St John's College is a private Anglican day and boarding school situated in Houghton Estate in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was founded in 1898, by Rev. John Darragh, and comprises five schools: College, Preparatory, Pre-Preparatory and The Bridge Nursery, as well as a co-educational sixth form. St John's College is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa.
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History
Expansion and growth
The Community of the Resurrection relinquished control of the school to the Diocese of Johannesburg in 1934.
In 1972, Jan Breitenbach became the first South African headmaster. Cadet corps ceases to exist. The first girl was accepted into Sixth Form. In 1973 the school became a three-term school.
Academics
Rankings
St John's College was ranked 11th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility.
Notable alumni
Glenn Babb, former ambassador, politician and consul general of Turkey
Hugh Lewin, former member of African Resistance Movement, anti-apartheid campaigner, author and founder of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism;
John Edmund Kerrich (1903–1985), former professor of Mathematical Statistics at Witwatersrand University, who performed a celebrated series of statistical experiments while interned in Nazi-occupied Denmark in the 1940s;
Demetri Catrakilis – former Western Province (rugby team) flyhalf and member of the 2012 Currie Cup winning team
Ian Player, former international conservationist
Abel Selaocoe, musician
Oswald Austin Reid – Victoria Cross recipient
Caesar Hull, World War II flying ace
Eric Rosenthal, historian and author
Tony Trahar, former CEO of Anglo American 2000–2007
Clive Rice, Cricketer
Kai Luke Brümmer, actor
Gideon Emery, actor
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, author, musician
Masego 'Maps' Maponyane, TV personality
Sir Alistair Morton, former Chief Executive of Eurotunnel and chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority
Memberships
Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference