Sea Point High School
High school in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Sea Point High School, formerly Sea Point Boys' High School, is a co-educational public high school in Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. The school was established in 1884.[1] In 1925, the senior grades were separated from the junior grades. In 1989, the school merged with Ellerslie Girls' High School after becoming co-educational.[2]
Coordinates33.9108°S 18.3932°E
School typePublic, high school
MottoLaborare est orare
(To work is to pray)
(To work is to pray)
Religious affiliationChristian
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Main Road, Sea Point , , 8005 | |
| Coordinates | 33.9108°S 18.3932°E |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Laborare est orare (To work is to pray) |
| Religious affiliation | Christian |
| Established | 21 April 1884 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | District 4 |
| School number | 021 434 9141 |
| Principal | Leana le Breton |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 15:00 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Colours | Black Red Yellow |
| Accreditation | Western Cape Education Department |
| Feeder schools | Sea Point Primary School |
Headmasters and principals
- George Hosking, B.A., 1884–1902[3]
- J. Longwill, M.A., 1902–1904[3]
- Thomas Young, M.A., 1904–1928[3]
- C. H. Anderson, M.A., 1929–1938[3]
- Ronald Graham, M.A., 1938–1947[3]
- A. D. Dodd, M.A., M.Ed., 1947–1969[3]
- H.M. Thomson, 1970 (acting)
- John Gibbon, 1971-
- Philip Gurney, 1996-1998
- Douglas Quick, 1998-2000
- Marina Kaichis, 2000-mid 2007
- C.B. Murison
- B. Probyn
- Mike Kessel
- Carder Tregonning, 2009-2012
- Pieter Botha, 2013 -2017
- Rondene Richards (acting) 2017-2019
- Leana Le Breton, 2019 (current)
Notable alumni
- Graham Armitage, British actor
- Gerry Brand[4] – Springbok rugby player from 1928 to 1938
- Sir Ronald Harwood,[5] CBE, FRSL – British author, playwright and screenwriter
- Sir Antony Sher, KBE – British actor, writer and theatre director[6]
- Derek Miles Yellon – Medical researcher
