St. George's Grammar School is a

private Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

co-education Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

al day school located in Mowbray, a suburb of

Cape Town Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. It was historically the

cathedral school Cathedral schools began in the Early Middle Ages as centers of advanced education, some of them ultimately evolving into medieval universities. Throughout the Middle Ages and beyond, they were complemented by the monastic schools. Some of these ...

attached to St. George's Cathedral, having been founded in 1848 by Robert Gray, the first

Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...

Bishop of Cape Town. St. George's claims to be the oldest

independent school A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent upon national or local government to finance their fina ...

in South Africa.

Notable staff

* Barry Smith

Notable alumni

* William Carlsson (1892–1916), was a first-class cricketer *

Michael Brimer Michael Brimer (8 August 1933 – 7 March 2023) was a South African-Australian pianist, organist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic. Biography Brimer was born in South Africa and studied with Eleanor Bonnar, a pupil of Leopold Godow ...

(OG 1947) (born 8 August 1933) was a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic. * Jack Plimsoll (OG 1935), was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1947, against England in Manchester. * Roy Clare (OG 1966), Royal Navy admiral * Sir

Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom ''Yes Minister'' and the Cabinet Secre ...

, was an English actor * Christopher Steytler (OG 1966), former Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and President of the Court of appeal *

Nicholas Pike Nicholas Pike is an English film and television music composer. He was born in Water Orton, Warwickshire, England, and is known for featuring unique sounds and instrumentation. He started his music career at the age of 7 at the prestigious Cant ...

(OG 1973), a Hollywood composer in film and television * Rick Turner (OG 1959) (25 September 1941, in Stellenbosch – 8 January 1978, in Durban), was a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist who was probably assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978. Nelson Mandela described Turner "as a source of inspiration". * Clive Scott (OG 1955) (4 July 1937 – 28 July 2021) was a South African radio, film, television and theatre actor and director best known for his performances in the TV soap operas, The Villagers and Isidingo. * William Rune Liltved (OG 1979), (born 1960) is a South African malacologist and botanist. * Zohran Mamdani, Ugandan-born American politician serving in the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass ...

, Democratic Party nominee in the 2025 New York City mayoral election.

References

External links

* Private schools in the Western Cape Anglican schools in South Africa Schools in Cape Town Educational institutions established in 1848 1848 establishments in the Cape Colony {{SouthAfrica-school-stub