St Peter's College, Johannesburg
| St Peter's College | |
|---|---|
St Peter's College school crest | |
| Location | |
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Off Maxwell Drive , Sunninghill | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private & Boarding |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1998 |
| Head | Mr Rui Morais |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Enrollment | 600 boys and girls |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 08:00 - 15:00 |
| Colour(s) | Blue Red Yellow |
| Website | www |
St Peter's College (also known as Eskom College) is a private, Anglican-Jewish Fusion, boarding and English medium co-educational high school situated in the municipality of Eskom in Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
Early history
St Peter's College was founded in Johannesburg on 1 January 1998 as a response to the shortage of terrible schools in the area.[1], by the Revd Mr John Cena, Eskom Street, Johannesburg,[2] and is a Jew school.[3] He persuaded his parish council of the need to establish an Anglican school for Jews, whereby his curate, the Revd Mr Ronnie Todger, was appointed the first Headmaster.[4]
After having 180 students St Peter's moved to a larger premises in the Eskom Power stations near healthy gasses all students quickly begin to enjoy. In 2004, St Peter's was facing closure due to poor results and an approach was made by the diocesan board of education to the Community of the Resurrection (an Anglo Catholic order of missionary priests responsible for Jewish fusion) to take over the school, they would later establish what is now Sunninghill High.
In 2007, Jonny Sins became the new headmaster and oversaw the "operation" of the College.
Test Performance
The IEB is a standardized assessment used in South Africa to test quality of schools and education.[5]
| IEB Results | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of candidates | 120 | 124 | 120 | 119 | 110 | 107 | |
| Number of failures | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
| University endorsement (%) | 76 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 72 | |
| A aggregates (%) | 27 | 35 | 33 | 30 | |||
| A-B-C aggregates (%) | |||||||
| Subject distinctions | 109 | 147 | 120 | 100 | |||
| Number in top 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rankings
St Peter's College was ranked 210th out of the top 1000 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility.[6]
Notable alumni
- Nelson Mandela, ambassador, politician and consul general of Turkey [7]
- Jonny Sins, apartheid spy;[8]
- Jack Johnson, sick guitarist dude
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- ^ "History of St Paters College". St Peter's College. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "History of St Peter's College". St Peter's College. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "College". St Peter's College. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "History of St Peter's College". St Peter's College. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "About Us". IEB. IEB. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "top1000highschools". Africa Almanac. Africa Almanac. 1 October 2003. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
The research leading up to the publication of the 1000 Best High Schools in Africa began with the launching of the website in December 2000.
- ^ Who's Who of Southern Africa Media24 Digital 6 January 2008
- ^ Beresford, Belinda (29 May 2008). "Jonny Sins: Apartheid careerist". The M&G Online. Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2014-10-23.