St. George's Grammar School (Cape Town)

St George's Grammar School
St George's Grammar School crest
Address
Map
Richmond Road, Mowbray

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7700

Coordinates33°56′47″S 18°28′50″E / 33.94639°S 18.48056°E / -33.94639; 18.48056
Information
School typePrivate
MottoLatin: Virtute et Valore
(By virtue and valour (The Courage To Do What Is Right))
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationAnglican
Patron saint(s)St. George
Established11 April 1848; 176 years ago (1848-04-11)
FounderBishop Robert Gray
School districtMetro Central
OversightAnglican Diocese of Cape Town
HeadmasterMr Julian Cameron
Staff87 full-time
GradesR to 12
GenderBoys & Girls
Number of students407[1]
Average class size25
Education systemNSC
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeSuburban
HousesTugman, Pinchin & Shaw
Colour(s)  Black
  Gold
  White
AffiliationAnglican Diocese, ISASA
Websitewww.sggs.co.za

St. George's Grammar School is a private co-educational day school located in Mowbray, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was historically the cathedral school attached to St. George's Cathedral, having been founded in 1848 by Robert Gray, the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.[2] St. George's claims to be the oldest independent school in South Africa.

  1. ^ "WCED Find A School". Western Cape Education Department. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ Coyne, Patrick (1997). Cross of Gold: the story of St George's Grammar School. Kenilworth, Cape Town: Ampersand Press. ISBN 1-919760-01-6.