Michaelhouse is a full boarding senior school for boys founded in 1896. It is located in the Balgowan valley in the

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, South Africa. The Spear’s Schools Index 2025 recognises Michaelhouse as one of the world’s 100 leading private schools (Rest of the World category), for demonstrating excellence in academics, innovation and student development.

History

''St. Michael's Diocesan College'' was founded in

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in 1896 by

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. The school was established as a private venture with fifteen boys in two small houses in Loop Street. James Cameron Todd had a clear idea of what he wanted the school to be. He wrote: "A man's tone, moral and spiritual, as well as intellectual, is largely determined for life by his school." Within a few years, Michaelhouse became the Diocesan College of Natal, governed by a permanent trust deed and administered by a

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. In 1901 the school relocated to Balgowan, when some 77 boys took up residence in the buildings which remain the core to the school to this day. Its name was later changed to ''Michaelhouse''. The school adopted the 9th century

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"Stars of the Morning" as its official school

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Motto

The

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school

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, ''

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'' translates to 'Who like God?', or, less literally, 'Who is like God?'. This motto is derived from the name of the school whose origin stems from the

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''Mikha'el'' which translates to the same. The school hymn, '' Stars of the Morning'', reflects this with the line Who like the Lord?' thunders Michael, the Chief."

Rectors

(1896–1903) #Edward Bertram Hugh Jones (1903–1910) #Antony William Scudamore Brown (1910–1916) #Eldred Pascoe (1917–1926) # Warin Foster Bushell (1927–1930) #Ronald Fairbridge Currey (1930–1938) #Frederick Rowlandson Snell (1939–1952) #Clement Yorke Morgan (1953–1960) #Robert 'Tommy' Norwood (1960–1968) #Rex Frampton Pennington (1969–1977) #Neil Jardine (1978–1986) #John Hay Pluke (1987–1996) #Reginald Dudley Forde (1997–2001) #Guy Norman Pearson (2002–2012) #Gregory Theron (2013-2018) #Paul Christian Fleischack (2018-2019) # Antony Roy Clark (2019-2025) #Win de Wet (Acting) (Jan 2026-July 2026) #Bart Wielenga (July 2026-)

Relationship with Hilton College

Hilton College and Michaelhouse have enjoyed a long history of friendly rivalry. The two schools have much in common and are the only two full boarding schools remaining in KwaZulu-Natal. The schools are located near one another in the

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. The bond between Hilton and Michaelhouse has developed since 1904 when the two schools played their first rugby match at Hilton College, which Hilton won 11-0. Both schools consider each other their main fixture in all sporting disciplines. The high point of this rivalry is the biannual Hilton-Michaelhouse Day. This event, held alternately between the two schools, sees them play one another in rugby and hockey. The culmination of the day is the main rugby match between the two schools' 1st XVs, which is the oldest continuous rugby fixture in

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Academics

The years of study are referred to as blocks E to A. "A block" is the equivalent of grade 12 or year 12 and has boys aged 17 or 18 and "E block" is the equivalent of grade 8 or year 8 and has boys aged 13 or 14. Michaelhouse educates boys and has an academic staff of about seventy with a male teaching quotient of approximately 62%; the master(teacher)/pupil ratio is 1:10. Each grade has 6 classes with approximately 21 boys per class. Michaelhouse school-leavers write the

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exams and consistently achieve top results. The school has produced over 30

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s to study at the

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and 10 Elsie Ballot scholars to study at the

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. The school hosted the

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in 2002.

The estate and facilities

Pietermaritzburg foundation (1896 to 1902)

The school was founded in a building in Loop Street,

. It had capacity for about 30 boys in total, but it was not long before that became inadequate.

Balgowan estate (from 1902)

Around the turn of the century, approximately of land in the picturesque Balgowan valley, approximately 45 minutes north-west of Pietermaritzburg was donated to Rector James Cameron Todd. The buildings were started in 1900 and the school took occupation in 1901. The first buildings to be completed were the existing administration block, vestry and gallery of the now extended chapel, and Founders House.

The Michaelhouse Nature Reserve

The hill overlooking Michaelhouse is one of the rarer biomes in the country (Midlands mistbelt grassland) and is the preferred habitat for an indigenous antelope, the

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The Estate

The original school buildings are made of traditional

red brick. The entire school is built in a lattice of quadrangles. It is in fact possible to move from one end of the school buildings to the other without ever having to get wet on a rainy day.

Boarding houses

There are ten boarding houses. The house system was put in place by Rector Warin Bushell in 1928. Initially, four houses were established but as the school grew the number of houses increased. These are, in order of age, with foundation date in brackets: House Flag Colours

*Founders (1928, formerly called "Rector's" and "Foundation North") *East (1928, formerly called "Foundation East") *West (1928, formerly called "Foundation West") *Farfield (1928) *Tatham (1935, formerly called "Tathams") *Pascoe (1940) *Baines (1956) *Mackenzie (1995) *Ralfe (2020) *McCormick (2020) Each boarding house houses about 70 boys in dormitories of four to twelve for the younger boys and in double and single rooms for the senior boys. The boys share two dining halls (one for senior boys and one for juniors) for their meals and are supplied by a kitchen, with an on-site bakery and butchery.

The chapel

The chapel is an important focal point in the school's architecture and ethos. The chapel was built running from North to South with the apse at the North end. In the 1940s, however, the chapel was no longer big enough to fit the entire school in for a service. Thus the chapel was extended towards the East. Because of

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, the chapel was only finished in the 1950s. A memorial to those who died in World War II is outside the entrance to the chapel. The original chapel now forms the gallery and vestry. The apse of the old chapel is used as a baptism font. The extended chapel can seat nearly 600 people. Beneath the new chapel is a crypt which is used for smaller prayer meetings and services. The crypt can seat 30 people. The

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designed chapel, include the Michaelhouse

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, created by Ervin Bossanyi depicting the head of Christ surrounded by the birds of

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at the rear of the chapel. There is also a series of lancet windows in the sanctuary by Margaret Agnes Rope depicting the Virgin and child, flanked by the Archangels

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as a boy, King

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as a young man,

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as a child and the boy with the loaves and fishes. The pews are made of solid teak. The chapel has a bell-tower, installed in the 1950s with a

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of eight bells. It has been a tradition (with unknown origins) that only boys from Tatham House may ring the bells. The bells are rung before each chapel service (there are three services a week, although not all are compulsory).

The Schlesinger Theatre

A 550-seat theatre was built and completed in 1976. It was opened at a ceremony by Elizabeth Sneddon in 1976. The theatre hosts a variety of performances, mainly aimed at the resident population of pupils. However, the theatre is open to the local community. Many performers give a one night performance on their way between runs in

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. The Schlesinger theatre is one of a number of facilities at the school that was funded by an old boy.

The Indoor Centre

The construction of the Inglis Indoor Centre was finally completed in the month of August 2006. It is named after James Inglis, a past chairman of the Board of Governors. In summer it is used for basketball and cricket and has three courts that can be used simultaneously as well as 4 indoor turf cricket nets, whilst during winter it is used for indoor hockey. The centre also features a cafeteria/restaurant which is available to the pupils as well as the public, and accommodation for visiting teams to stay overnight. High Performance Sports Centre

Other features

The library is stocked with over 16,000 books and has an adjoining 50 seat lecture theatre. There are four Science laboratories, three Biology laboratories and four computer centres. The school has a sanatorium and laundry service. The staff reside on the estate. Lecture room in the Science and Biology Centre

Lecture room in the Science and Biology Centre

Sporting facilities

There are 11 playing fields: *''Willows'' - named after the Willow trees that stand along its length. *''Vlei'' - an

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name meaning marsh or bog. This is because of the field's affinity for flooding during heavy rains. *''Meadows'' - used as the main rugby field. *''Far Meadows'' - adjacent to Meadows *''Holleys'' *''Tarpeys'' - grew millet during

to feed the school. *''Baileys'' - the former main rugby field. Moved to Meadows when seating the hundreds of fans on its small banks became a problem *''Aitkens Astroturf'' - formerly a grass pitch, the astroturf was completed in 2001. *''Punchbowl Astroturf'' -It was a junior cricket oval,the new astroturf was completed in 2019. *''Hannahs'' - a senior cricket oval. *''Roy Gathorne Oval'' - the first team's cricket oval, named after Roy Gathorne. These include six turf

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pitches, two artificial astroturf

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surfaces, a heated

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(12 lanes by 25 metres), a heated water polo pool, eight

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complex, a golf driving range with artificial putting green, an indoor sports centre (used primarily for basketball and indoor hockey - the facility also houses four artificial surface indoor cricket practice nets) and a

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Hosting of Paraguay national football team

The nearby Woodridge Estate hosted the

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team for the

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, and Michaelhouse was chosen to be the team's training base for the tournament.

Alumni organisation

Since the school was founded in 1896, it has produced approximately 8700 alumni. Around 6650 are living. Alumni are members of the ''Michaelhouse Old Boys' Club''. The Club was founded on

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, 1 June 1903. The School's Founder (Reverend

) was the Club's first President. The Club is headquartered in the Heritage Centre on the school campus.

Notable alumni

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* Rupert Bromley, 10th Bt. (1952),

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, Captain South African cricket team. * Paul Nash (1964), a South African sprinter who tied the 100-metre world record four times in 1968 with a time of 10.0 seconds. * Chris Nicholson, High Court judge in the Natal Provincial Division who declared charges against

Jacob Zuma Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (; born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan names Nxamalala and Msholozi. Zuma was a for ...

were unlawful * Gary Ralfe (1961), former managing director of

De Beers The De Beers Group is a South African–British corporation that specializes in the diamond industry, including mining, exploitation, retail, inscription, grading, trading and industrial diamond manufacturing. The company is active in open-pi ...

* Michael Rhodes, Stormers and Saracens rugby player * Mark Richards, South African Sevens rugby player *

Desmond Sacco Desmond Sacco is a South African businessman. He serves as Chairman and Managing Director of Assore Limited (). Early life Desmond Sacco was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.Bruce CairncrossThe Mineral Collection of Desmond Sacco, Johannesburg ...

(1958), Chairman of Assore * David 'the Kiffness' Scott (2005), musician *

Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote Richard Rashleigh Folliott Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, (born 2 October 1934) is a British judge, who formerly held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. Early life The son of Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. F. and Katharine Scott, Scott was ...

(1951),

barrister and judge *

Wilbur Smith Wilbur Addison Smith (9 January 1933 – 13 November 2021) was a Northern Rhodesian-born British-South African novelist specializing in historical fiction about international involvement in Southern Africa across four centuries. He gained a f ...

(1950), bestselling novelist *

Barry Streek Barry Streek (30 August 1948 – 21 July 2006) was a liberal South African political journalist and anti-apartheid activist. Early life and education Barry Streek was educated at Michaelhouse in Kwazulu-Natal where he wrote for and was a membe ...

, political journalist and anti-apartheid activist * Rex Tremlett, gold prospector *

Paul Trewhela Paul Trewhela (born 1941) is a South African journalist and a former political prisoner. Early life Trewhela was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1941, educated at Michaelhouse in KwaZulu-Natal. Career Trewhela worked in underground jou ...

, journalist, communist and political prisoner *

John van de Ruit John Howard van de Ruit (born 20 April 1975) is a South African novelist, actor, playwright and producer. He has been a professional actor, playwright and producer since 1998. He was born in Durban and educated at Michaelhouse, where he stayed ...

(1993), playwright and author of ''

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'' * Timothy Woods (1961), schoolmaster * Jean van der Westhuyzen (2017), Australian canoeist,

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gold medalist

Feeder schools

Clifton Preparatory School, Nottingham Road Clifton Preparatory School, Nottingham Road is a private, co-educational day and boarding primary school located in the Nottingham Road area of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in South Africa. History The school was founded in 1942 when a number o ...

Highbury Preparatory School Highbury Preparatory School is a South African private school for boys located in Hillcrest (eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality), KwaZulu-Natal. History Highbury was founded in 1903 by Sibella Douglas McMillan, née Duff. It was named after Hi ...

Cordwalles Preparatory School Cordwalles is a private school, private, boarding school, boarding Preparatory school (UK), preparatory school for boys founded in 1912. It is located in Pietermaritzburg, the capital city of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Origins Cordwalles ...

* Clifton School, Durban * The Ridge School,

Gauteng Gauteng ( , ; Sotho-Tswana languages, Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; or ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts f ...

* Pridwin Preparatory School,

* Cowan House Preparatory School,

Merchiston Preparatory School Merchiston Preparatory School was founded in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in 1892. It was founded by Miss Agnes Rowe and Miss Elizabeth Allan who were inspired by Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, Scotland. MPS History Pupils Merchiston Pr ...

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* Waterkloof House Preparatory School,

St. Peter's Preparatory School Saint Peter's Preparatory School (also known as Saint Peter's Prep or simply Prep) is an Private school, independent, College-preparatory school, preparatory, and Single-sex education, all-male day school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jers ...

* Durban Preparatory High School,

* St. Davids Preparatory School,

References

External links

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Michaelhouse Old Boys' ClubISASA Schools Directory
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