Diocesan College
Encyclopedia
The Diocesan College, or Bishops as it is more commonly known, is an independent, all-boys school situated in the suburb of Rondebosch
in Cape Town
, South Africa
. It consists of three schools: the College for grades 8 – 12 and post matric (an optional year following grade 12 which covers the A-levels); the Preparatory School for grades 3 – 7 and the Pre-Preparatory School for Pre-Kindergarten – Grade0-2.
Established in 1849, it is the fifth oldest existing school in Africa.
The Principal of the Diocesan College is Mr Grant Nupen. The school council has recently appointed Mr Vernon Wood as Headmaster of the senior school (College). Mr Greg Brown is the headmaster of the Preparatory School and Noell Andrews is Head of Department for the Pre-Preparatory School. Fr Terry Wilke is the Chaplain of the school, an important role as the school is an Anglican Church School.
The College has eight houses
: Birt, Gray, Kidd, Mallett and Ogilvie for day-scholars. Founders, School and White are the boarding houses. Each house has about 70 – 100 students, who are looked after by a housemaster, who have one or two deputies. Tutors work in each house, and follow the progress of a student throughout his high-school career.
The Preparatory School follows a similar structure with four houses: Van der Bijl (for boarders and day-boys), Bramley, Brooke and Charlton.
, the first Anglican bishop of Cape Town, in 1849 at his house, Bishopscourt
in Cape Town
. He founded two schools there, one of which was described as for the "native children" and the other for "European children" (this being the current school). Living with schools was hard for the bishop and this led him to establish the schools elsewhere. The black children moved to accommodation near the city, where Zonnebloem College now is. This movement left the bishop short of money and so he bought an unproductive farm in Campground Road, Rondebosch, to which the school was moved and on which it remains.
The school did not prosper until Canon George Ogilvie arrived from prosperous St. George's Grammar School, attached to St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town
in the city. The canon brought some boys with him and the bishop's school flourished. It then became the Diocesan College, but that too was a mouthful and it was generally referred to as the Bishop's school – hence its nickname.
Originally the school catered mainly for boarders, but since the 1970s it has had more day scholars than boarders. For some years it ran university classes, but in 1910 those classes left for the South African College
, which was later to become the University of Cape Town
.
The school had only three principals between 1919 and 1982 – Harold Birt, Hubert Kidd, the first layman to be the principal, and Anthony Mallett. Since then it has had three more. Mr Grant Nupen is currently the Principal.
Since 1921, a post matric year has offered students the opportunity to write the University of Cambridge
A-Level examinations. In recent times, girls have been admitted to this year. Boarding facilities are also available.
Leavers write the Western Cape Education Department examinations. Post matric students (of which there are few) can write three A-levels. The pupil-teacher ratio is 15:1. 2008 was the first year of the new National Senior Certificate
examination.
School scholarships
The College offers scholarships to new students as well as an organ scholarship to a post matric student. These include:
The school also awards bursaries. These include:
Rhodes Scholarship
Bishops is one of only four schools in the world to offer an annual Rhodes scholarship
since 1901 to an ex-pupil to attend the University of Oxford
. This is a result of the school having been part of the initial Rhodes Scholarship Experiment. When approached to help formulate the plan for the scholarship, Bishops was suggested by Mr Ernest Kilpin (later Sir Ernest, after he was knighted for services to the Union of South Africa
) as a suitable school for the experiment and Cecil Rhodes agreed. Like Bishops' founder Robert Gray, he mistrusted purely secular education.
There is a high importance placed in humanitarian subjects, with three distinct societies devoted to History alone. On the other hand, the sciences are considerably underrepresented with the only scientific society being the astronomy society.
Ties
Preparatory students may only wear a standard-issue tie, nothing else. The College students have a different regulation tie, and each House has its own tie. Various ties are awarded, such as an Academic Tie (for a student who has achieved an aggregate of 75% thrice), an All-Rounders Tie (works on a points-system) or the Distinction Tie (for an exceptional achievement). All members of the vote-in societies (Forum and Ten Club), members of the Students Representative Forum, the Public Relations Group and senior members of ensembles have their own ties. Ties are also awarded for service or for attending the school for thirteen years. Special ties (such as tour or exchange ties) may be worn on Fridays.
Colours
Excellence in sporting and cultural activities is recognised through the awarding of colours. Initially a boy is awarded half colours, which is a small embroidered badge to be sewn under the mitre on his blazer. This badge has on it the initials of the sporting or cultural activity the boy was awarded the colours for. If further excellence is achieved, the boy can then be awarded full colours. This is represented by another small badge sewn next to the previous badge, with the letters DC on it. A boy awarded full colours is entitled to wear the Colours jersey in place of a normal school jersey. This jersey is white and has the dark and light blue of the cadet and academic jerseys in its collar.
Jerseys
The academic equivalent to full colours is the Academic jersey. Students are required to achieve an aggregate over 85% in 3 exam sessions for students in Grade 10-12 and 90% for boys in Grade 8 & 9, (the award does unfortunately not take into account different subject choice. So someone who takes subjects which are more challenging than another student is handicapped). There are only a handful of boys in the College who are entitled to wear this jersey. The jersey is a dark blue, with a white and light blue collar.
and cricket
.
Rowing has grown in popularity and the school competes in regattas against the top schools in the country.
Over 20 sports matches are played on a weekly basis against schools in and around Cape Town
. Many friendly rivalries have emerged, most notably against the nearby South African College School (SACS), and Rondebosch Boys' High School
.
Beginning in 1892, the annual Bishops versus SACS rugby match is considered the oldest in Africa, although the keenest rivalry is often considered to be against Rondebosch Boys' High School
. A match against Rondebosch is played twice per year in every sport.
Over the past few years the Bishops Hockey side has gone from strength to strength. In 2010 the side beat all their opponents and scored a record breaking 115 goals, while 3 players made the Provincial u18A side: Robbie Edwards, Seb Golding and Michael Watson, while Watson went on to make the South African u17 side. In 2011, Bishops remain undefeated while boasting 6 Provincial u18 players: Michael Watson, Seb Golding, Jacques Tredoux, James Drummond, Charlie Plimsoll and Steven Ryall and two National u19 players: James Drummond and Michael Watson. The Western Province side went on to win the tournament, the first time in 8 years, and Michael Watson and James Drummond were named in the SA u18 side to take on Australia in a 3 test match series. Along with that, Steve Ryall was named in the SA u17 squad.
Bishops also holds the Bishops Classic Pops every three years in the Cape Town City Hall
. The school has a Music Department whose equipment includes a computer sound laboratory and recording studio. The school has two very fine organs (and a smaller chamber organ) in its chapels. In addition, the Music Department has launched three new CDs: Choral Vespers (a recording of the evening service), Tour to Russia (a compilation of repertoire taken to Russia by the Choir and Brass Band in April 2006) and Composers of Bishops (a compilation of compositions by Bishops boys over the past four years).
The school has over twenty active societies. The Debating
Society has often won the Western Cape Provincial Debating tournament and has a history of producing national and international debaters. It hosted the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
in 2007.
Societies meet in the evenings at least twice per term. Some have speakers of contemporary interest, whilst others tend to engage in an activity. Most societies are open to all boys at the college; however, the Ten-Club is by invitation only and is composed of the top 5 academic scholars in Grade 11 and 5 scholars who are voted in by the outgoing Ten Club. The Forum Society is also by invitation only and invites high-profile speakers.
school, the school has strong Christian values, and maintains traditional links with the Diocese of Cape Town. Chapel
services held three times a week and once a term Evensong
takes place. This represents an adjustment in emphasis, since in the 1990s, services were held every day, with evensongs on Thursday and Sunday evenings. The school chaplain is the Reverend Terry Wilke. The College has two chapels, both central to life at Bishops. The older and smaller Brooke Chapel is used for more intimate services, while the bigger War Memorial Chapel was built in memory of the Bishops boys who died in service in World War I
and is used for daily and Sunday services. A total of 112 Bishops old boys were killed in World War I. In 2007, Bishops was used to elect the new Archbishop of South Africa.
to skydiving and hiking
. Grade 10s participate in the Bishops Epic, a two week long adventure in the Cederberg Mountains, where special emphasis is put on surviving on the skills and talents of those in your group. The aim of these camps is to get boys out of their comfort zone so that they can learn important life skills.
People: The most significant and important pillar is the People. The aim of this pillar is to increase the number of scholarships and bursaries - currently totaling R1.5million per annum - awarded to scholars. Another goal of the pillar is to attract the best of the best teachers to the College and to enhance development of existing teachers.
Projects: The aim of the Project pillar is to refurbish existing buildings as well as build new ones. Buildings that have been identified for refurbishment are the Mallett Centre and Staff housing. The creation of a new hockey
pavilion, lecture theater and classrooms have also been identified as goals.
Programmes: The Bishops' General Endowment Fund is invested to generate an annual income. This is used to guarantee a steady income for the school over a long term. However, this Fund is tiny compared with other schools like Eton College
(R2.230b); Harvard (R194b) and Boston College
(R700m). The aim is to increase the fund to R160m by 2020.
Group, a collection of college, preparatory and boarding schools from around the world including, Eton College
the United States's Phillips Exeter Academy
, Australia's Melbourne Grammar School
and Scotch College
, and Switzerland's International School of Geneva
. Bishops is also a member of the unofficial Elite Seven schools of South Africa. The College also boasts an International Exchange Programme with schools all over the world, with over 30 exchanges taking place annually.
Notable alumni:
Sport
Rugby
Cricket
Running
Rondebosch
Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is primarily a residential suburb, with a medium-size shopping area, a small business district as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town.-History:...
in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It consists of three schools: the College for grades 8 – 12 and post matric (an optional year following grade 12 which covers the A-levels); the Preparatory School for grades 3 – 7 and the Pre-Preparatory School for Pre-Kindergarten – Grade0-2.
Established in 1849, it is the fifth oldest existing school in Africa.
Structure
The institution is divided into three parts. Each functions largely independently of the others; but at the same time facilities are shared. The College is situated in Campground Road at the main campus, and a small portion of this land is used for the Pre-Preparatory School. The Preparatory School is nearby.The Principal of the Diocesan College is Mr Grant Nupen. The school council has recently appointed Mr Vernon Wood as Headmaster of the senior school (College). Mr Greg Brown is the headmaster of the Preparatory School and Noell Andrews is Head of Department for the Pre-Preparatory School. Fr Terry Wilke is the Chaplain of the school, an important role as the school is an Anglican Church School.
The College has eight houses
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
: Birt, Gray, Kidd, Mallett and Ogilvie for day-scholars. Founders, School and White are the boarding houses. Each house has about 70 – 100 students, who are looked after by a housemaster, who have one or two deputies. Tutors work in each house, and follow the progress of a student throughout his high-school career.
The Preparatory School follows a similar structure with four houses: Van der Bijl (for boarders and day-boys), Bramley, Brooke and Charlton.
History
The Collegiate of the Diocese of Cape Town (hence the name Diocesan College) was founded by Bishop Robert GrayRobert Gray (bishop)
Robert Gray was the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.-Biography:Gray was born in Bishopwearmouth, north east England, the son of Robert Gray, Bishop of Bristol, who ordained him deacon in Wells Cathedral on 11 January 1834. His first parish was at Whitworth. In 1845 he became the vicar of...
, the first Anglican bishop of Cape Town, in 1849 at his house, Bishopscourt
Bishopscourt, Cape Town
Bishopscourt is a small, wealthy, residential suburb in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is part of the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, created in 2000, which includes the greater Cape Town area. It has approximately 350 houses most of which reside on...
in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. He founded two schools there, one of which was described as for the "native children" and the other for "European children" (this being the current school). Living with schools was hard for the bishop and this led him to establish the schools elsewhere. The black children moved to accommodation near the city, where Zonnebloem College now is. This movement left the bishop short of money and so he bought an unproductive farm in Campground Road, Rondebosch, to which the school was moved and on which it remains.
The school did not prosper until Canon George Ogilvie arrived from prosperous St. George's Grammar School, attached to St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town
St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town
St George's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town....
in the city. The canon brought some boys with him and the bishop's school flourished. It then became the Diocesan College, but that too was a mouthful and it was generally referred to as the Bishop's school – hence its nickname.
Originally the school catered mainly for boarders, but since the 1970s it has had more day scholars than boarders. For some years it ran university classes, but in 1910 those classes left for the South African College
South African College
The South African College was an educational institution in Cape Town, South Africa, which developed into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools .-History:...
, which was later to become the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
.
The school had only three principals between 1919 and 1982 – Harold Birt, Hubert Kidd, the first layman to be the principal, and Anthony Mallett. Since then it has had three more. Mr Grant Nupen is currently the Principal.
Since 1921, a post matric year has offered students the opportunity to write the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
A-Level examinations. In recent times, girls have been admitted to this year. Boarding facilities are also available.
Academics
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Leavers write the Western Cape Education Department examinations. Post matric students (of which there are few) can write three A-levels. The pupil-teacher ratio is 15:1. 2008 was the first year of the new National Senior Certificate
National Senior Certificate
The National Senior Certificate or NSC is the equivalent of a high school diploma and is the school-leaving certificate in South Africa. This certificate is commonly known as the matriculant certificate, as grade 12 is known as the matriculation grade...
examination.
School scholarships
The College offers scholarships to new students as well as an organ scholarship to a post matric student. These include:
- The Bishops Scholarship for all-rounders
- The Theron Scholarship for academic excellence
- Major and Minor Scholarships for academic excellence
- The Claude Brown Organ Scholarship is for boys or girls who are organists and who wish to enter a post matric year at the College. They are expected to contribute to the active musical life of the College chapels, and act as assistant organist to the Director of Music.
The school also awards bursaries. These include:
- Bursaries for the sons of Old Diocesans, so that needy students can attend the school.
- Bursaries and remissions so that diversity targets can be met.
- A two-thirds remission for sons of the Anglican clergy.
Rhodes Scholarship
Bishops is one of only four schools in the world to offer an annual Rhodes scholarship
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as...
since 1901 to an ex-pupil to attend the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. This is a result of the school having been part of the initial Rhodes Scholarship Experiment. When approached to help formulate the plan for the scholarship, Bishops was suggested by Mr Ernest Kilpin (later Sir Ernest, after he was knighted for services to the Union of South Africa
Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State...
) as a suitable school for the experiment and Cecil Rhodes agreed. Like Bishops' founder Robert Gray, he mistrusted purely secular education.
There is a high importance placed in humanitarian subjects, with three distinct societies devoted to History alone. On the other hand, the sciences are considerably underrepresented with the only scientific society being the astronomy society.
Uniform and Awards
Bishops has two uniforms: Number 1s and Khakis. Number 1s are worn on formal occasions, and comprise of blazer, black pants, white shirt and tie. Khakis comprises a khaki shirt, shorts and socks. Scholars in Grade 11 & 12 can choose to wear the white shirt with their khaki shorts.Ties
Preparatory students may only wear a standard-issue tie, nothing else. The College students have a different regulation tie, and each House has its own tie. Various ties are awarded, such as an Academic Tie (for a student who has achieved an aggregate of 75% thrice), an All-Rounders Tie (works on a points-system) or the Distinction Tie (for an exceptional achievement). All members of the vote-in societies (Forum and Ten Club), members of the Students Representative Forum, the Public Relations Group and senior members of ensembles have their own ties. Ties are also awarded for service or for attending the school for thirteen years. Special ties (such as tour or exchange ties) may be worn on Fridays.
Colours
Excellence in sporting and cultural activities is recognised through the awarding of colours. Initially a boy is awarded half colours, which is a small embroidered badge to be sewn under the mitre on his blazer. This badge has on it the initials of the sporting or cultural activity the boy was awarded the colours for. If further excellence is achieved, the boy can then be awarded full colours. This is represented by another small badge sewn next to the previous badge, with the letters DC on it. A boy awarded full colours is entitled to wear the Colours jersey in place of a normal school jersey. This jersey is white and has the dark and light blue of the cadet and academic jerseys in its collar.
Jerseys
The academic equivalent to full colours is the Academic jersey. Students are required to achieve an aggregate over 85% in 3 exam sessions for students in Grade 10-12 and 90% for boys in Grade 8 & 9, (the award does unfortunately not take into account different subject choice. So someone who takes subjects which are more challenging than another student is handicapped). There are only a handful of boys in the College who are entitled to wear this jersey. The jersey is a dark blue, with a white and light blue collar.
Sport
Bishops was the first school in South Africa and the southern hemisphere to start playing rugby, and the main Piley Rees field is the oldest rugby field in South Africa. The school offers many sports; but the focus is on rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
.
Rowing has grown in popularity and the school competes in regattas against the top schools in the country.
Over 20 sports matches are played on a weekly basis against schools in and around Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. Many friendly rivalries have emerged, most notably against the nearby South African College School (SACS), and Rondebosch Boys' High School
Rondebosch Boys' High School
Rondebosch Boys' High School is a state secondary school in Rondebosch, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1897 and is known by the acronym "RBHS".-Academics:...
.
Beginning in 1892, the annual Bishops versus SACS rugby match is considered the oldest in Africa, although the keenest rivalry is often considered to be against Rondebosch Boys' High School
Rondebosch Boys' High School
Rondebosch Boys' High School is a state secondary school in Rondebosch, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1897 and is known by the acronym "RBHS".-Academics:...
. A match against Rondebosch is played twice per year in every sport.
Over the past few years the Bishops Hockey side has gone from strength to strength. In 2010 the side beat all their opponents and scored a record breaking 115 goals, while 3 players made the Provincial u18A side: Robbie Edwards, Seb Golding and Michael Watson, while Watson went on to make the South African u17 side. In 2011, Bishops remain undefeated while boasting 6 Provincial u18 players: Michael Watson, Seb Golding, Jacques Tredoux, James Drummond, Charlie Plimsoll and Steven Ryall and two National u19 players: James Drummond and Michael Watson. The Western Province side went on to win the tournament, the first time in 8 years, and Michael Watson and James Drummond were named in the SA u18 side to take on Australia in a 3 test match series. Along with that, Steve Ryall was named in the SA u17 squad.
Culture
A considerable emphasis is given to culture and the arts at this school - the annual Bishops Eisteddfod being the most important. This involves the eight houses competing against each other after the mid-year exams for the Eisteddfod Owls (a symbolic prize for winning a specific category of the Eisteddfod). There are prizes (owls) for the categories of Speech, Performance (i.e. drama and movement), Music, Visual Arts and Inter-House Singing. There is a bigger owl for the overall winners, known as the Eisteddfod Owl. In 2010 Birt House won the Eisteddfod Owl for an unprecedented fifth consecutive year, in the process also winning the Speech, Performance and Visual Arts owls. Gray House won the Music and Singing Owls.Bishops also holds the Bishops Classic Pops every three years in the Cape Town City Hall
Cape Town City Hall
Cape Town City Hall is a large Edwardian building in Cape Town city centre which was built in 1905. It is located on the Grand Parade to the west of the Castle and is built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone imported from Bath in England.-History:...
. The school has a Music Department whose equipment includes a computer sound laboratory and recording studio. The school has two very fine organs (and a smaller chamber organ) in its chapels. In addition, the Music Department has launched three new CDs: Choral Vespers (a recording of the evening service), Tour to Russia (a compilation of repertoire taken to Russia by the Choir and Brass Band in April 2006) and Composers of Bishops (a compilation of compositions by Bishops boys over the past four years).
The school has over twenty active societies. The Debating
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
Society has often won the Western Cape Provincial Debating tournament and has a history of producing national and international debaters. It hosted the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
The World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships is an annual international English language debating and public speaking tournament for individual high school-level students representing different countries. It occurs during a five-day period in late March and involves 180 to 200...
in 2007.
Societies meet in the evenings at least twice per term. Some have speakers of contemporary interest, whilst others tend to engage in an activity. Most societies are open to all boys at the college; however, the Ten-Club is by invitation only and is composed of the top 5 academic scholars in Grade 11 and 5 scholars who are voted in by the outgoing Ten Club. The Forum Society is also by invitation only and invites high-profile speakers.
Religion
Being an Anglican ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
school, the school has strong Christian values, and maintains traditional links with the Diocese of Cape Town. Chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
services held three times a week and once a term Evensong
Evening Prayer (Anglican)
Evening Prayer is a liturgy in use in the Anglican Communion and celebrated in the late afternoon or evening...
takes place. This represents an adjustment in emphasis, since in the 1990s, services were held every day, with evensongs on Thursday and Sunday evenings. The school chaplain is the Reverend Terry Wilke. The College has two chapels, both central to life at Bishops. The older and smaller Brooke Chapel is used for more intimate services, while the bigger War Memorial Chapel was built in memory of the Bishops boys who died in service in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and is used for daily and Sunday services. A total of 112 Bishops old boys were killed in World War I. In 2007, Bishops was used to elect the new Archbishop of South Africa.
Activities week
Activities Week is a week in which all the boys, after their November exams, participate in a camp - usually between 4 to 7 days long. Each grade (with the exception of Grades 10 & 12) have their own "set" of camps from which they can choose from. Activities range from going on the Orange RiverOrange River
The Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean...
to skydiving and hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
. Grade 10s participate in the Bishops Epic, a two week long adventure in the Cederberg Mountains, where special emphasis is put on surviving on the skills and talents of those in your group. The aim of these camps is to get boys out of their comfort zone so that they can learn important life skills.
Three Pillar Plan
The Three Pillar Plan is to raise capital and invest the funds to generate interest and build the Bishops of the future. The three 'pillars' of the plan are: People, Projects and Programmes. Each pillar is to be supported by donors who are either Old Diocesans, current parents or friends of the school.People: The most significant and important pillar is the People. The aim of this pillar is to increase the number of scholarships and bursaries - currently totaling R1.5million per annum - awarded to scholars. Another goal of the pillar is to attract the best of the best teachers to the College and to enhance development of existing teachers.
Projects: The aim of the Project pillar is to refurbish existing buildings as well as build new ones. Buildings that have been identified for refurbishment are the Mallett Centre and Staff housing. The creation of a new hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
pavilion, lecture theater and classrooms have also been identified as goals.
Programmes: The Bishops' General Endowment Fund is invested to generate an annual income. This is used to guarantee a steady income for the school over a long term. However, this Fund is tiny compared with other schools like Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
(R2.230b); Harvard (R194b) and Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
(R700m). The aim is to increase the fund to R160m by 2020.
New Leadership System
As of 2009, a new system of student leadership has been introduced at Bishops. All Matrics (grade 12s) are given the opportunity to run and manage one of about 20 portfolios in their respective houses. Committee meetings for each portfolio are organised during term and consist of 8 leaders (one from each house) and a teacher in charge. Leaders are appraised by themselves, staff and fellow tutees each quarter and awards are assigned to each leader as appropriate by a committee of housemasters. The system has already shown great potential and will be continued in the future.Relationships With Other Schools
Bishops is a member of the G20 SchoolsG20 Schools
All the schools claim to have a commitment to excellence and innovation of some sort. The G20 Schools have an annual conference which aims to bring together a group of school Heads who want to look beyond the parochial concerns of their own schools and national associations, and to talk through...
Group, a collection of college, preparatory and boarding schools from around the world including, Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
the United States's Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy is a private secondary school located in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the United States.Exeter is noted for its application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of teacher and student interaction, similar to the Socratic method of learning through asking...
, Australia's Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in South Yarra and Caulfield, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and Scotch College
Scotch College, Melbourne
Scotch College, Melbourne is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
, and Switzerland's International School of Geneva
International School of Geneva
The International School of Geneva , also known as Ecolint, is a private international school based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the oldest currently operating International School in the world...
. Bishops is also a member of the unofficial Elite Seven schools of South Africa. The College also boasts an International Exchange Programme with schools all over the world, with over 30 exchanges taking place annually.
Miscellaneous
Bishops participates in outreach programs such as the LEAP program. These programs get the students involved in teaching other students from underprivileged schools skills such as computer literacy and chess.Old Diocesans
The Old Diocesans' (OD) Union is one of the most active alumni clubs in the country, with membership spanning the globe. The president of the Union is Mr J Arenhold. Former students and staff may join for a once-off membership fee; reunions are often held and correspondence between members is kept up.Notable alumni:
- Raymond AckermanRaymond AckermanRaymond Ackerman is a South African businessman, who purchased the Pick 'n Pay supermarket group from its founder Mr Jack Goldin . Raymond Ackerman was chairman until he stepped down in 2010. He is also well known for his philanthropic activities...
, founder of the Pick 'n Pay supermarket chain - Rob AdamRob AdamDr Robert Martin Adam is the chief-executive officer of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation since 2006. He was the Director General of the South African Department of Science and Technology from 1999 to 2006...
, CEO of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation and former Director General of the Department of Science and Technology - John JoubertJohn Joubert (composer)John Joubert is a British composer of South African descent, particularly of choral works. He has lived in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, for over 40 years. A music academic at the universities of Hull and Birmingham for 36 years, Joubert took early retirement in 1986 to concentrate on...
, composer - Major General Sir Edmund Hakewill-Smith
- Josh Hawks, bass guitarist for FreshlygroundFreshlygroundFreshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion band that formed in Cape Town in 2002. The band members variously hail from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe...
- William Holford, Baron HolfordWilliam Holford, Baron HolfordWilliam Graham Holford, Baron Holford was a British architect and town planner.-Biography:He was born in South Africa and educated at Diocesan College, Cape Town. He studied architecture at Liverpool University, where he won the Rome Scholarship in Architecture to the British School at Rome in 1930...
- Craig Howie, President of the Supreme Court of AppealSupreme Court of Appeal of South AfricaThe Supreme Court of Appeal is an appellate court in South Africa; it is the highest appeal court except in constitutional matters, which are ultimately decided by the Constitutional Court...
- John X. MerrimanJohn X. MerrimanJohn Xavier Merriman was the last prime minister of the Cape Colony before the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910.-Early life:...
, Last Prime Minister of the Cape Colony - Harold Arthur MorrisHarold Arthur MorrisHarold Arthur Morris was the fifth person to be awarded the Freedom of the City of Kimberley, South Africa, an honour conferred in 1967 in recognition of outstanding services to the City and the Northern Cape. Morris was born in Rondebosch, Cape Town, on 4 May 1884 and died in Kimberley aged 93 on...
, M.C., Freeman of the CityFreedom of the CityFreedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Rhodesia to esteemed members of its community and to organisations to be honoured, often for service to the community;...
of KimberleyKimberley, Northern CapeKimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War...
. - Vuyani Ngalwana, past pension funds adjudicator
- Julian Ogilvie ThompsonJulian Ogilvie ThompsonJulian Ogilvie Thompson is a South African businessman and former chairman of De Beers and Anglo American mining....
, former chairman of De BeersDe BeersDe Beers is a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea...
and Anglo AmericanAnglo American (mining)Anglo American plc is a global mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical and thermal coal and the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output... - Rupert Pardoe, He was the Chairman of both ABSA’s Retail Bank Board and its Commercial Bank Board. Finance Director of Anglo American Industrial Corporation (AMIC) and Finance Director of the Corporation from 1997 to 2001. The present chairman of Caledonia mining corporation.
- Gareth PennyGareth PennyGareth Penny is the CEO of AMG Mining Ltd. This is a world leader in the mining and marketing of critical metals and minerals. AMG’s operations include CIF, one of the world’s largest tantalum/niobium producers , Sudamin – Europe’s largest producer of antimony trioxide, and an 88% interest in...
, was the managing director of the De BeersDe BeersDe Beers is a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea...
group. - Gavin RellyGavin RellyGavin Relly was a South African businessman and former chairman of Anglo American....
, former chairman of Anglo AmericanAnglo American (mining)Anglo American plc is a global mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical and thermal coal and the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output...
and chancellor of Rhodes UniversityRhodes UniversityRhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, established in 1904. It is the province’s oldest university, and is one of the four universities in the province... - Robin Russell, 14th Duke of BedfordRobin Russell, 14th Duke of BedfordHenry Robin Ian Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford, DL was a British peer. He became better known to the public than most of his ancestors by appearing in three series of the reality television programme Country House, made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Two, which in turn inspired Monarch of the...
- James SelfeJames SelfeJames Selfe is a South African politician, currently a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance, and the party's Federal Executive Chairperson...
, a Democratic Alliance MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... - Mark ShuttleworthMark ShuttleworthMark Richard Shuttleworth is a South African entrepreneur who was the second self-funded space tourist. Shuttleworth founded Canonical Ltd. and as of 2010, provides leadership for the Ubuntu operating system...
, entrepreneur, astronaut, LinuxLinuxLinux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
developer. - Vice Admiral Ronald Simpson-Anderson, chief of the South African NavySouth African NavyThe South African Navy is the navy of the Republic of South Africa.-Formation:The South African Navy can trace its official origins back to the SA Naval Service, which was established on 1 April 1922....
from 1994–2000 - Hilary SquiresHilary SquiresHilary Gwyn Squires is a retired South African judge and barrister, who was brought in to preside over the Schabir Shaik fraud and corruption trial in Durban, South Africa, so as not to tie up legal proceedings elsewhere while the trial proceeded....
, retired South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n judge and Former Rhodesian minister. - Alexander Logie du Toit, FRS, geologist.
- P. K. van der BylP. K. van der BylPieter Kenyon Fleming-Voltelyn van der Byl, ID was a South African-born Rhodesian politician who served as the country's Foreign Minister from 1974 to 1979 as a member of the Rhodesian Front...
, Former Rhodesian minister of Defence, Foreign Affairs and Information. - Major Pieter Voltelyn Graeme van der Byl :fr:Pieter Voltelyn Graham van der Byl, Former South African Minister under Jan SmutsJan SmutsJan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, PC was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948...
, chevalier de la légion d'honneur, MC. - Alan Watson, Baron Watson of RichmondAlan Watson, Baron Watson of RichmondAlan John Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond, CBE is a broadcaster, politician and advertising executive.-Early life:Lord Watson of Richmond is the son of the Rev. John William Watson and Edna Mary Peters. He was educated at the Diocesan College, Cape Town in South Africa and Kingswood School in Bath...
CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
and Chairman of CTN (Corporate Television Networks)
Sport
Rugby
- Stuart AbbottStuart AbbottStuart Abbott MBE is a South African born rugby union footballer who played centre for London Wasps and England. On 24 October 2007 Abbott announced his immediate retirement due to a shoulder injury....
, HarlequinHarlequin F.C.The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
and EnglandEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... - Selborne BoomeSelborne BoomeSelborne Boome is a rugby union player who has made 20 appearances for the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He also played for Northampton Saints and the provincial team, the Stormers.- External links :...
, Former Vodacom Western ProvinceWestern Province (rugby team)DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team...
and Former Springbok rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player - Robbie FleckRobbie FleckRobert Frank Fleck better known as Robbie is a former rugby union footballer who played at centre for South Africa....
, former Springbok rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player - Russell Nelson, former captain Boland CavaliersBoland CavaliersThe Boland Cavaliers , are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament...
Former player Bulls (Super 14) and Ulster RugbyUlster RugbyUlster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
(Ireland) - Nick KosterNick KosterRalph Nicholas Köster is a South African rugby union player. He plays the position of Flanker or Eight Man....
, loose forward for Vodacom Western ProvinceWestern Province (rugby team)DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team... - Francois LouwFrancois LouwFrancois Louw is a South African rugby union international who plays as a flanker. Louw is the grandson of the former South African international Jan Pickard....
, loose Forward for Vodacom Western ProvinceWestern Province (rugby team)DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team...
and South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... - Hal LuscombeHal LuscombeHaldane 'Hal' Naude Luscombe is a former Wales international rugby union player. His usual position was on the wing or in the centres.The last team he played for was Worcester Warriors in the top level of English rugby, the Guinness Premiership. He previously played for the Newport Gwent Dragons in...
, HarlequinHarlequin F.C.The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
and WelshWales national rugby union teamThe Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player - Richard Neville, former player with SaracensSaracens F.C.Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...
and the Welsh club Pontypridd - Morgan NewmanMorgan NewmanMorgan Newman is a South African rugby union player.He was born in Cape Town and started his rugby career with , representing them at various age groups. In 2011, he moved to the for a short spell before joining the for a six-month spell later in that year.-References:...
, centre for Vodacom Western ProvinceWestern Province (rugby team)DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team... - Ossie Newton-ThompsonOssie Newton-ThompsonJohn Oswald "Ossie" Newton-Thompson was a South African sportsman and politician. He played international rugby union for England and was also a first-class cricketer...
, former England rugby union international - Christian StewartChristian StewartJan Christian Stewart is a former rugby union centre, who played internationally for Canada and the South Africa Springboks. Between the two countries Stewart earned 17 caps, 14 with Canada and three with South Africa.-Notes:...
, Springbok and Canadian rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player - Daniel VickermanDaniel VickermanDaniel Vickerman is a rugby union footballer for the New South Wales Waratahs and Australia who left a successful international career in 2008 to attend the University of Cambridge, where he read a degree in Land Economy at Hughes Hall, and returned to Australian Rugby in 2011...
, WaratahsNew South Wales WaratahsThe New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...
and current AustralianAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... - Fraser WatersFraser WatersFraser Henry Hamilton Waters is a rugby union footballer who plays at Centre for Treviso.Waters grew up in Cape Town before moving, aged 11, with his family to Jersey in the Channel Islands...
, centre for the London WaspsLondon WaspsLondon Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... - Mark Neill Former Eight man for Zimbabwe Rugby UnionZimbabwe Rugby UnionThe Zimbabwe Rugby Union was founded in 1895 as the Rhodesia Rugby Football Union, and is the governing body of rugby union in Zimbabwe....
went to the 1991 Rugby World Cup
Cricket
- Herschelle GibbsHerschelle GibbsHerschelle Herman Gibbs is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman.Gibbs was schooled at St Joseph's Marist College and then Diocesan College in Rondebosch...
, South AfricanSouth African cricket teamThe South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
cricketerCricketerA cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player".... - Craig KieswetterCraig KieswetterCraig Kieswetter is an England cricketer of South African and Scottish heritage. He is a wicket-keeper batsman. An aggressive batsman, he began his career with the South Africa Under-19s, before stating that he wished to play international cricket for England. He began playing county cricket for...
, current SomersetSomersetThe ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
Wicket Keeper - Adrian KuiperAdrian KuiperAdrian Paul Kuiper is a former South African cricketer who played in one international Test match and twenty five ODIs from 1991 to 1996....
, former South AfricanSouth African cricket teamThe South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
cricketerCricketerA cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player".... - Michael Owen-Smith, Media manager for the South African cricket teamSouth African cricket teamThe South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
- Tuppy Owen-SmithTuppy Owen-SmithHarold Geoffrey Owen Owen-Smith was a South African cricketer and English rugby player. He played cricket in 5 Tests in 1929 and was capped 10 times by England from 1934 to 1937. He was captain throughout the 1937 Home Nations championship, thus he captained England three times...
, South AfricanSouth African cricket teamThe South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
cricketerCricketerA cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
, Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1930Wisden Cricketers of the YearThe Wisden Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season"...
, captained EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
at rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and champion lightweight boxer.
Running
- Tim Noakes, professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape TownUniversity of Cape TownThe University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
Memberships
- G20 SchoolsG20 SchoolsAll the schools claim to have a commitment to excellence and innovation of some sort. The G20 Schools have an annual conference which aims to bring together a group of school Heads who want to look beyond the parochial concerns of their own schools and national associations, and to talk through...
- Headmasters' and Headmistresses' ConferenceHeadmasters' and Headmistresses' ConferenceThe Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
- Independent Schools Association of Southern AfricaIndependent Schools Association of Southern AfricaThe Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa is the largest association of independent schools in Southern Africa.-History:...
(ISASAIndependent Schools Association of Southern AfricaThe Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa is the largest association of independent schools in Southern Africa.-History:...
) - International Boys School Coalition
- Elite Seven