Penryn College (South Africa)
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Penryn | |
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Location | |
Mbombela , | |
Coordinates | 25°24′31″S 30°58′32″E / 25.40849°S 30.97560°ECoordinates: 25°24′31″S 30°58′32″E / 25.40849°S 30.97560°E |
Information | |
Former name | Penryn College |
Type | Preparatory & College |
Motto | One and All |
Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist Church |
Established | 1991 |
Sister school | St Stithians College |
Headmaster | Mr Albert Pienaar |
Exam board | IEB |
Grades | 8–12 |
Gender | Boys & Girls |
Age | 14 to 18 |
Number of students | 1,500 pupils |
Language | English |
Schedule | 08:00 - 15:00 |
Houses | Goshawk Harrier Kite Kestrel |
Colour(s) | Blue Red White |
Rival |
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Newspaper | Penryn Pride |
Alumni | Old Penrynian |
Website | http://www.penryn.co.za/ |
Penryn is a co-educational, English-medium private school situated in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is also a global member of Round Square.[1] Penryn was officially started in 1991 in a Methodist church in Plaston, Mpumalanga, with 13 pupils and 2 teachers,[2] as a sister school to St Stithians College in Randburg, Johannesburg.[3] Two years later, the college moved to its own campus on Boschrand Ridge, where it was officially opened by Enos Mabuza.[citation needed]
Name[]
Penryn is named after Penryn, Cornwall.[citation needed] The name Penryn means "Top of the Hill" in the Cornish language. The college is indeed situated on top of a hill. This is often used as a metaphor by Penryn when it refers to itself as the light on the hill. A reference to it seeing itself as being a light of hope on the hill. Penryn was renamed from Penryn College in 2018.
Sports[]
Sports played at Penryn College include:
- Archery
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Canoeing
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Golf
- Hockey
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Shooting
- Softball
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Water polo
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Penryn". Round Square. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Celebrations as college looks back on 25 years". Lowvelder. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "History – St Stithians College". www.stithian.com. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
External links[]
- High schools in Mpumalanga
- Private schools in Mpumalanga
- Round Square schools
- South African school stubs