Durban Girls' College
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| Durban Girls' College | |
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| , South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 29°50′6″S 31°0′26″E / 29.83500°S 31.00722°E |
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| Type | Independent, boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Nisi Dominus Frustra (Without God, all is in vain) |
| Established | 1877 |
| Locale | Urban |
| Executive Headmistress | Marianne Bailey |
| Head of High School | Heather Goedeke |
| Head of Senior Primary | Lynne van Dellen |
| Head of Junior Primary | Carol-Anne Conradie |
| Grades | 00 - 12 |
| Number of students | 800 girls |
| Color(s) | Bottle green and white |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Website | www |
Durban Girls' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls, with weekly boarding facilities for high school pupils, located on the Berea, overlooking the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
History
Durban Girls’ College was founded in 1877 as the Durban Young Ladies’ Collegiate Institution by a group of six Durban Commissioners and Protestant Clergy under the leadership of J F Churchill. The founders are remembered in a service each year, and the six school houses bear their names – Churchill, Cottam, Greenacre, Hunter, Palmer and Rutherford. In 1905, college moved to Musgrave Road, its present site, which was donated by Sir Benjamin Greenacre.
Academics
The class of 2014 produced excellent results in the Independent Examinations Board exams, with a 100% pass rate and 100% passes at Bachelor’s Degree level with 75% of the symbols attained being As and Bs.
Three pupils were placed in the Outstanding category nationally, amongst 63 pupils from 40 schools. Three pupils were ranked in the Commendable category - a student was placed in the top 1% nationally in seven subjects (with 100% for Mathematics), and another student in six subjects (with 99% for Mathematics), with 18 candidates being placed in the top 1% in the country in one or more subjects.
Notable alumnae
- Lara Logan, television journalist for CBS News.
- Professor Elizabeth Sneddon, playwright.
- Virginia Wade OBE. Winner, Wimbledon Ladies Singles (1977), US Open (1968), Australian Open (1972).
- Khanyi Dhlomo[1], South African TV Host and the founder and CEO of Ndalo Media and Ndalo Luxury Ventures.
- Kirsten Goss[2] Jewellery Designer
- Anuschka Coovadia,[3][4] Head of Healthcare for Africa at KPMG
Executive Heads
| # | Years | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1877-1885 | Martha Cheetham |
| 2 | 1885-1892 | Mary Campbell |
| 3 | 1892-1896 | Margaret Robertson |
| 4 | 1896-1924 | Ellen Juana Moore Smith |
| 5 | 1924-1932 | Harriet Robinson |
| 6 | 1933-1937 | Mary Calway |
| 7 | 1937-1956 | Elizabeth Middleton |
| 8 | 1957-1977 | Margaret Ella Christison |
College anthem
The college anthem is All Hail the College Galleon, composed by old girl, June Drummond in 1940.[5]
References
- ^ Durban Girls College Promotional Video circa 1995 on YouTube
- ^ "WINNER: Entrepreneur of the Year: Kirsten Goss". The South African. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Head of Healthcare for Africa at KPMG". KPMG. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Anuschka Coovadia, Class of 1994". dgc.co.za. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "DEATH OF JUNE DRUMMOND". artsmart.co.za. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2018.