King Edward VII School, Johannesburg

King Edward VII School
King Edward VII School crest
Address
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44 St.Patrick Rd, Houghton Estate Johannesburg , Gauteng 2198 South Africa
Information
Type	All-boys public school
Motto	Strenue (Carry on)
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Established	1902; 119 years ago (1902)
Sister school	Waverley Girls' High School
School number	+27 (011) 551 5800
Headmaster	Mr David Lovatt
Grades	8–12
Gender	Male
Number of students	1,200 boys
Language	English
Schedule	07:30 - 14:00
Campus	Urban Campus
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Anderson Crofts Davis Grimmer Hill Hofmeyr Robinson School
Colour(s)	Red   Green   White
Rivals	Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Jeppe High School for Boys Parktown Boys' High School Pretoria Boys High School South African College Schools St John's College, Johannesburg
Accreditation	Gauteng Department of Education
Fees	High School R56 000 p.a. (tuition) R63 500 p.a. (weekly boarding) R75 000 p.a. (termly boarding)
Website	www.kes.co.za

King Edward VII School (KES) is an all-boys public school situated within the city of Johannesburg in South Africa's Gauteng Province, one of the historically significant Milner Schools.

The school is a public school, with an enrollment of over 1,100 boys from grades 8 to 12 (ages 13 to 18). King Edward VII Preparatory School (KEPS), which is situated adjacent to the High School and shares its grounds, caters to boys from grades R to 7.

Administration[]

Mike Fennell resigned in 2012, and his successor was David Lovatt, who attended the school briefly but matriculated at Roosevelt High School in Johannesburg. ^[1]

History[]

In 1902, when the Boer War came to an end, there was an urgent need for schools in the Transvaal. The Milner Administration, in search of suitable buildings in which to establish temporary classrooms, found a vacant cigar factory in Johannesburg, on the corner of Gold and Kerk Streets, which was chosen as venue for "The Government High School for Boys", also known as the "Johannesburg High School for Boys". Thus was born a school which ultimately became the King Edward VII School.

It grew so rapidly that, in 1904, it was moved to Barnato Park where it was established in the mansion that originally had been designed for the mining millionaire Barney Barnato, who died at sea in 1897. At its new location, it was referenced as "Johannesburg College" but, within seven years, the premises were deemed inadequate and, in 1911, the school was moved to its present site on the Houghton ridge where new buildings had been impressively-designed and specifically constructed for the school. The time frame, within less than a year after the founding of the Union of South Africa and the death of Queen Victoria's eldest son and successor, Edward VII, led to the proposal that the institution's name be changed to honour his memory, thus establishing the appellation, King Edward VII School.

Buildings[]

Over a century old, the school buildings of King Edward retain their impressive appearance and are considered national monuments. These include the school hall, the back facade, the front facade, the lecture theatre and library wing, the memorial wing and the cenotaph in the main quad.

They are also fully committed to fulfill their duty to the school and offer newly renovated classes, a modern and renovated lecture hall, one of the biggest libraries in Gauteng, three state-of-the-art IT centres with 110 computer stations, art centres, a museum, historic hall and theatre built by the Dramatic Society in previous decades.

Sports[]

King Edward VII School has been performing very well on sports during the year.

The sports that are offered in the school are:

• Archery
• Athletics
• Basketball
• Chess
• Cricket
• Cross Country
• Equestrian
• Golf
• Hockey
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Softball
• Squash
• Swimming
• Table tennis
• Tennis
• Water polo

Poaching[]

The school has been involved in numerous rugby poaching scandals resulting in at least two schools (SACS in Cape Town and near neighbours Parktown Boys) cancelling fixtures against the school.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Notable Old Edwardians[]

• Sydney Kentridge, lawyer and judge
• Sydney Lipworth, lawyer and businessman^[11]
• Mark Weinberg^{[citation needed]}
• Donald Gordon, businessman and philanthropist^{[citation needed]}
• Johann Kriegler^{[citation needed]}
• Richard Goldstone Constitutional Court judge
• Ronnie Kasrils, cabinet minister^{[citation needed]}
• William Kentridge, artist^{[citation needed]}
• Bryce Courtenay, novelist ("The Power of One")
• Michael McClelland, Professor of Microbiology and Genetics at the University of California, Irvine
• Anthony Preston, Naval Historian^{[citation needed]}
• Arthur Walker HCG, Bar SAAF Pilot^[12]

Sportsmen[]

• Gary Player, golf^[13]
• Arthur Langton, cricketer
• Ali Bacher, cricketer^[14]
• Kevin McKenzie, cricketer^[14]
• Neil McKenzie, cricketer^[14]
• Ray Jennings, cricketer^[14]
• Hugh Page, cricketer^[14]
• Adam Bacher, cricketer^[15]
• Nic Pothas, cricketer^[14]
• Graeme Smith, cricketer^[16]
• Joe van Niekerk, rugby player^[17]
• Bryan Habana, rugby player^[17]
• Rhys M. Thomas, rugby player (Wales)^[17]
• Cliff Durandt, soccer player^[18]
• Vaughn van Jaarsveld, cricketer^[14]
• Scarra Ntubeni, rugby player^[16]
• Quinton de Kock, cricketer^[16]
• Dane Vilas, cricketer^[14]
• Shaun Keeling, rowing^[19]

• Stephen Cook (cricketer)^[16]
• Malcolm Marx, rugby player^[16]
• Keaton Jennings, cricketer (England)^[14]
• Stan Schmidt, karate^[20]

References[]

External links[]

• King Edward VII School Family Official Website

Coordinates: 26°10′24″S 28°03′46″E / 26.17333°S 28.06278°E / -26.17333; 28.06278