St. George's Grammar School (Cape Town)

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.

St George's Grammar School
St George's Grammar School crest
Address
Richmond Road, Mowbray Cape Town , Western Cape , 7700 South Africa
Coordinates	33°56′47″S 18°28′50″E
Information
School type	Private
Motto	Latin: Virtute et Valore (By virtue and valour (The Courage To Do What Is Right))
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Denomination	Anglican
Patron saint(s)	St. George
Established	11 April 1848; 176 years ago (1848-04-11)
Founder	Bishop Robert Gray
School district	Metro Central
Oversight	Anglican Diocese of Cape Town
Headmaster	Mr Julian Cameron
Staff	87 full-time
Grades	R to 12
Gender	Boys & Girls
Number of students	407[1]
Average class size	25
Education system	NSC
Language	English
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Tugman, Pinchin & Shaw
Colour(s)	Black   Gold   White
Affiliation	Anglican Diocese, ISASA
Website	www.sggs.co.za

Notable staff

• Barry Smith

Notable alumni

• William Carlsson (1892–1916), first-class cricketer
• Michael Brimer (OG 1947) (born 8 August 1933) is a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic.
• Jack Plimsoll (OG 1935), was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1947, against England in Manchester.
• Roy Clare (OG 1966), Royal Navy admiral
• Sir Nigel Hawthorne, English actor
• Christopher Steytler (OG 1966), Former Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and President of the Court of appeal
• Nicholas Pike (OG 1973), a Hollywood composer in film and television
• Rick Turner (OG 1959) (25 September 1941, in Stellenbosch – 8 January 1978, in Durban), a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist who was very probably assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978. Nelson Mandela described Turner "as a source of inspiration".^{[citation needed]}
• Clive Scott (OG 1955) (4 July 1937 – 28 July 2021) was a South African radio, film, television and theatre actor and director best known for his performances in the TV soap operas, The Villagers and Isidingo.
• William Rune Liltved, (OG 1979), (born 1960) is a South African malacologist and botanist.

References

1. "WCED Find A School". Western Cape Education Department. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
2. 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

• Official website