St. Charles College (South Africa)
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| Motto | Fedeli Certa Merces (to the faithful one, a certain reward) |
| Established | 1875 |
| Headmaster | Allen van Blerk |
| Grades | 00 - Matric |
| Location | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Website | http://www.scc.co.za/ |
St Charles College, founded in 1875, is a Christian, independent boys college situated in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, catering for day boys from Grade 00 to Matric, with boarders from Grade 4 upwards.
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[edit] History
St Charles Grammar School for Boys was established on 26 July 1875 by Bishop Charles Jolivet of the Order of Mary Immaculate (OMI), in Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg. The School was later sold to the Marist Brothers in 1912 who renamed it St Charles College. Growth was so substantial that 14 years later it was necessary to move the College out of its cramped buildings in the city to the suburb of Scottsville, also in Pietermaritzburg. Undergoing rapid expansion, particularly in the 1950s, the future of St Charles was seemingly assured until, with declining interest in vocations in the Catholic Church, the College almost closed its doors in 1978. It was saved by the eleventh-hour intervention of a small group of Old Boys who worked to re-establish the College, resulting in a non-denominational school with a secular Headmaster.
[edit] Significant Dates
- 1875 - 26 July - St Charles Grammar School (SCGS) for Boys founded by Bishop Charles Constant Jolivet, Bishop of Natal, at Allard House, Loop Street
- 1877 - SCGS moves across Loop Street to Bishop Jolivet's Episcopal Palace
- 1883 - SCGS moves to St Mary's Parish Hall, Longmarket Street
- 1901 - SCGS moves next door to St Charles School buildings, Longmarket Street
- 1913 - St Charles School bought by the Marist Brothers - buildings re-vamped and enlarged for the whole of 1913 - no teaching takes place
- 1914 - January - St Charles School, renamed St Charles College, re-opens for classes
- 1925 - January - St Charles College moves to new buildings in Harwin Road, Scottsville. Old school buildings become the Ansonia Hotel
- 1973 - 18 September - Board of Governors formed to assist Marist Brothers in the management of the School
- 1979 - 1 January - first non-Brother Headmaster, Mr Wynne Bowden. St Charles now non-denominational, Christian school. From Class 1 to Matric, 136 boys form St Charles College
- 2011 - 750 boys in the school: 152 - Junior Primary (Gr 00 to Gr 3), 159 - Senior Primary (Gr 4 to Gr 7), 439 - Senior School (Gr 8 - Matric) (of which 170 are boarders)
The School has grown substantially, with around 750 boys presently enrolled.
[edit] St. Charles College School Song
Oh come the day, And come the hour Come the power and the Glory. We will fight, until we can fight no more. For the three proud houses of Saint Charles St Charles, St Charles, Together standing tall, Shoulder to shoulder, We'll answer saints call!
With hearts of steel and heads of iron, Vowed never to be broken, We will fight until we can fight no more. For the three proud houses of Saint Charles St Charles, St Charles, Together standing tall, Shoulder to shoulder, We'll answer saints call![citation needed]
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