Penryn College (South Africa) Explained

Penryn
Motto:One and All
Type:Preparatory & College
Headmaster:Mr Michael Eisen
Houses: Goshawk
Harrier
Kite
Kestrel
Gender:Boys & Girls
Grades:000012
Schedule:07:30 - 15:00
Students:1,500 pupils
Lower Age:3
Upper Age:18
Colours: Blue
Red
White
Newspaper:Penryn Post
Website:http://www.penryn.co.za/

Penryn is a co-educational, English-medium private school situated in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is also a global member of Round Square.[1] Penryn was officially started in 1991 in a Methodist church in Plaston, Mpumalanga, with 13 pupils and 2 teachers,[2] as a sister school to St Stithians College in Randburg, Johannesburg.[3] Two years later, the college moved to its own campus on Boschrand Ridge, where it was officially opened by Enos Mabuza.

Name

Penryn is named after Penryn, Cornwall. The name Penryn means "Top of the Hill" in the Cornish language. The college is indeed situated on top of a hill. This is often used as a metaphor by Penryn when it refers to itself as the light on the hill. A reference to it seeing itself as being a light of hope on the hill.

Sports

Sports played at Penryn College include:

Culture

Penryn College offers a wide range of cultural activities. Including the following:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Penryn. 2021-08-05. Round Square.
  2. Web site: 2016-03-05. Celebrations as college looks back on 25 years. 2021-08-05. Lowvelder. en-US.
  3. Web site: History – St Stithians College. 2021-08-05. www.stithian.com.