Queen's College (South Africa)

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Queen's College Boys' High School
Queen's College Boys' High School LOGO.jpg
Address
16 Berry Street, Toptown

Queenstown
,
Eastern Cape

South Africa
Information
Former nameProspect House Academy, Public School for Boys, Queenstown Grammar School
TypeAll-boys Public School
MottoEsse Quam Videri
(To be, rather than to seem to be)
Established21 April 1858;161 years ago (1858-04-21)
FounderMr. CE Ham
StatusGovernment subsidised, fee paying public school
Sister school Queenstown Girls' High School
School districtChris Hani West District
OversightSchool Governing Body
ChairmanAllister van Schoor
HeadmasterJanse van der Ryst (January 1, 2018 (2018-01-01) - present)
Grades8–12
GenderMale
Enrollment575 pupils
LanguageEnglish (Language of Instruction), Afrikaans & isiXhosa (Optional)
HousesBeswick      [Boarders]

Mallet      [Day Boys]

Russell      [Day Boys]
Colour(s)Black, Old Gold, White             
SongThe College Song & Queen's Forever
SportsAthletics, Rugby, Hockey, Cricket, Cross Country, Basketball, Squash, Tennis, Waterpolo, Swimming, Soccer
Nickname QC
Rival Dale College & Selborne College
NewspaperQueen's Quote
YearbookThe Queen's Quire
AffiliationsInternational Boys' School Coalition, Queenstown Education Foundation, Four Schools One Family
Website www.queenscollege.co.za

Queen's College Boys' High School, commonly referred to as Queen's College or simply 'QC', is a fee-paying public school for boys situated in the town of Komani. Established in 1858 first as Prospect House Academy, [1] it is the oldest school in the Border region and among the 100 oldest schools in South Africa. [1] Queens College Boys' Junior School was later established in 1957 - a year before the college celebrated its 100th birthday.

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History

Queen's College started as Prospect House Academy when Mr C.E Ham first opened the doors to his school on the 21 April 1858 at 6 Shepstone Street in Queenstown. The school was situated in an outbuilding on the property and consisted of a single room with a mud floor and holes in the wall for ventilation. The enrollment had reached 30 boys by 1859 and was also known as the Queenstown District School. [2] It was in receipt of a government grant of £50, backdated to initial opening of the school. [2] From inception the school offered boarding facilities, in the home of Mr Ham, conveniently situated directly across the road from the schoolhouse.

In 1864, a dispute regarding financial support for the school by the district council, led to the abrupt closure of the school by Mr Ham and he ceased teaching in order to open a general store in the town. Boys returning from their holiday in July 1864 discovered that their school house had been let to another tenant and their schoolmaster had become a haberdasher. [3] Public concern was such that a committee was formed, which decides that St Michael's Grammar School should assume the mantle of Prospect House Academy by accepting the status of a government-aided school. The resulting amalgamated school becomes the Public School for Boys and classes are held in a billiard hall. [4]

In September 1967 Mr. Frederick Beswick was appointed the Master of the Boy's Public School, a position he would retain for the next 30 years. [2]

It was only in 1910 that the school was renamed Queen's College.

Alumni

Sport

Rugby

South Africa
Other Countries
  • Owen Lentz, American Rugby International (1998)
  • Carlo Del Fava, Italian Rugby International (1998)
  • Allan Dell, South African U20 Rugby, Scottish Rugby International, British & Irish Lions Rugby (2010)

Cricket

Other Sports

  • Glen Dell, Advanced World Aerobatic Champion in 2004 and Red Bull Air Race competitor (1974)

Business

Politics

Military

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