Penryn College (South Africa)
Preparatory & college in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Penryn is a co-educational, English-medium private school situated in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is also a global member of Round Square.[1] Penryn was officially started in 1991 in a Methodist church in Plaston, Mpumalanga, with 13 pupils and 2 teachers,[2] as a sister school to St Stithians College in Randburg, Johannesburg.[3] Two years later, the college moved to its own campus on Boschrand Ridge, where it was officially opened by Enos Mabuza.[citation needed]
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| Information | |
| Type | Preparatory & College |
| Motto | One and All |
Religious affiliation | Methodist Church |
| Established | 1991 |
| St Stithians College | |
| Headmaster | Mr Michael Eisen |
Head teacher | IEB |
| Grades | 0000–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1,500 pupils |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 15:00 |
| Houses | Goshawk Harrier Kite Kestrel |
| Colours | Blue Red White |
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| Newspaper | Penryn Post |
| Website | http://www.penryn.co.za/ |
Name
Penryn is named after Penryn, Cornwall.[citation needed] The name Penryn means "Top of the Hill" in the Cornish language. The college is indeed situated on top of a hill. This is often used as a metaphor by Penryn when it refers to itself as the light on the hill. A reference to it seeing itself as being a light of hope on the hill.
