| Kingswood College | |
| Motto: | Studia Hilaritate Proveniunt |
| Motto Translation: | In Cheerfulness, Is The Success Of Our Studies |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.3039°N 26.5311°W |
| Religion: | Methodist Church |
| Schooltype: | Private & Boarding |
| Number: | +27 (046) 603 6600 |
| Locale: | Suburban |
| Grades: | Pre-Primary (Grade 000 - Grade R) to Grade 12, then Bridging Year (Post Matric). |
| Head Name: | Headmaster |
| Head: | Mr Leon Grové |
| Head Name2: | Exam board |
| Head2: | IEB |
| City: | Makhanda |
| Province: | Eastern Cape |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Students: | 650 pupils |
| Gender: | Boys & Girls |
| Campus: | Urban Campus |
| Language: | English |
| Schedule: | 08:00 - 14:00 |
| Lower Age: | 3 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Colours: | Red Black White |
| Nickname: | Kingswoodian |
| Free Label: | Fees |
| Free: | R86,150 to R157,710 for boarders R20,850 to R88,725 for day students |
| Alumni: | Old Kingswoodian Association |
Kingswood College is an independent, co-educational Methodist school in Makhanda, (formerly Grahamstown). Founded in 1894 by William C Muirhead, Clifford Witheridge Dold, William Burnett Stocks and Richard Restall Stocks, Kingswood caters for boys and girls from Grade 000 to Grade 13 (Bridging Year) from all over the world.[1]
At Kingswood College, the National Senior Certificate examination is administered by the Independent Examinations Board.
Kingswood College was founded in March 1894 by William C Muirhead, Clifford Witheridge Dold, William Burnett Stocks and Richard Restall Stocks, who considered that there was a need for a school for boys on the same lines of the local Wesleyan High School for Girls. The foresight of the four visionaries initially led to the establishment of the Wesleyan Collegiate School for Boys, which subsequently became Kingswood College. The first Trust Deed formalising the establishment of Kingswood College was notarially executed by Lorimer Dold on 20 August 1895.
The College was based on the British Public School model and until 1972 was a boys only school, becoming co-educational in 1973, when the first girls were enrolled, and fully co-educational by 1975.[2]
The school is closely associated with Kingswood School, in Bath, England. As a Methodist School, it has close ties with St Stithians and Kearsney College.
The Kingswood College Council (or Board of Governors) bears an overall responsibility for the School's corporate governance by leading, governing and monitoring the overall business of the College. The composition of the Council covers a range of professional expertise and members are drawn from around the country, including an elected parent representative from each of the Junior and Senior Schools.
The College Council is made up of nominated and elected members, with members of Senior Management also in attendance at meetings as Invitees. In terms of the provisions of the College's Deed of Trust, the President of the Old Kingswoodian Club is the Official Trustee.
Kingswood College campus is located on the Eastern side of Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Running directly through the campus is Burton Street, which was internally renamed in 2019 as Rev Dr Simon Gqubule Avenue in recognition of the late Methodist Presiding Bishop.
The College campus comprises a mix of buildings, combining the historic older buildings with newer ones being built through the 20th and 21st century. The first buildings of Kingswood College were designed by architect William White-Cooper. His design was in the Queen Anne Revival style, with its typical red brick, prominent gables and white painted woodwork. This distinctive style is interspersed on the campus with various historical buildings.The Memorial Chapel
From Kingswood's foundation in 1894 until 1961, the historic Commemoration Methodist Church in Grahamstown (dating back to 1850) was the de facto College Chapel, with Kingswood pupils occupying the pews in the gallery. In 1962, the College's Memorial Chapel was consecrated, occupying a strategic and pivotal position on the campus between the Junior and Senior schools. Designed by an Old Kingswoodian architect and built in a cruciform shape, with North and South transepts and ambulatories, it has a pipe organ and numerous stained glass windows. A Norman style clock tower rises above the entrance to the Chapel.
Boarding at Kingswood
Kingswood has six Seniors School boarding houses, and two Junior School boarding houses.
Senior School:
Junior School:
The Junior School also has four sports houses, namely:
Music School
The Music School is situated in the historic Walton House. The Music School is home to seven music teachers who offer a wide range of instruments including flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, euphonium, violin, cello, double bass, piano and organ.
Music as an academic subject begins in Grade 8 and continues through to Grade 12, while class music is a key component of the core curriculum for all pupils from Grade 1 to Grade 9.