# Graeme College > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Graeme_College > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Graeme_College.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_College > Source revision: 1339601589 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) High school in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "Graeme College" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Graeme College Graeme College school crest Location Templeton Drive Makhanda , Eastern Cape South Africa Information Type Public high school[1] Motto Virtute et Opera (Courage and toil) Established 1873; 153 years ago (1873) Sister school Victoria Girls' High School School number +27 (046) 622 7227 Headmaster Kevin Watson Staff 33 teachers 13 support staff[2] Grades 00–12 Gender Male Age 6 to 18 Enrollment 600 boys Language English Schedule 07:30 - 13:30 Campus Urban Campus Campus type Suburban Houses Hutton Nielson Vernal Wiles Colours Gold Navy White Nickname Graemians Rival Muir College St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown Selborne College Grey High School Dale College Queen's College School fees Contact the school for current fees Alumni Old Graemians Website www.graemecollege.co.za **Graeme College** is a [public](/source/State_school) [English medium](/source/English_language) high school for boys located in [Makhanda (Grahamstown)](/source/Grahamstown) in the [Eastern Cape](/source/Eastern_Cape) province of [South Africa](/source/South_Africa). It caters for boys from Grade 00 to Grade 12 and offers both boarding and day options to its pupils.[3] It was founded in April 1873. ## History Over the years the name of the school has undergone several changes. During the period in which it offered [matriculation](/source/Matriculation) classes to young ladies, it was known as Victoria High School, and finally in 1938 it adopted the name "Graeme College".[4] ## Notable alumni See also: [Category:Alumni of Graeme College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Alumni_of_Graeme_College) - Professor [Colin Bundy](/source/Colin_Bundy), historian. - [William Philip Schreiner](/source/William_Philip_Schreiner) (1857-1919). 8th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. - Squadron Leader [Marmaduke Pattle](/source/Marmaduke_Pattle), DFC and Bar. - [Major-General](/source/Major-General) Robert John (Bobby) Palmer [CVO](/source/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order) [DSO](/source/Distinguished_Service_Order).[5] - [Hennie le Roux](/source/Hennie_le_Roux), former South African (Springbok) centre (1993-1996). - [William Philip Schreiner](/source/William_Philip_Schreiner) (1857-1919). 8th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. - Daniel [Cheeky Watson](/source/Cheeky_Watson). Former Eastern Province and Junior Springbok rugby union player who, with his brother Valance, was one of the first white South African rugby union players to participate in a mixed race rugby game, during the period when mixed-race activities were forbidden by apartheid legislation. - The Very Rev. [Harold Claude Noel Williams](/source/Harold_Claude_Noel_Williams) (1914-1990), Principal of St Matthew’s College ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110525003507/http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/research/schools%20(grahamstown).htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/research/schools%20%28grahamstown%29.htm) on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-08-17.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Graeme College, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110720124205/http://www.gc.ecape.school.za/staff.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.gc.ecape.school.za/staff.html) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-02. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [home page](http://www.gc.ecape.school.za/index.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110720124413/http://www.gc.ecape.school.za/index.html) 2011-07-20 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) of gc.ecape.school.za 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["School website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070716073637/http://www.gc.ecape.school.za/). Archived from [the original](http://www.gc.ecape.school.za/) on 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2006-09-09. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Palmer, Robert John". *Dictionary of South African Biography*. Vol. IV. Human Sciences Research Council. 1987. pp. 446–7. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-409-09183-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-409-09183-9). ## External links - [Official website](http://www.gc.ecape.school.za/) - [http://ings.ds9.org.za/gallery/graeme](http://ings.ds9.org.za/gallery/graeme) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080901194604/http://ings.ds9.org.za/gallery/graeme) 2008-09-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Ingrid's Photo Gallery - [http://www.martinsguesthouse.com/portalfred/graemeboys/](http://www.martinsguesthouse.com/portalfred/graemeboys/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110714042451/http://www.martinsguesthouse.com/portalfred/graemeboys/) 2011-07-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Martin Kruger's Old Boys Page [33°17′43″S 26°31′14″E / 33.29541°S 26.52055°E / -33.29541; 26.52055](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Graeme_College¶ms=33.29541_S_26.52055_E_type:edu_globe:earth_region:ZA) v t e Eastern Cape Schools Private schools Diocesan School for Girls Good Shepherd School Kingswood College St. Andrew's College St. Andrew's Preparatory School St Dominic's Priory School Woodridge College Public schools Clarendon High School for Girls Dale College Boys' High School Gill College Graeme College Grey High School Hoërskool Brandwag Hudson Park High School Jongilizwe College Khulani Commercial High School Lawson Brown High School Muir College Port Rex Technical High School Queen's College Selborne College St. Matthew's High School Stirling High School Victoria Girls' High School Victoria Park High School Westering High School Vocational schools Nomaka Mbeki Technical Senior Secondary School Authority control databases International VIAF National United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Graeme College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_College) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_College?action=history)). 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