St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown

St Andrew's College
St Andrew's College school crest
Address
Map
1 Somerset Street

Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District

,
Eastern Cape

South Africa
Coordinates33°18′30″S 26°31′07″E / 33.3084°S 26.5185°E / -33.3084; 26.5185
Information
School typeAll-boys private boarding school
MottoLatin: Nec Aspera Terrent
(Difficulties do not dismay us)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
DenominationAnglican
Patron saint(s)St. Andrew
Established15 August 1855; 169 years ago (1855-08-15)
FounderJohn Armstrong, Bishop of Grahamstown
Sister schoolDiocesan School for Girls
ChairmanJaco Maree
Head of schoolThomas Clucas (2024)

Sinjhun Cawse (2023)

Nicolas Lane (2022)
HeadmasterMr Tom Hamilton
Exam boardIEB and A-level
ChaplainRev Richard Wyngaard
Grades8–12
BoysMale
Age13 to 18
Number of students450 boys
Capacity500
LanguageEnglish
Schedule07:45 - 14:50
Campus size3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Campus typeOpen Campus
Houses
  • Armstrong
  • Espin
  • Graham
  • Merriman
  • Mullins
  • Upper
Colour(s)    Blue, navy, white
SongJesus Calls Us, O'er the Tumult
NicknameCollege
Team nameThree Stripes
Rivals
National ranking3
Test average86%
Bar pass rate100%
PublicationThe Andrean
YearbookThe Andrean
AlumniOld Andreans
School fees
  • R 340 064 p.a. (boarding)
  • R 143 064 p.a. (day scholars)
Websitewww.sacschool.com

St. Andrew's College is an Anglican high school for boys located in Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was founded in 1855 by the Right Reverend John Armstrong, the first Bishop of Grahamstown. It is a semi-boarding school, with a number of day boys. St. Andrew's College caters to 480 pupils from around the globe. The school is also a member of the G30 Schools group and closely associated with its brother school, St. Andrew's Preparatory School, and its sister school the Diocesan School for Girls.

St. Andrew's College clock tower, built in 1923
St. Andrew's Chapel Pen and ink drawing on a hard board by Amitabh Mitra