St John's College (Johannesburg)
St John's College is a private Anglican day and boarding school situated in Houghton Estate in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was founded in 1898 and comprises five schools: College, Preparatory, Pre-Preparatory and The Bridge Nursery, as well as a co-educational sixth form. St John's College is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa.
St John's College
Lux Vita Caritas
(Light Life Love)
1 August 1898
Revd John Darragh
Stuart West
100 full-time
Bridge Nursery School (000-00) Pre-Preparatory (0–2) Preparatory (3–7) College (8–12) Sixth Form ( Cambridge A Levels)
Boys & Girls
3 to 18
1,350 pupils
08:00 – 15:00
Urban Campus
Suburban
9
Blue, maroon, white
Eagle
The Blues
- Christian Brother's College
- Jeppe High School for Boys
- King Edward VII School
- Parktown Boys' High School
- St Stithians College
R 352 850 p.a. (tuition and boarding)
R 167 658 p.a. (tuition only)
Thomson, Alston, Clarke, Fleming
History[edit]
Expansion and growth[edit]
The Community of the Resurrection relinquished control of the school to the Diocese of Johannesburg in 1934.[1]
In 1972, Jan Breitenbach became the first South African headmaster. Cadet corps ceases to exist. The first girl was accepted into Sixth Form. In 1973 the school became a three-term school.[2]