St. Andrew's School, Bloemfontein

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St. Andrew's School, established in 1863 is a public school for boys located in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.

The years of study are from pre-primary to grade 12. Boarders are accommodated in four boarding hostels: Dunn House for junior boarders, Storey House for junior secondary boarders, and Twells and Chandler Houses for senior boarders.

Its sister school is St. Michael's School, a girls' school which is located nearby in Bloemfontein.

1 History
2 Old Boys' Association
3 Notable alumni
4 External links

[edit] History

St. Andrew's was founded on 16 November 1863 by Bishop Edward Twells as the Diocesan Grammar School, and was located in a building now known as the Old Raadsaal in St George's Street, Bloemfontein. The first headmaster was George Clegg.

In 1874 the school was renamed St. Andrew's School when it moved to new buildings on the corner of St George's Street and Church Street. The headmaster at this time was Reverend Douglas McKenzie.

In March 1899 new buildings were built for the school; these were however only occupied for a few months before being requisitioned by the British Army during the South African War and the school closed.

Bishop Arthur Chandler worked for a number of years to reinstate the school, and the school reopened in January 1917 on its present site on General Dan Pienaar Drive. Francis Storey served as headmaster until 1947.

St. Andrew's was originally a private school controlled by a board of governors chaired by the Anglican Bishop of Bloemfontein. In 1976, the school was sold to the Orange Free State Provincial Administration, on condition that it could retain its Anglican character.

[edit] Old Boys' Association

St. Andrew's has a strong Old Boys' Association for past pupils, and Old Boys' reunions are held annually at the school in Bloemfontein, in Johannesburg, in London and periodically in other locations such as the Middle East and Australia.