Dale College Boys' High School (Simply often known as ''Dale College'') is a

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high school for boys situated in the town of

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in the Eastern Cape province of

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; It is one of the few colleges in the Eastern Cape, it is one of the oldest schools in

. The King William's Town Public School was founded in 1861. It was renamed to Dale College in 1877, in honor of Sir

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, then Superintendent-General of

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. Captain

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of the

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, who won the

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in the

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in 1879, was an Old Dalian.

Notable alumni

List of matriculants at Dale College: *

Makhaya Ntini Makhaya Ntini OIS (born 6 July 1977) is a South African former professional cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He was the first black player to play for the South African national cricket team. He reached second place in the ICC Te ...

- South African professional cricket player * Monde Zondeki - South African professional cricket player * Tertius Myburgh - Journalist and editor, best known as editor of the Sunday Times between 1975 and 1990. *

Hylton Ackerman Hylton Michael Ackerman (28 April 1947 – 2 September 2009) was a South African first-class cricketer. He attended Dale College Boy's High School, where he was head boy. A hard-hitting left-hander who usually opened the batting, he made his ...

- First class cricket player * Aphiwe Dyantyi - South African rugby union player *

Bjorn Basson Bjorn Alberic Basson (born 11 February 1987) is a South African professional rugby union player playing as a wing or full-back for the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for Enisei-STM in the European Rugby C ...

- South Africa professional rugby player *

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- South African professional rugby player * Rabz Maxwane - Rugby union player * Luke Smith (rugby union) - Rugby union player * Courtney Winnaar - Rugby union player * Aphelele Fassi - Rugby union player * Sphu Msutwana - Rugby union player * Bangi Kobese - South African professional rugby player * John Spurgeon Henkel - Botanist and forester

References

External links

* https://dalecollege.co.za/
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