb, former ambassador, politician and consul general of Turkey[4]
- Hugh Lewin, former member of African Resistance Movement, anti-apartheid campaigner, author and founder of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism;[5]
- Witwatersrand University, who performed a celebrated series of statistical experiments while interned in Nazi-occupied Denmark in the 1940s;
- Western Province (rugby team) flyhalf and member of the 2012 Currie Cupwinning team
- Ian Player, former international conservationist
- Oswald Austin Reid – Victoria Crossrecipient
- Caesar Hull, World War II flying ace
- Eric Rosenthal, historian and author
- Anglo American2000–2007
- Clive Rice, Cricketer
- Kai Luke Brümmer, actor[6]
- Gideon Emery, actor
- Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, author, musician[7]
- Masego 'Maps' Maponyane, TV personality[8]
- Eurotunnel and chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority
- Tshilidzi Marwala, academic and businessman
- Bruce Mitchell, cricketer
- Spoek Mathambo, musician
- Kaizer Motaung Junior, football player
- Jack Phipps (1925–2010), British arts administrator
- Kiernan Forbes (AKA), Rap artist, producer
- Chris Froome, British professional road racing cyclist and 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Tour de France winner
- David Hunt, South African rower, Rio 2016 Olympian and U23 World Champion.
- Scott Spedding, former professional rugby player, representing France at a national level after obtaining citizenship at the beginning of 2014.[10]
Memberships
See also
References
- ^ "History". St John's College. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ISBN 9780203456514.
- ^ "top20highschools". Africa Almanac. Africa Almanac. 1 October 2003. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
The research leading up to the publication of the 100 Best High Schools in Africa began with the launching of the website in December 2000.
- ^ Who's Who of Southern Africa Media24 Digital 6 January 2008
- ^ "Courier Market". www.southafrica.info. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "2011 Prefects". Newsletter. 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "'People are going to be outraged by a lot said in this book'- Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh". News24. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Maps Maponyane to host new local entrepreneurial show". Channel. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Notable South Africans". Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Spedding's tears of joy for France". Retrieved 17 March 2023.
External links
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