St Andrew's College

St Andrew’s College is a premier independent Anglican boarding school for boys in the historic town of Makhanda (Grahamstown), in the Eastern Cape – and one of South Africa’s oldest and most distinguished schools. It was founded in 1855 by the Right Reverend John Armstrong, the first Bishop of Grahamstown, and today educates around 480 boys from Grade 8 to Matric, the majority of them boarders, drawn from across the Eastern Cape, South Africa and the world. Organised on the traditional English house system and guided by its motto Nec Aspera Terrent (“Difficulties do not dismay us”), the school aims to develop men of character schooled for life.

St Andrew’s enjoys a unique “co-ordinate” relationship with its neighbouring sister school, the Diocesan School for Girls (DSG): boys and girls are taught separately in Grades 8 and 9 but share classes from Grade 10 to Matric, combining the strengths of single-sex and co-educational schooling. It is also closely associated with its brother school, St Andrew’s Preparatory School. Academically, the College offers a rich dual curriculum – pupils may write either the IEB National Senior Certificate or the Cambridge International A-Levels – and consistently achieves outstanding matric results.

Steeped in heritage, the campus features a chapel designed by Sir Herbert Baker and a clock tower built as a First World War memorial, and the school is one of the few in South Africa still to maintain a cadet corps and pipe band. A strong tradition of sport, a celebrated outdoor-education “Bush Camp” programme, and proximity to Makhanda’s National Arts and Science Festivals enrich a transformative all-round education. Full fee and admissions details are available directly from the school.