Rondebosch Boys' School
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| Motto | Altius et Latius |
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| Established | 1897 |
| Type | All Boys State School |
| Headmaster | Martin Barker (High), Tony Ryan (Preparatory) |
| Grades | 1 - 12 |
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Houses | Andrews, Canigou, Fletcher, Marchand, Ramage |
| Website | www.rondebosch.com |
Rondebosch Boys' High School and Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School make up a state school situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It was founded in 1897.
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[edit] Academics
Of the 150 final-year students in 2006, 58 achieved an "A" aggregate and over 90% achieved matric endorsement in the Western Cape Education Department exams.[1]
Subsequent to RBHS's 2006 matric results, RBHS headmaster Martin Barker attended a function at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria where he accepted an award from the Deputy President, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, for Rondebosch having more than 100 matric boys writing higher grade mathematics. There are only 13 other state schools in South Africa which attained this accolade. This is in addition to the award made to the school by the Premier of the Western Cape for Rondebosch being in the top 10 schools in the Province and for having the highest number of higher grade Physical Science passes in the Province.
Rondebosch has also won the UCT Mathematics Competition for eight of the past nine years from 1999 to 2007.[2]
[edit] Culture
The school offers a range of cultural activities and societies.
The senior debating team won the Rotary Trophy for three consecutive years from 1993-1995.[3] The choir has performed in the Cape Town City Hall on regular occasions, and the school has won many awards for music at Eisteddfods. The school puts on plays, both one-act and longer, and has won the Montague Play Festival recently. The annual "Cabaret in the Quad" is popular and is usually sold out before opening night.[4]
[edit] Sports
Rondebosch is the traditional rival of the nearby school Diocesan College (Bishops). Derby sport matches between the schools are played twice a year in both rugby and cricket, as well as in a number of other sports. Along with SACS, these three schools participate in the annual Triangular athletics event.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Michael Corbett, Chief Justice of South Africa
- Allan McLeod Cormack, winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on the development of Computer assisted tomography (CAT scan)
- Nick Gevers, well known science fiction critic and editor
- Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold, Chief Justice of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- Lyall Watson, author of Supernature
- Tim Jenkin, political prisoner, author, escapee from Pretoria Central Prison
- Jannie de Villiers, former rector of the University of Stellenbosch
- Ernest Wentzel, civil rights lawyer
- Ryan Coetzee, strategist for the Democratic Alliance
- David Earl, composer and concert pianist
- Daniel Rajna, principal ballet dancer with the Cape Town City Ballet Company
- Justin Bergh, singer
- Robert Fokkens, composer
- Richard Haigh, Associate Director of Music and Organist at the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Dallas
- Richard Spring, MP and Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party
- Zapiro, cartoonist
- Ken Andrew, politician
- John Allison, publisher and editor of Opera magazine
[edit] International sports players
[edit] Soccer
[edit] Tennis
[edit] Surfing
Ian Armstrong
[edit] Cricket
Gary Kirsten, HD Ackerman, John Commins, John Nel, Jonathan Trott, Kenny Jackson, Paul Kirsten, Bryan Baguley, Ryan Maron, Louis-Marc Germishuys, Ralph Coetzee
[edit] Rugby
Springboks: Gerald Thompson, Frank Mellish, Jackie Tindall, Willie Rousseau, Bennie Osler, Stanley Osler, Jock van Niekerk, Mervyn Ellis, Jack Gage, Alvi van der Merwe, John Apsey, Dendy Lawton, James Starke, Mike Lawless, Ian McCallum, Roy McCallum, Chris Pope, Derek van den Berg, Joel Stransky (who was at Rondebosch till his under 16 year), Gcobani Bobo and Hanyani Shimange.
- England: Frank Mellish
- France: Eric Melvill
- Ireland: Dion O'Cuinneagain (captain), who also captained the South African Sevens side
- USA Sevens: Dallen Stanford
[edit] Notable past teachers
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 Senior Certificate Results. Rondebosch Boys' High School. Retrieved on 5 April 2007.
- ^ UCT Mathematics Competition. Retrieved on 5 April 2007.
- ^ Headmaster's Address: Speech Night 2005.
- ^ A night with the stars.
