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R 167 658 p.a. (tuition only) St John's College is a private Anglican day and boarding school situated in Houghton Estate in

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. It was founded in 1898, by Rev. John Darragh, and comprises five schools: College, Preparatory, Pre-Preparatory and The Bridge Nursery, as well as a co-educational

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. St John's College is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa.

History

Expansion and growth

The Community of the Resurrection relinquished control of the school to the Diocese of Johannesburg in 1934. In 1972, Jan Breitenbach became the first South African headmaster. Cadet corps ceases to exist. The first girl was accepted into Sixth Form. In 1973 the school became a three-term school.

Academics

Rankings

St John's College was ranked 11th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility.

Notable alumni

* Glenn Babb, former ambassador, politician and consul general of Turkey * Hugh Lewin, former member of African Resistance Movement, anti-apartheid campaigner, author and founder of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism; * John Edmund Kerrich (1903–1985), former professor of Mathematical Statistics at Witwatersrand University, who performed a celebrated series of statistical experiments while interned in Nazi-occupied Denmark in the 1940s; * Demetri Catrakilis – former Western Province (rugby team) flyhalf and member of the 2012

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winning team * Ian Player, former international conservationist * Abel Selaocoe, musician * Oswald Austin Reid –

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recipient * Caesar Hull,

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flying ace * Eric Rosenthal, historian and author * Tony Trahar, former CEO of Anglo American 2000–2007 *

Clive Rice Clive Edward Butler Rice (23 July 1949 – 28 July 2015) was a South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his First Class cricket career with a batting average of 40.95 and a bowling average of 22.49. He captained Notti ...

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Kai Luke Brümmer Kai Luke Brümmer (also stylised as Brummer; born 17 February 1993) is a South African actor. He is known for his role as Nicholas van der Swart in the film ''Moffie'' (2019). ''The Guardian'' named him one of the best new-and-up-comers at the 7 ...

, actor *

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, actor * Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, author, musician * Masego 'Maps' Maponyane, TV personality * Sir Alistair Morton, former Chief Executive of Eurotunnel and chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority *

Tshilidzi Marwala Tshilidzi Marwala (born 28 July 1971) is a South African artificial intelligence engineer, a computer scientist, a mechanical engineer and a university administrator. He is currently Rector (academia), Rector of the United Nations University ...

, academic and businessman * Bruce Mitchell,

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* Siyabulela Xuza, scientist, energy-engineering expert, entrepreneur * Spoek Mathambo, musician * Kaizer Motaung Junior, football player * Jack Phipps (1925–2010), British arts administrator * Kiernan Forbes ( AKA), Rap artist, producer * Chris Froome, British professional road racing cyclist and

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, and 2017 Tour de France winner * David Hunt, South African rower, Rio 2016 Olympian and U23 World Champion. * Scott Spedding, former professional rugby player, representing France at a national level after obtaining citizenship at the beginning of 2014. Owen Nkumane, Springbok Hooker Devon Conway, International cricket player

Memberships

* Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa *

Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), formerly known as the Headmasters' Conference and now branded HMC (The Heads' Conference), is an association of the head teachers of 351 private fee-charging schools (both boarding schools ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint John's College, Johannesburg Anglican schools in South Africa Schools in Johannesburg Boarding schools in South Africa Cambridge schools in South Africa Private schools in Gauteng Educational institutions established in 1898 Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference Herbert Baker buildings and structures 1898 establishments in the South African Republic