The Wykeham Collegiate
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The Wykeham Collegiate is a private girls' boarding school situated in Clarendon
, Pietermaritzburg
, KwaZulu-Natal
, South Africa
. The name is a combination of the two schools from which it was amalgamated. The first, Wykeham School, was founded in 1905 by Miss Mary Moore and the second, The Girls’ Collegiate School, founded by Miss Mary Campbell in 1878. The new school opened on 1 January 1990.
The school, affectionately known as TWC, is regarded as one of the leading schools in South Africa. The Lady Principal is Mrs Judith Brown.
The school caters for Grade RR through to Grade 12. In the Junior School, the youngest Grade RR and Grade R girls are fondly known as Poppets and Sprigs respectively. All Grade 7 girls, as the role models for the younger children, are monitors - they assume leadership positions.
The school caters for Day Scholars and Boarders, with boarding facilities offered from Grade 3 upwards. Enrolment stands at 740 students, with class size restricted to 25 pupils. While the Junior School has an average of two classes per grade, the Senior School has three. Pupils are drawn not only from South Africa, but as far afield as England, Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Botswana, Swaziland and Maputo.
Music is an important component of the school with the Music School offering tuition in a variety of instruments ranging from recorder, violin, flute, clarinet, saxophone, drums, piano and voice. The Junior and Senior Windbands provide music at functions in the school as well as playing in competitions and concerts around the country. Subject Art is offered to Matric level. Drama is also offered to Matric level.
Clarendon
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, Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality...
, KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The name is a combination of the two schools from which it was amalgamated. The first, Wykeham School, was founded in 1905 by Miss Mary Moore and the second, The Girls’ Collegiate School, founded by Miss Mary Campbell in 1878. The new school opened on 1 January 1990.
The school, affectionately known as TWC, is regarded as one of the leading schools in South Africa. The Lady Principal is Mrs Judith Brown.
The school caters for Grade RR through to Grade 12. In the Junior School, the youngest Grade RR and Grade R girls are fondly known as Poppets and Sprigs respectively. All Grade 7 girls, as the role models for the younger children, are monitors - they assume leadership positions.
The school caters for Day Scholars and Boarders, with boarding facilities offered from Grade 3 upwards. Enrolment stands at 740 students, with class size restricted to 25 pupils. While the Junior School has an average of two classes per grade, the Senior School has three. Pupils are drawn not only from South Africa, but as far afield as England, Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Botswana, Swaziland and Maputo.
Music is an important component of the school with the Music School offering tuition in a variety of instruments ranging from recorder, violin, flute, clarinet, saxophone, drums, piano and voice. The Junior and Senior Windbands provide music at functions in the school as well as playing in competitions and concerts around the country. Subject Art is offered to Matric level. Drama is also offered to Matric level.