St Martin's School is an

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private co-educational school in

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, Johannesburg, South Africa.

History

St. Martin’s School traces its origins back to the foundation of St. Agnes School for the training of domestic helpers in 1908. A few years later in 1911, St. Peter’s Priory and College were added, offering a boarding-based high school education to the young men who came from all over South Africa. The College was run by the Anglican Order of the Community of the Resurrection. Trevor Huddleston, one of the priests of the community was based at St Peter's for a number of years, and it was he who gave Hugh Masekela his first trumpet. St. Peter's College soon became known as the "Black Eton" where academic achievements were espoused. The list of the early alumni includes

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and Masekela. The apartheid policies of the National Party regime, specifically the Bantu Education Act put pressure on the school and it was closed in 1956. However, the Anglican Church ensured that education continued and the school reopened in 1958 as St. Martin's School. Founded as a boys' school, St Martin's became the established Anglican Diocesan School for the south of Johannesburg. In 1978, the school became a co-educational institution. A Preparatory School was opened in 1971, and is situated on a picturesque campus in The Hill, overlooking Moffat Park. Since the multiplication of the Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg in 1990, the school has been the Diocesan School for the Diocese of Christ the King. The bishop of the diocese is the

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to the School. The school celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 2018.

Headmasters

Michael Stern Michael Stern may refer to: * Michael Stern (conductor) (born 1959), American musician * Michael Stern (educator) (1922–2002), founder of the Waterford Kamhlaba United World College * Michael Stern (journalist) (1910–2009), American journalist ...

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(1958 – 1962) *Michael de Lisle (1963–1972) *Oliver Wigmore (1973–1983) *Peter Vieyra (1983–1990) *James Welsh (1990–2017) *Thomas Hagspihl (2018–present)

Heads of St Martin's Preparatory School

*Mrs P. H. Bestelink (1971–1983) Founding Headmistress *Mr F. G. Keon (1975–1985) (Senior Prep School) *Mrs R. Y. McAlister (1984–1985) (Junior Prep School) *Mr G. M. Greenway (1986–1996) *Mr B. E. Crouser (1997–1999) *Mr L. Jacobs (2000–2001) *Mr D. I. Maritz (2002–2012) *The Revd M. M. Chalmers (2012–2019) *Mrs M. Myburgh (2019-the present)

Visitors to the School

The bishop of Johannesburg was the

to the school until 1990, and these were: *Rt Revd Ambrose Reeves (1958 - 1961) *Rt Revd

Leslie Stradling Leslie Edward Stradling (11 February 19088 January 1998) was an Anglican bishop in three separate African dioceses during the mid-20th century. Born on 11 February 1908 and educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield and The Queen's College ...

(1961 - 1974) *Rt Revd Timothy Bavin (1974 - 1985) *Most Revd

Desmond Tutu Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 193126 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop ...

(1985 - 1986) *Rt Revd Duncan Buchanan (1986 - 1990) From 1990 onwards the

to the school is the bishop of the Diocese of Christ the King. *Rt Revd

Peter Lee Peter Lee may refer to: *Peter Lee (bishop of Christ the King) (born 1947), England-born Anglican bishop, working in South Africa *Peter Lee (bishop of Virginia) (born 1938), American bishop of the Episcopal Church *Peter Lee (chess player) (born 19 ...

(1990 - 2016) *Rt Revd William Mostert (2017 - present)

Notable alumni

* Wayne Ferreira *

Peter Hatendi Ralph Peter Hatendi DD AKC (9 April 192731 August 2018) was a Zimbabwean bishop of Harare and Mashonaland from 1979 to his reluctant retirement in 1995. He later came out of retirement to serve as Interim Bishop of Manicaland from 2008 until 20 ...

* Peter Klatzow * Hugh Masekela * Richard Masemola * Es'kia Mphahlele *

Tony Peake Tony Peake (born 1951) is a novelist, short story writer and biographer. He was born in South Africa, but has been based in Britain since the early 1970s. Biography Early life Tony Peake was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1951 to Eng ...

Notable staff

* Trevor Huddleston *

Rowan Smith Rowan Quentin Smith (8 August 1943 – 23 May 2018) was a Dean (religion), Dean of St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town. Early life and education Rowan Smith was born on 8 August 1943, the son of Frank and Dorothea Smith. Under the prevailing Aparth ...

Jeremy Taylor (singer) Jeremy Taylor (born 24 November 1937 in Newbury, Berkshire) is a retired English folk singer and songwriter who has spent much of his life in South Africa, originally as a teacher of English at St. Martin's School, Rosettenville in southern ...

Notes and references

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Martin's School Anglican schools in South Africa Boarding schools in South Africa Schools in Johannesburg Private schools in Gauteng Educational institutions established in 1958 People educated at St Peter’s College, Rosettenville 1958 establishments in South Africa