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Kingswood College

Burton Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
+4
Contact Details Email Visit Website +27466036600

Description

Kingswood College is an independent co-ed Methodist boarding school in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The school caters for students from preschool to post Matric and can accommodate a maximum of 430 students in the senior school and 300 in the junior school. Kingswood College has students from all over South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania, Namibia, Angola, United Kingdom, Australia, and the USA, and is a member of the Independent Schools Association of South Africa

HERITAGE

Kingswood was founded in 1894 and is one of the oldest Methodist boarding schools in South Africa. Kingswood College started out as the Wesleyan Collegiate School for Boys and moved to its current location in 1896.

ACADEMICS

The Matrics write the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) exams. The school motto is Studia Hilaritate Proveniunt which means “In Cheerfulness, Is the Success Of Our Studies”.

SPORTS & CULTURE

SPORTS

  • Rugby
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Tennis
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Rock climbing
  • Sailing
  • Water polo
  • Cricket
  • Basketball
  • Athletics
  • Golf
  • Surfing
  • Horse riding

CULTURE

  • Music
  • Art
  • Drama
SCHOOL FACILITIES
  • Sports fields
  • Graham Beck Pavilion
  • AstroTurf
  • High Performance Centre
  • 10 tennis courts
  • 3 glass-backed squash courts
  • Gane Field
  • Knight Field
  • Water polo pool
  • Heated training pool
  • Cricket nets
  • School hall
  • Library
SCHOLARSHIPS

Kingswood College offers the following scholarships:

  • Academic
  • General Excellence
  • Performing Arts
  • Visual Arts
NOTABLE GRADUATES
  • Neil Aggett
  • Chris Bennett
  • Tiny Francis
  • Geoffrey de Jager
  • Fabian Juries
  • Jeremy Mansfield
  • Walter Mears
  • Sir Allan Mossop
  • Bennie Osler
  • Meyrick Pringle
  • Brett Wilkinson

Map

Nearby Attractions

Observatory Museum
Observatory Museum

703 m away - Eastern Cape

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The Highlander
The Highlander

975 m away - Eastern Cape

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Victoria Girls' High School
Victoria Girls' High School

1 km away - Makhanda (Grahamstown)

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