Graeme College is a

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high school for boys located in Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape province of

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. It caters for boys from Grade 00 to Grade 12 and offers both boarding and day options to its pupils. It was founded in April 1873.

History

Over the years the name of the school has undergone several changes. During the period in which it offered

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classes to young ladies, it was known as Victoria High School, and finally in 1938 it adopted the name "Graeme College".

Notable old boys

*Professor Colin Bundy, historian. * William Philip Schreiner (1857-1919). 8th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. *Squadron Leader Marmaduke Pattle, DFC and Bar. *

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Robert John (Bobby) Palmer CVO DSO. * Hennie le Roux, former South African (Springbok) centre (1993-1996). * William Philip Schreiner (1857-1919). 8th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. *Daniel Cheeky Watson. Former Eastern Province and Junior Springbok rugby union player who, with his brother Valance, was one of the first white South African rugby union players to participate in a mixed race rugby game, during the period when mixed-race activities were forbidden by apartheid legislation. *The Very Rev. Harold Claude Noel Williams (1914-1990), Principal of St Matthew’s College

References

External links

* *http://ings.ds9.org.za/gallery/graeme Ingrid's Photo Gallery *http://www.martinsguesthouse.com/portalfred/graemeboys/ Martin Kruger's Old Boys Page {{Authority control Schools in the Eastern Cape Educational institutions established in 1873 Buildings and structures in Makhanda, Eastern Cape 1873 establishments in the Cape Colony