| Gill College | |
| Motto: | Sursum Prorsusque |
| Grades: | 812 |
| Streetaddress: | College Rd |
| Accreditation: | Eastern Cape Education Department |
Gill College is a South African high school in Somerset East, Sarah Baartman District Municipality. It was founded in 1869 as a university.
The school's namesake, Dr. William Gill, died in 1863 and left an estate equivalent to £23,000 for the establishment of a college of higher education. Dr Gill nominated seven men to form Gill College Corporation. Included in the seven was James Leonard who was a prominent lawyer, another Dr Langham Dale. The corporation set about building the college.[1] Gill College was officially opened on March 18, 1869.[2] The architecture was based on that of the University of Glasgow.
In 1903, a change in educational regulations caused Gill College to become a high school. The high school was coeducational before 1928 and again after 1965; between those dates it was a boys' school.