Dale College Boys' High School, (commonly referred to as Dale College), is a well-established

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English medium high school for boys located in

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, a town in the

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province of

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. With a rich history, it holds the distinction of being one of the oldest schools in the country and is among the few prestigious high schools in the

. Formerly established as The King William's Town Public School, it was founded in 1861. It was renamed to Dale College in 1877, in honor of Sir Langham Dale, then Superintendent-General of

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. Captain Cecil D'Arcy of the Frontier Light Horse, who won the

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in the

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in 1879, was an Old Dalian. Dale College has long-standing annual derby days for both summer and winter sports with traditional rivals such as

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, Grey College, Muir College, St Andrews College, and

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that stretch back to at least the 1960s

Notable alumni

List of matriculants at Dale College: * John Spurgeon Henkel (Class of 1889) Botanist and forester *

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between 1975 and 1990. *

Hylton Ackerman Hylton Michael Ackerman (28 April 1947 – 2 September 2009) was a South African first-class cricketer. He attended Dale College Boys' High School, where he was head boy. A hard-hitting left-hander who usually opened the batting, he made his ...

(Class of 1965), First class cricket player *

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(Class of 1979), professional runner, sub 4min mile - 1983 * Luke Smith (rugby union) (Class of 1989), South African professional rugby union player *

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(Class of 1999), South African professional cricket player * Monde Zondeki (Class of 2000), South African professional cricket player *

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(Class of 2003), South African professional rugby player * Bjorn Basson (Class of 2005), South African professional rugby player * Bangi Kobese (Class of 2011), South African professional rugby union player *

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(Class of 2011)

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player * Aphiwe Dyantyi (Class of 2012), South African professional rugby union player * Rabz Maxwane (Class of 2013), South African professional rugby player * Courtney Winnaar (Class of 2015), South African professional rugby union player * Aphelele Fassi (Class of 2016), South African professional rugby union player

References

External links

* https://dalecollege.co.za/
Old Dalians
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