St. George's Grammar School is a
private
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Music
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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
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Bishop of Cape Town
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.
St. George's claims to be the oldest
independent school
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in South Africa.
Notable staff
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Barry Smith
Notable alumni
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William Carlsson (1892–1916), first-class cricketer
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Michael Brimer
Michael Brimer (born 8 August 1933) is a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic.
He was born in South Africa and studied with Eleanor Bonnar, a pupil of Leopold Godowsky. Brimer's school days were spent at the prestigio ...
(OG 1947) (born 8 August 1933) is a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic.
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Jack Plimsoll (OG 1935), was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1947, against England in Manchester.
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Roy Clare (OG 1966), Royal Navy admiral
* Sir
Nigel Hawthorne, English actor
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Christopher Steytler (OG 1966), Former Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and President of the Court of appeal
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Nicholas Pike (OG 1973), a Hollywood composer in film and television
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Rick Turner (OG 1959) (25 September 1941, in Stellenbosch – 8 January 1978, in Durban), a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist who was very probably assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978. Nelson Mandela described Turner "as a source of inspiration".
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Clive Scott (OG 1955) (4 July 1937 – 28 July 2021) was a South African radio, film, television and theatre actor and director best known for his performances in the TV soap operas, The Villagers and Isidingo.
References
External links
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Private schools in the Western Cape
Anglican schools in South Africa
Schools in Cape Town
Educational institutions established in 1848
1848 establishments in the Cape Colony
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