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in Glenmore in

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, South Africa. The school was established by Graeme Crawford in 1997 on the campus of Carmel College, a Jewish high school. Sometime after 1997 the school was bought by the

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which closed the school down on 1 December 2006. Eden College Durban opened on the same campus in 2007. Its principal when it closed was Ms. Louise Underhill, and the Deputies were Terry Barnes and Mr. Chris Marcellin. There are two other Crawford Schools in KwaZulu-Natal: Crawford College, La Lucia and

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External links

Crawford College, Durban official site
1997 establishments in South Africa Defunct schools in South Africa Educational institutions established in 1997 Private schools in KwaZulu-Natal 2006 disestablishments in South Africa Educational institutions disestablished in 2006 Schools in Durban {{SouthAfrica-school-stub