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St John’s College is a world-class Christian, African school founded in 1898. The school accepts boys from Grade 0 to Grade 12 into the Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory and the College, and accepts boys and girls in The Bridge Nursery School and Sixth Form.
St John’s numbers among South Africa’s pre-eminent schools, with a reputation for excellence extending well beyond the country’s borders.
Based in Houghton, Johannesburg, St John’s follows the rich traditions of the Anglican Church. Teaching is based on sound values and morals and the Anglican ethos of respect and care, while also celebrating the traditions of other faith communities to encourage mutual understanding and tolerance.
St John's College and COVID-19
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Obituary: Hugh Henry Huggett (Nash 1958)
St John’s College has suffered the grave loss of a revered Johannian with the death of Hugh Henry Huggett, an education activist and, throughout his life, a man who followed the principle of Ubuntu in his varied and memorable career and in all that he did.
Enthusiastic voter turnout at Mock Election
Ahead of South Africa’s general elections on 29 May 2024, with colourful and competing election posters festooning the commute to school, St John’s College hosted a lively ‘Mock Election’ for our College and Sixth Form students.
College Life Easter Term 2024
There is no doubt that Easter Term 2024 has been very busy. It has been filled with ups and downs, successes and some sadnesses.