St. George's Grammar School is a

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al day school located in Mowbray, a suburb of

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. It was historically the

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attached to St. George's Cathedral, having been founded in 1848 by Robert Gray, the first

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. St. George's claims to be the oldest

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in South Africa.

Notable staff

* Barry Smith

Notable alumni

William Carlsson William Eric Carlsson (January 1892 – 14 July 1916) was a South African first-class cricket, rugby union player and a soldier in the South African Army. Carlsson was born at Hoetjies Bay in January 1892. He was educated at both the Diocesan ...

(1892–1916), first-class cricketer *

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 prestigi ...

(OG 1947) (born 8 August 1933) is a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic. *

Jack Plimsoll John Bruce Plimsoll (27 October 1917 – 11 November 1999) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test match Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to: * Test cricket * ...

(OG 1935), was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1947, against England in Manchester. *

Roy Clare Rear Admiral Roy Alexander George Clare, (born 30 September 1950) is a non-executive Director/Trustee in the 'third sector', including appointments as: inaugural Chair of the Chelmsford Cultural Development Trust; as a member of the Board of T ...

(OG 1966), Royal Navy admiral * Sir

Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is most known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom '' Yes Minister'' and the Cabi ...

, English actor *

Christopher Steytler The Honourable Christopher David Steytler AO QC is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and President of the Court of Appeal. He was a member of the Supreme Court from 1994 to 2009 and was the Parliamentary Inspector of the ...

(OG 1966), Former Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and President of the Court of appeal *

Nicholas Pike Nicholas Pike is an Emmy Award winning English film and television music composer. He was born in Water Orton, Warwickshire, England, and is known for featuring unique sounds and instrumentation. He started his music career at the age of 7 at ...

(OG 1973), a Hollywood composer in film and television * 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". *

Clive Scott Jigsaw was an English pop rock band best known for their 1975 hit "Sky High". The band was fronted by the singer-songwriter duo of Clive Scott and Des Dyer for most of its life. Following Scott's death in 2009, it has been the platform for Dye ...

(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.

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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 {{SouthAfrica-school-stub