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Hilton College
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Orando et Laborando
Established 1872
School type Private, Boarding
Locale Rural
Grades 8 - 12
Headmaster Mike Nicholson
Exam board IEB
Location Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Students 550 boys
Colors Black and white
Fees R 115 800 p.a.
Website www.hiltoncollege.com

Hilton College is a private full boarding senior school for boys located near the small town of Hilton in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa. It is one of the most prestigious schools in South Africa and one of the world's top schools.

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[edit] History

It was founded in 1872 by Gould Arthur Lucas and William Orde Newnham, an Anglican priest when Natal was a British colony, as a non-denominational Christian school for boys. It is located on a massive 17 square kilometre estate.

The original school buildings were red brick but with development this changed to the present Cape Dutch style.

Hilton has established a friendly rivalry with other schools in the province including: Maritzburg College, Michaelhouse and Kearsney College.

Hilton is a member of the unofficial Elite Seven.

Nelson Mandela was a guest speaker at the school's annual prizegiving and speech day in 2001.

[edit] Relationship with Michaelhouse

Besides being the two most expensive schools of their kind in South Africa, Hilton College and Michaelhouse have much in common in that they are the only two full boarding schools left in South Africa and are both located near one another in the somewhat remote KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. They are often coupled in reference like Eton and Harrow or Oxford and Cambridge.

A friendly rivalry on the sportsfield has developed since 1896, and the high point of this is the Hilton-Michaelhouse Day, which alternates every year between the two campuses and during which the schools play one another in sport. The day cumlinates in a rugby match between the two 1st XVs.

[edit] Headmasters

The Estate
The Estate

[edit] Academics

The years of study at Hilton are referred to as forms 1 to 5. "Fifth form" is the equivalent of grade 12 or year 12 and has boys aged 17 or 18 and "First form" is the equivalent of grade 8 or year 8 and has boys aged 13 or 14.

The pupil-teacher ratio is 10:1.[1]

Hilton College leavers write the Independent Examinations Board exams.

IEB Results 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of candidates 112 86 98 116 100 97 103 101 111 95 112
Number of failures 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
University endorsement (%) 88.4 92 86 91.4 94 88 94.2 94.1 96.4 94 92
A aggregates (%) 18.2 10.1 18 17 22.3 36 34 28.4 27.1 30 27
A-B-C aggregates (%) 67.2 71.2 70 71.3 65 65 71 64 90
Subject distinctions 113 48 112 79 88 141 167 128 140 142 174
Number in top 50 1 2 3 1 1 0 4

Most of Hilton's leavers go on to attend top South African universities such as the University of Cape Town, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Stellenbosch University, Wits University and Rhodes University.

Hilton has also produced over 15 Rhodes scholars for study at the University of Oxford and two Elsie Ballot scholars for study at the University of Cambridge.[2]

After graduating with a Bachelor of Business Science at UCT, the Hilton dux of 2001, Sharand Pyar Maharaj, won a Rhodes scholarship to attend St Anne's College, Oxford in 2005 to read for a MSc. in Financial Economics.[3]

Danny Scher (2001) was accepted to Princeton University.[4]

Miles Jackson (2002) received a first class honours degree in law from St Anne's College, Oxford and has been accepted to read for a master's degree in law at Harvard Law School.[5]

[edit] Spiritual

Hilton is a non-denominational Christian college, and Christian worship, values and principles are the foundation of College life. Pupils attend chapel service twice a week, including Sundays. About 40% of the school pupils come from Anglican backgrounds; 15% from Roman Catholic; 13% from Methodist; the other denominations are less than 10% each. The school chaplain is Fr. Kevin Robertson (Anglican).

[edit] The Old Hiltonian Club

Old boys of Hilton College are called old Hiltonians and they meet regularly at venues throughout South Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (the largest gathering at the Harvard Club in New York.)

[edit] Notable Old Hiltonians

Lucas House
Lucas House

[edit] Hilton today

Hilton is the most expensive boarding school in South Africa with relatively high fees of approximately R115,800 in 2007, although it is also considered one of the best.

The headmaster since 1994 is Mike Nicholson, an Old Hiltonian who taught at Kearsney College before joining the teaching staff at Hilton in 1977.

Various performers and audiences gather every year for the Hilton Arts Festival held at the Hilton College Theatre - the second largest theatre in the province.

It has a student exchange programme with Eton College, Harrow School, Wrekin College, The King's School, Canterbury in England, Gordonstoun in Scotland, Schule Schloss Salem in Germany and The Scots College in Australia.

[edit] Development

Hilton College has an endowment of approximately R37 million. A new Pearce boarding house, is being built in 2006 after a R12 million donation.

[edit] Feeder schools

[edit] Memberships

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ < ISASA Schools Guide.
  2. ^ < Genealogy World.
  3. ^ < Southern African Rhodes Scholarships.
  4. ^ < Fleur-de-Lys Magazine 2003.
  5. ^ < Fleur-de-Lys Magazine 2006.
  6. ^ Cape Argus - 1 December 2006

Coordinates: 29°29′S 30°18′E


KwaZulu-Natal Coat of Arms

KwaZulu-Natal High Schools

 Schoolhouse
Alternative schools
Crawford College, Durban | Crawford College, La Lucia | Crawford College, North Coast | Roseway Waldorf School
Private schools
Clifton College | Durban Girls' College | Epworth School | Hilton College | Kearsney College | Maris Stella School | Michaelhouse | St. Anne's Diocesan College | St. Charles College | St. Henry's Marist Brothers' College | St. John's DSG | St. Mary's DSG | Thomas More College | The Wykeham Collegiate
Public schools
Alexandra High School | Carter High School | Durban Girls' High School | Durban High School | Durban North College | Glenwood High School | Hillcrest High School | Howick High School | Kloof High School | Maritzburg College | Mathunjwa High School | Nansindlela School | Northwood School | Ohlange High School | Pinetown Boys' High School | Pinetown Girls' High School | Port Shepstone High School | Verulam Secondary | Westville Boys' High School | Westville Girls' High School
Vocational schools
George Campbell School of Technology
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