Dale College Boys' High School
Dale College Boys' High School, (commonly referred to as Dale College), is a well-established public English medium high school for boys located in Qonce, a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. With a rich history, it holds the distinction of being one of the oldest schools in the country and is among the few prestigious high schools in the Eastern Cape.
| Dale College Boys' High School | |
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| Address | |
94 Queens Road , | |
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| School type | All-boys public school |
| Motto | Per Ardua ad Astra (Through hardwork, Reach to the Stars) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | 1861 |
| Sister school | Kingsridge High School for Girls |
| School number | +27 (043) 707 6549 |
| Headmaster | Mr Garth Shaw |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Number of students | 570 boys |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 14:00 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Houses | Dioscean Fuller Langham Sutton |
| Colour(s) | Red Black White |
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| Accreditation | Eastern Cape Department of Education |
| Newspaper | The Black and Red |
| Yearbook | The Dalian |
| School fees | R72,000 (boarding) R32,000 (tuiton) |
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| Alumni | Old Dalian Union |
Formerly established as The King William's Town Public School, it was founded in 1861.[1] It was renamed to Dale College in 1877, in honor of Sir Langham Dale, then Superintendent-General of Cape Province.
Captain Cecil D'Arcy of the Frontier Light Horse, who won the Victoria Cross in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879, was an Old Dalian.[2]
Dale College has long-standing annual derby days for both summer and winter sports with traditional rivals such as Queens College, Grey College, Muir College, St Andrews College, and Selborne College that stretch back to at least the 1960s
Notable alumni
List of matriculants at Dale College:
- Makhaya Ntini - South African professional cricket player
- Monde Zondeki - South African professional cricket player
- Tertius Myburgh - Journalist and editor, best known as editor of the Sunday Times between 1975 and 1990.
- Hylton Ackerman - First class cricket player
- Aphiwe Dyantyi - South African rugby union player
- Bjorn Basson - South Africa professional rugby player
- Keegan Daniel - South African professional rugby player
- Rabz Maxwane - Rugby union player
- Luke Smith (rugby union) - Rugby union player
- Courtney Winnaar - Rugby union player
- Aphelele Fassi - Rugby union player
- Sphu Msutwana - Rugby union player
- Bangi Kobese - South African professional rugby player
- John Spurgeon Henkel - Botanist and forester
References
- "A brief history of Dale College". Dale College History. Dale College. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- "Old Dalians". Retrieved 30 March 2019.