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May 31, 2023

Piping Hot!

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 […]
Apr 6, 2023

2023 Prep Head Boy and Deputy

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 […]
Mar 15, 2023

Victor Ludorum Achievers 2023

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 […]
Feb 1, 2023

Just Add Water …

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 […]
Feb 1, 2023

Distinction in Music

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!
Feb 1, 2023

Top EC Achiever!

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. […]
Jan 30, 2023

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 […]
Jan 27, 2023

138 Years BOLD!

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 […]
Dec 6, 2022

Grade 7 Feast 2022!

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, […]
Sep 28, 2022

Junior Engineers at Prep!

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. […]
Sep 28, 2022

Prep’s 12th Headmaster Induction

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 […]
Sep 21, 2022

Old Prep Supper 2022

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 […]
Sep 15, 2022

Leading Readers

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 […]
Sep 15, 2022

Fantastical SciFest!

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 […]
Sep 7, 2022

National Read a Book Day!

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 […]
Aug 5, 2022

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 […]
Jul 21, 2022

Grade 7 Amakhala Experience

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 […]
Jul 13, 2022

Farewell to Mr Prep

“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 […]
Jun 1, 2022

Celerating Africa Day!

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 […]
May 26, 2022

Champion Swimmers!

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 […]
May 26, 2022

EP Hockey Squad Selection

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 […]
May 26, 2022

Term 2 House Captains

Our Term 2 House Captains and their Vice Captains were selected on Monday this week. Congratulations to these boys who have been chosen to represent their […]
May 11, 2022

Prep’s New Headmaster

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 […]
Mar 30, 2022

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 […]
Mar 23, 2022

Regional Gala Record Breakers!

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 […]
Mar 9, 2022

Junior Prep Fun Gala

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 […]
Mar 9, 2022

A Virtually Real Journey through Space

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.
Mar 9, 2022

Victor Ludorum Winners!

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 […]
Mar 9, 2022

Basketball Fever!

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 […]
Feb 2, 2022

Happy 137th Birthday, Prep!

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 […]
Jan 26, 2022

Braving the Bushman’s River Mile

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 […]
Jan 21, 2022

Fudge-Making Competition!

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 […]