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Durban Girls' College 
Nisi Dominus FrustraLocation Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Information Type Private, Boarding Established 1877 Locale Urban Headmaster Mr K P Elliott Exam board IEB Grades 0 - 12 Number of students 830 girls School Color(s) Green Fees R 95 100 p.a. (boarding)
R 54 960 p.a. (tuition)Website www.dgc.co.za Durban Girls' College is a private boarding and day school for girls located on the Berea, overlooking the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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History
It was founded in 1877 as the "Durban Young Ladies' Collegiate Institution" by a group of six Durban Commissioners and Protestant clergy under the leadership of J F Churchill. The founders are remembered in a special service each year, and the six school houses bear their names: Churchill, Cottam, Greenacre, Hunter, Palmer and Rutherford.
Durban Girls' College moved to its present location in Musgrave Road on the Berea, which was donated by Sir Benjamin Greenacre, in 1905.
Over time, the campus has been extended and developed and the present students enjoy world-class academic, cultural and sporting facilities.
The College Today
There are about 830 girls from pre-primary to grade 12 of which about 70 board at College House. The college has an Anglican foundation.
Academics
Durban Girls' College pupils perform very well academically and their school-leavers write the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) exams. In 2005, four girls from DGC were in the top 50 nationally.
IEB Results 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Number of candidates 75 82 75 87 72 81 86 77 87 88 90 Number of failures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 University endorsement (%) 96 100 100 100 97.2 100 99 96 100 97 97 A aggregates (%) 32 29.3 37.3 45 40.2 42 54 44 55.2 43.2 44.4 A-B-C aggregates (%) 88 98 99 100 99 99 99 95 98 98 96.6 Subject distinctions 95 120 139 173 122 186 217 161 221 194 182 Number in top 50 1 4 1 Notable alumnae
- Lara Logan, television journalist for CBS News
- Professor Elizabeth Sneddon, playwright
- Virginia Wade OBE. Winner, Wimbledon Ladies Singles (1977),US Open (1968).Australian Open (1972).
- Yasmeen Akhalwaya, author of "Masalas & Spices of Southern Africa"
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Categories:- Girls' schools in South Africa
- Anglican schools in South Africa
- Boarding schools in South Africa
- Private schools in KwaZulu-Natal
- Educational institutions established in 1877
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