Waterkloof House Preparatory School
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| Waterkloof House Preparatory School | |
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535 Ruddell Street, Brooklyn , 0181 | |
| Coordinates | 25°46′00″S 28°13′55″E / 25.766667°S 28.2319444°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Private, day scholars & boarding from grade 3 |
| Motto | Work Hard, Play Straight |
| Established | 1923[1] |
| Locale | Urban campus |
| Headmaster | Mark Whitelaw |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Grades | grade 000 & 00 (boys & girls), grades 0 – 7 (boys only) |
| Number of students | 460 boys |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 07:30 – 14:00 |
| Colour(s) | Maroon Grey |
| Website | www |
Waterkloof House Preparatory School (WHPS, pronounced, and commonly known as, WHiPS) is an independent (private) primary school in Pretoria, South Africa, offering education to grade 000 and grade 00 boys and girls, and grade 0–7 boys only through the medium of English.
History
[edit]The school began in 1923 with 12 pupils. The original Brooklyn House Preparatory School was on the south-east corner of MacKenzie and Alexander Streets in Brooklyn. To cope with rapidly expanding numbers, the school moved to its present seven-and-a-half acre site on Charles Street (Justice Mahomed Street), then known as Bailey's Avenue, in 1925.
The school now has 400 pupils.
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Eddie Barlow, cricketer[2]
- Elon Musk, businessperson, founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla Motors
- Neil Wheeler, Royal Air Force officer[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Sproule, Shaun (16 February 2023). "Waterkloof House preparatory school Celebrates 100 years". Pretoria Rekord. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Schroder, B. (2019). A Headmaster's Story: My Life in Education. Jonathan Ball. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-86842-933-2. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Pitchfork, G.; Johns, R. (2020). The Daily Telegraph Airmen's Obituaries. The Daily Telegraph. Grub Street Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-911667-52-0. Retrieved 26 August 2024.