St. George's College, Quilmes

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St George's College
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Main building of the school
Location
St. George's College, Quilmes
Guido 800

Greater Buenos Aires

Quilmes
,
Buenos Aires Province
,
(B1878 IIP)

Argentina
Coordinates 34°43′31″S58°14′37″W / 34.72530089999999°S 58.24362159999998°W / -34.72530089999999; -58.24362159999998
Information
Funding typePrivate
MottoVestigia nulla retrorsum
(No footsteps leading backwards)
Religious affiliation(s) Anglicanism [1]
Patron saint(s) Saint George
Founded1898;127 years ago (1898)
FounderReverend J. T. Stevenson
StatusOpen
Sister school St George's College North
ChairmanJohn Lees
HeadmasterJames Diver
GenderCo-educational
Age3to 17
Number of students844
Student to teacher ratio22:1
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day8
Campuses1
Campus size27 hectares
Color(s)Red, Blue, White
Sports Rugby union, field hockey, swimming, athletics, football, basketball, cricket, golf, tennis
YearbookThe Georgian
Alumni Old Georgians
Website stgeorges.edu.ar

St George's College is a private, bilingual, co-educational learning institution located in Quilmes, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. [2] It was founded in 1898.

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Sports

The school's main sports are rugby union and women's field hockey. Apart from those activities, St. George's also hosts association football, athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, swimming, tennis, [3] handball and volleyball. [4]

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St George's College Ground
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The main oval in 2024
Ground information
Location Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tenants Argentina national cricket team
International information
First T20I18 October 2023:
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Last T20I16 December 2024:
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As of 16 December 2024
Source: St George's College Ground Cricinfo
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St George's College Ground 2
Ground information
Location Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tenants Argentina national cricket team
International information
As of 21 October 2023
Source: St George's College Ground 2 Cricinfo
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St George's College Ground 3
Ground information
Location Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tenants Argentina national cricket team
International information
As of 21 October 2023
Source: St George's College Ground 3 Cricinfo

Notable alumni

Alumni

Alumni of the school, known as Old Georgians, [5] include Rhodes Scholars who attended Oxford, Cambridge, and Ivy League universities in the United States. In 1921, the Old Georgians Association was formed.

Masters

Media coverage

The school provides the backdrop to the film The Penguin Lessons .

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History - St George's College".
  2. ↑ "Home." St George's College. Retrieved on February 9, 2015. "Guido 800 (1878) Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina"
  3. ↑ "Sports - St George's College".
  4. ↑ "Sports facilities at College website".
  5. ↑ main page of oldgeorgianclub.com.ar, web site of Old Georgians Association, accessed 11 March 2012
  6. ↑ "Prescott, Peter Richard Kyle", in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black, 2014).
  7. ↑ "Malpas, Sir Robert", in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
  8. ↑ "Primrose, Sir Alasdair Neil", in Who Was Who 1986 (London: A. & C. Black, 1985)
  9. ↑ "Tschiffely, Aimé Felix" in Who's Who 1953 (London: A. & C. Black, 1952)
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