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St Andrew’s College competed in a mass band gathering in Johannesburg over the weekend and it was wonderful to see many Old Preppies among the competitors […]

As part of our committment to developing servant-leadership, Prep has reimagined the Senior 8 and has introduced a Senior 8 Stewardship Committee. In addition, all our […]

Our Inter-House Senior Prep Gala was a show-stopper with three broken records, much shouting and cheering and hard work in the water. Well done to Hamish […]

Hamish Duggan was selected to swim in the Inter Districts gala for the Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics Swimming Team. Teams from the Western Cape, Eden and […]

Anthony Repapis is congratulated on the distinction earned for his well-executed Grade  distinction for his Graded Initial Piano exam, achieving 87%. Well done Ant!

One of our fantastic Preppie musicians made the Top Achievers List in the Eastern Cape for his outstanding piano exam performance at the end of 2022. […]

St Andrew’s Prep has officially turned 138 years Bold. On 28 January, 1885, we opened our doors to 25 pupils. Many moons, thousands of children and wonderful […]

Memory Hall is exactly that: A hall of memories spanning almost 138 years. It has known and embraced the thousands of boys who have sang there, […]

The week that JEFA joins us at Prep is always one of excitement and industry, as the Preppies open their daily box of tools and challenges. […]

St Andrew’s Prep welcomed it’s 12th Headmaster last week, Mr Jakes Fredericks. Old Prep piper Callum Southey led the procession into the Chapel and A small […]

Old Prep Supper. The day on the school calendar that everyone looks forward to. It’s an evening of fun and laughter, of good food and friends made […]

One of the many traditions we have at Prep is for the Grade 7 boys to read stories to the Pre-Primary children before they leave us […]

SciFest has never been so much fun! Workshops and hands-on experiments, shows and fascinating speakers, all prying open the confines of the boys’ minds to stretch […]

Yesterday, Prep celebrated National Read a Book Day. The Preppies and staff dressed up according to their favourite book character. Even our Headmaster, Mr Fredericks, who […]

Memory Hall was rocking and rolling last night at our final Gala performance of the Grade 7 Production Aladdin Jr. The camel, carrying Prince Ali of […]

The Grade 7s of 2022 recently completed their annual four-night Amakhala Outdoor Education Camp. A fantastic outdoor experience for our Grade 7 boys, the four days […]

“Today, a big tree has fallen.” These are the words of Old Preppie Will Fowlds in response to the very sad news on 22 June, that […]

The culture of Africa is varied and manifold. According to Wikipedia, it consists of a mixture of countries with various tribes that each have their unique […]

Prep is proud of our Prep swimmers who won trophies at the recent annual Port Elizabeth Aquatic Club competition. Grade 3 Junior Preppie, Sofia Duggan won […]

Congratulations to Nsofwa Kayula, who was selected to represent EP U13A Hockey, and to Josh Hardy and Hamish Duggan, who were chosen to join the EP […]

St Andrew’s Prep welcomes Mr Jakes Fredericks as our new Headmaster. Mr Fredericks was Head of the Boy’s Prep at St Stithians College in Johannesburg, where […]

Memory Hall was rocking again as our first music concert of the year took place with our Grade 4 and 5 boys. Several parents supported our […]

St Andrew’s Prep top swimmers Chase Repinz, Hamish Duggan and Sofia Duggan competed in last week’s South African Level 3 Regional Gala, breaking records and bringing […]

After a delayed start due to chilly, wet weather on Friday last week, our Junior Preppies hit the Prep pool with renewed vigour yesterday. After the […]

Our Preppies had an awe-inspiring experience last week, seeing the planets, stars and the wondrous galaxies through 3D virtual headsets care of Virtual Reality Education.

After some stiff competition, much noisy cheering and many heats in the pool at the hotly contested Inter-House Gala on Friday, we congratulate St Andrew’s Prep’s […]

St Andrew’s Prep’s basketball tour to Johannesburg was a fantastic half-term event for our U13As and our Preppies fared very well against their opponents from St […]

It was a blue and white kind of a day today at St Andrew’s Prep, as we celebrated 137 years of educating children! What began as […]

The weekend temperatures inland soared to the high 30s, but the temperatures at the sea were vastly different. On Sunday morning, 18 Senior Prep boys decided […]

Armed with well-used 3-legged pots and armloads of ingredients, our Junior Prep boarders and Senior Preppies set off for the Monastery for an epic hike, fudge-making […]