St Mark's School is a public

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school in

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. It was founded in 1908 by

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(later

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) Christopher Charles Watts of the

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of Swaziland.

Notable alumni

Notable St Mark's students include: *

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, businessman and sports executive (

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, Harmony Gold), president of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry South Africa (CHAMSA) * Phuthuma Nhleko, former Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of MTN telecommunications group * Richard E. Grant, Actor and director *

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, Prime Minister of Eswatini

Education system

The high school is well known for its academic and extracurricular excellence in Eswatini and regionally in SADC. Under the guidance of its principal, the school 's daily operations are consistently managed carefully. The school is divided into 2 main divisions and further subdivisions based on the level of education: * Secondary school These are further divided into the Junior Secondary (Grade 8 and 9) and Senior Secondary (Grade 10,11 and Form 5) * Form 6 college These are divided into the Form 6 Uppers (A2) and Form 6 Lowers (AS Level) The school additionally has a total of 7 streams. Except for Upper and Lower, the streams are named after previous principals and also function as school sports houses. These are Balarin (Ba), Tugman (Tu), Watts (W), Taylor (Ta) and Dominic (Do). Currently there are only 2 classes in Do, however the stream is expected to be completed in early 2026.

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St Marks Alumni

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