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Jun 14, 2023
Memory Hall was transformed into a wild, leafy place last week, full of colourful characters, sadistic penguins, hilarious hunted creatures and the rest of our Prep […]
Jan 27, 2023
Today we celebrate St Andrew’s Prep! 138 years at the helm of providing navigating and steering education has taught us much, made us stronger, deepened our […]
Jul 29, 2020
St Andrew’s Prep has led the way for many schools across the country in keeping children healthy and getting them safely back on the campus sports […]
Jun 17, 2020
St Andrew’s Prep, DSG, St Andrew’s College and Kingswood College communities teamed up in a run/cycle challenge this past weekend in celebration of the annual K-Day […]
Jun 11, 2020
The quiet grounds of St Andrew’s Prep received a breath of life again today as our children returned to campus. The pandemic had seemed so `far […]
Mar 18, 2020
As all the suitcases roll down the stairs and out the front door, and as Prep empties itself of happy little feet, the classrooms grow emptier […]
Mar 11, 2020
Last week, our St Andrew’s Prep swimmers competed in the Inter-Districts gala, where the top swimmers in the Karoo and Amathola Districts gathered to test their […]
Feb 26, 2020
The Ash Wednesday was solemn, as the Senior Prep boys filed into Centenary Hall this morning in Full Blues. Father David Stansbury explained the meaning of […]
Feb 26, 2020
Shrove Tuesday was celebrated with colour, speed and hilarity as the Preppies tried to sprint in House teams, and flip pancakes at the same time. The […]
Jan 29, 2020
As we kick off the 2020 year, our House Captains and their Vice-Captains have been selected for the first term. Congratulations boys! (Details will be in […]
Jan 23, 2020
It is a tradition each year for the Senior Preppies to hike to a spot just outside of town in order to make their own fire […]
Jan 23, 2020
The Grade 7s hike from Kenton-on-Sea to Kasouga at the start of each year. The weather on the day was beautiful and the boys thoroughly enjoyed […]
Jan 15, 2020
The quiet grounds are now bustling with parents and little people as we gear up for the start of the 2020 school year. It’s wonderful to […]
Nov 27, 2019
Two of our Prep musicians made the Top 2019 Achievers in the Eastern Cape Trinity College Music Exams in their various grades. Competing against a record […]
Nov 15, 2019
Most of our Preppies play a musical instrument. Some play more than one. Their ambitions are great, their hopes are high and they are achieving well, […]
Oct 23, 2019
The Prep Marimba Band played beautifully at Major Fraser’s Restaurant in Grahamstown during the busy Balloon Week before half-term. Visitors and parents were pleasantly surprised by […]
Oct 23, 2019
For the first time since Water Polo was considered a serious sport at Prep a year ago, we now have six of our players who have […]
Oct 9, 2019
Memory Hall was once again packed with fun, laughter and games at this year’s Tiekie Aand. Various game booths held shooting hoops, target practise, nerf guns […]
Oct 9, 2019
Oct 2, 2019
The Grade 6 Prep boys have initiated a project which they have dubbed “Reclaiming High Street”. Proposal planning has now led to business owners being interviewed […]
Oct 2, 2019
Last week Friday saw our Preppies – from youngest to oldest – racing their hearts out on the tracks, competing in high jump, long jump, cricket […]
Sep 25, 2019
“Heritage was everything: it was a golden skeleton key, gleaming with power, able to get the wielder through any number of locked doors …” – Nenia […]
Sep 20, 2019
Prep has been supporting Bandana Day for decades and this year, once again, our Preppies donned their colourful bandanas and proudly posed for the camera. National […]
Sep 20, 2019
The grades 4-7 boys headed out to Table Farm for their annual camp out last Friday. Once the tents were pitched and lunch eaten, the boys […]
Sep 20, 2019
Last week we celebrated one of the most important and enjoyable events in the Prep calendar: Old Prep Supper. Having begun their school journey with us […]
Sep 12, 2019
Prep hosted the Independent Schools’ Cross Country championships at the beautiful Belmont Valley Golf Club earlier this week. What a glorious day to be out! Rather […]
Sep 12, 2019
Prep has had a number of improvements since the Term 2 holidays began and is looking splendid for it! The brick pathway outside Robert House was […]
Aug 5, 2019
Memory Hall has been swamped with visiting schools, ogres, fairy-tale creatures, wonder, parents, staff and mystery. And a good few laughs. Shrek Jnr held all clever […]
Jul 10, 2019
The Junior Engineers for Africa (JEFA) joined us at St Andrew’s Prep for a week, exploring design thinking, robotics, thinking strategies and engineering systems which include […]
Jul 10, 2019
Each year during the National Arts Festival week, Senior Prep classrooms morph into dance theatres, workshops, production venues and music venues. Our Senior Preppies thoroughly enjoyed […]
Oct 30, 2018
For the first time, Prep has a growing and up-and-coming Basketball team, match kit and a fixture list. The 1st Team travelled to Johannesburg last week […]