Paul Roos Gymnasium

Paul Roos Gymnasium
Address
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1 Suidwal Rd, Krigeville

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Coordinates33°56′31″S 18°51′41″E / 33.9419°S 18.8614°E / -33.9419; 18.8614
Information
School typeAll-boys public school
MottoSemper Splendidior
(Always Brighter / Always More Splendid)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established8 January 1866; 158 years ago (1866-01-08)
Sister school
School districtDistrict 9
RectorMr André van Staden
Staff120 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderMale
Age13 to 18
Number of students1,300 boys
Language
Schedule07:40 - 14:20
CampusUrban Campus
Houses
  • Braid
  • Hofmeyr
  • Murray
  • Neethling
Colour(s)  Gold
  Maroon
  White
Fight songOld Boys of Paul Roos
Nickname
  • The Roos
  • The Maroon Machine
  • PRG.
Rivals
AccreditationWestern Cape Education Department
PublicationThe Semper
NewspaperConcipio
Websitewww.paulroos.co.za

Paul Roos Gymnasium is a leading public dual medium (Afrikaans & English) high school for boys in the town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa, which opened on 1 March 1866 as Stellenbosch Gymnasium. Described as South Africa’s Eton College by novelist Wilbur Smith, it is the 12th oldest school in the country,[1] and its Old Boys have had an important, wide-ranging and notable impact on the history of South Africa.

  1. ^ "This list with 200 of South Africa's oldest schools may surprise you". Parent. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.