St. George's Grammar School (Cape Town)

St. George's Grammar School (Cape Town)

Infobox School
name = St. George's Grammar School


imagesize = 117px
caption =
streetaddress = Richmond Road
city = Mowbray
postcode = 7700
country = ZAF
coordinates = coord|33|56|47|S|18|28|50|E|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:ZA
religion = Christian
denomination = Anglican
oversight = Anglican Diocese of Cape Town
affiliation = Anglican Diocese, ISASA
founder = Bishop Robert Gray
headmaster = Barry Hart
staff = 52
avg_class_size = 25
lower_age = 5
upper_age = 18
houses = Tugman, Pinchin & Shaw
schooltype = Private, co-educational
students = 491
grades = Grade R -- Grade 12
medium = English
campus type = Suburban
motto = Virtute et Valore
motto_translation = By virtue and valour
accreditation = Western Cape Education Department
system = National Senior Certificate
patron = St. George
school_colours = Black and gold
founded = 11 April 1848
homepage = http://www.sggs.co.za/

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.cite book |last=Coyne |first=Patrick |title=Cross of Gold: the story of St George's Grammar School |year=1997 |publisher=Ampersand Press |location=Kenilworth, Cape Town |isbn=1-919760-01-6] St. George's claims to be the oldest independent school in South Africa.cite web |url=http://www.sggs.co.za/index_pages.php?page=history |title=The History of St George's Grammar School |accessdate=2008-10-08 |publisher=St. George's Grammar School]

References

External links

* [http://www.sggs.co.za/ St. George's official site]


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