St. George's Grammar School (Cape Town) Explained

St George's Grammar School
City:	Cape Town
Postcode:	7700
Coordinates:	-33.9464°N 18.4806°W
Pushpin Map:	Cape Town
District:	Metro Central
Religion:	Christianity
Denomination:	Anglican
Oversight:	Anglican Diocese of Cape Town
Affiliation:	Anglican Diocese, ISASA
Founder:	Bishop Robert Gray
Headmaster:	Mr Julian Cameron
Staff:	87 full-time
Avg Class Size:	25
Gender:	Boys & Girls
Houses:	Tugman, Pinchin & Shaw
Schooltype:	Private
Students:	407^[1]
Grades:	R to 12
Campus Type:	Suburban
Motto:	Latin: Virtute et Valore
Motto Translation:	By virtue and valour (The Courage To Do What Is Right)
System:	NSC
Patron:	St. George
School Colours:	Black Gold White

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.

Notable staff

• Barry Smith

Notable alumni

• William Carlsson (1892–1916), first-class cricketer
• Michael Brimer (OG 1947) (born 8 August 1933) is a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic.
• Jack Plimsoll (OG 1935), was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1947, against England in Manchester.
• Roy Clare (OG 1966), Royal Navy admiral
• Sir Nigel Hawthorne, English actor
• Christopher Steytler (OG 1966), Former Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and President of the Court of appeal
• Nicholas Pike (OG 1973), a Hollywood composer in film and television
• Rick Turner (OG 1959) (25 September 1941, in Stellenbosch – 8 January 1978, in Durban), a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist who was very probably assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978. Nelson Mandela described Turner "as a source of inspiration".
• Clive Scott (OG 1955) (4 July 1937 – 28 July 2021) was a South African radio, film, television and theatre actor and director best known for his performances in the TV soap operas, The Villagers and Isidingo.
• William Rune Liltved, (OG 1979), (born 1960) is a South African malacologist and botanist.

Notes and References

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