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May 8, 2015

Pipe Band Tour

On Saturday the 2nd of May the Pipe Band participated in the annual South Coast Highland Gathering in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal. This championship event attracts the top […]
May 4, 2015

KKNK Tour

“What a jol!” Well, this was what we set out to have while immersing ourselves in Afrikaans culture, music, art and theatre – and we certainly […]
Apr 30, 2015

Rugby Round-up from the vacation

Over the holidays the 1st XV attended the St Stithian’s Easter Rugby Festival where they beat St Alban’s, going down to a strong Wynberg side and […]
Apr 29, 2015

Hockey Round-up from the vacation

At the start of the holiday the U16A side played host to a number of schools at the Independent Schools Hockey Festival held over Easter. The […]
Apr 1, 2015

Literacy Project – Teaching children to read

A community engagement project is in its development stages here at College and we cannot wait to see what a powerful impact it is going to […]
Apr 1, 2015

Pipe Band: 100 Guineas Piping Competition

On Saturday 28th March The college pipers competed at the Hundred Guineas Piping competition at King Edward the Seventh School in Johannesburg. The results were as […]
Apr 1, 2015

Grade 8 Outdoor Ed to Khula Bush Camp

Nelson Mandela once wrote: “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” The […]
Apr 1, 2015

Rugby vs Bishops

On Thursday 26 March St Andrew’s College took on Bishops from Cape Town in their annual rugby derby in Grahamstown. The U14A, U15A, U16A and 2nd […]
Mar 24, 2015

Rower to compete in Championships

Oscar Hobson has been included in the Junior Men’s Coxed Four Qualification to compete at the 2015 World Junior Rowing Championships in Rio de Janeiro later […]
Mar 18, 2015

Teach a Tiger to Swim

Community Engagement is an essential part of life at SAC. We encourage the boys to recognise that as they give of their time and energy to […]
Mar 17, 2015

College Swimmer Strokes Ahead

John Maree participated in the Level Three National gala this past weekend in Port Elizabeth. This is where the country’s top club swimmers get together to […]
Mar 13, 2015

Beyond the classroom: Exploration and Self-discovery

Khula (from Kukhula) means “grow”. It is also the name of the St Andrew’s College outdoor education centre on Table Farm, just outside Grahamstown. Outdoor education […]
Mar 11, 2015

DB Wylde Leadership Indaba

Old Andrean, Khudusela Pitje, returned to his alma mater as the guest of honour at the prestigious DB Wylde Leadership Indaba on Monday evening which was […]
Mar 11, 2015

Metamorphosis – A School Production

The small cast of Metamorphosis have been hard at work rehearsing in preparation for their stage debut next Wednesday. They underwent a gruelling audition process and […]
Mar 10, 2015

SA Rowing Championships

The St Andrew’s College and DSG Rowing Clubs enjoyed a great deal of success at the South African Schools Rowing Champs held on the Roodeplaat Dam […]
Mar 5, 2015

Careers Day

The annual DSG Careers Day took place yesterday afternoon. The Grade 11 and 12 pupils from College as well as pupils from other schools in Grahamstown […]
Mar 3, 2015

Inter-house Swimming Gala

The 2015 gala was another year of intense competition and some excellent swimming. 11 colours times were swum and 13 standard times. With the improved standard […]
Feb 24, 2015

The College 1st XI and the end of the T20

The College 1st XI enjoyed a fantastic cricket experience hosted by Cricket SA in Stellenbosch over the weekend. The team kept their chances alive of making […]
Feb 22, 2015

St Andrew’s College Shield Tournament

Over the weekend we hosted our annual water polo tournament, the St Andrew’s Shield Tournament. Participating this year were 26 teams from all over the country […]
Feb 17, 2015

Proficiency Tie

A proficiency tie for the all-round achievements of Matric pupil, James Marriner was awarded in assembly on the 17th of February 2015. Congratulations James on this […]
Feb 9, 2015

Installation of the 19th Headmaster of St Andrew’s College

A piper playing the bagpipe, a chorus of voices, the sound of the trumpet and the crescendo of the drum. These different elements brought the Chapel […]
Feb 4, 2015

Exciting cargo arrives at St Andrew’s College

Yesterday afternoon a big shipping container arrived on our campus with an exciting cargo on-board. Inside the huge container were four new Filippi rowing boats that […]
Feb 3, 2015

St Andrew’s College hosts Eastern Cape Sprints Regatta and Settlers Challenge

On Saturday St Andrew’s hosted the Eastern Cape Sprints Regatta and the Inaugural Settlers Challenge. Although there were some rough conditions the rowers started their season […]
Jan 29, 2015

The place where music lives – The DR Wynne Music School

The facilities at our DR Wynne Music School are undergoing major changes and upgrades. In 2014 we upgraded our Music Lab, providing the music students with […]
Jan 27, 2015

Proficiency Tie Awarded – Veli Motsilili

Veli Motsilili, a Grade 12 pupil was awarded a Proficiency Tie today. This award marks Veli’s achievements in various school arenas which include all-round proficiency in […]
Jan 22, 2015

Grade 8 Induction – The start of a new tradition

Over the last two days the Grade 8s have experienced a new rite of passage which sees the start of a new tradition for the incoming […]
Jan 21, 2015

A taste for the outdoors – New Boy Walk 2015

Having been at school for just over a week, the new boys of 2015 have been exposed to a variety of events put in place to […]
Jan 20, 2015

Historian in Residence – Professor Chris Danziger

It was with great pleasure that St Andrews’ and DSG were able to host Professor Chris Danziger, semi-retired professor of History, from Oxford University, and his […]
Jan 16, 2015

A new term begins…

“To the College boys, at the start of new term and a new year, we have a blank screen, ready to be filled. Each one of […]
Jan 16, 2015

New Boys Day

Yesterday we welcomed 96 new boys to St Andrew’s College. The boys and their parents spent the day settling into their new surrounds and in the […]
Jan 16, 2015

Welcome to a new year – 2015

“As a new year begins for College, the one hundred and sixtieth year in our illustrious history, each of us here arrives at this point of […]
Jan 5, 2015

Matric National Senior Certificate Results 2014

We warmly congratulate the 2014 Matric group who have rounded off a memorable year at College by producing excellent results in their Final Examination. 7 Subject […]