St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
school in Makhanda, South Africa
St. Andrew's College is an Anglican high school for boys located in Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was founded in 1855 by the Right Reverend John Armstrong, the first Bishop of Grahamstown. It is a majority boarding school, with a number of day boys. St. Andrew's College caters to 480 pupils from around the globe. The school is also a member of the G30 Schools group and closely associated with its brother school, St. Andrew's Preparatory School, and its sister school the Diocesan School for Girls.
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In a letter dated August, 1855, Bishop Armstrong writes: The last event I have to record was the laying of the foundation stone of our infant college, which I dedicated to St. Andrew, as on St.
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