Graeme College

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Graeme College
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Graeme College school crest
Address
Graeme College
Templeton Drive

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Information
Type Public high school [1]
MottoVirtute et Opera
(Courage and toil)
Established1873;152 years ago (1873)
Sister school Victoria Girls' High School
School number+27 (046) 622 7227
HeadmasterKevin Watson
Staff33 teachers
13 support staff [2]
Grades00–12
GenderMale
Age6to 18
Number of students600 boys
Language English
Schedule07:30 - 13:30
CampusUrban Campus
Campus typeSuburban
Houses
  • Hutton
  • Nielson
  • Vernal
  • Wiles
Colour(s)  Gold
  Navy
  White
Nickname Graemians
Rival
School feesContact the school for current fees
Alumni Old Graemians
Website www.graemecollege.co.za

Graeme College is a public English medium high school for boys located in Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It caters for boys from Grade 00 to Grade 12 and offers both boarding and day options to its pupils. [3] It was founded in April 1873.

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History

Over the years the name of the school has undergone several changes. During the period in which it offered matriculation classes to young ladies, it was known as Victoria High School, and finally in 1938 it adopted the name "Graeme College". [4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Graeme College, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  3. home page Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine of gc.ecape.school.za
  4. "School website". Archived from the original on 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2006-09-09.
  5. "Palmer, Robert John". Dictionary of South African Biography. Vol. IV. Human Sciences Research Council. 1987. pp. 446–7. ISBN   0-409-09183-9.

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