Michaelhouse School
| Michaelhouse | |
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| Location | |
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Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, Boarding |
| Motto | Quis ut Deus |
| Established | 1896 |
| Locale | Rural |
| Rector | Gregory Frank Theron |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Grades | Blocks A - E (grades 12-8) |
| Number of students | 570 boys |
| School color(s) | Red and white |
| Affiliations |
HMC ISASA |
| Fees |
R224 000 (2016) Application fee = R750 (2016) |
| Website | www.michaelhouse.org |
R224 000 (2016)
Michaelhouse is a full boarding senior school for boys founded in 1896. It is located in the Balgowan valley in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
St. Michael's Diocesan College was founded in Pietermaritzburg in 1896 by James Cameron Todd, an Anglican canon. The school was established as a private venture with fifteen boys in two small houses in Loop Street.
James Cameron Todd had a clear idea of what he wanted the school to be. He wrote: "A man's tone, moral and spiritual, as well as intellectual, is largely determined for life by his school."
Within a few years, Michaelhouse became the Diocesan College of Natal, governed by a permanent trust deed and administered by a board of governors.
In 1901 the school relocated to Balgowan, when some 77 boys took up residence in the buildings which remain the core to the school to this day. Its name was later changed to Michaelhouse. The school adopted the 9th century chorale Stars of the Morning as its official school hymn.
The Latin school motto, Quis ut Deus translates to 'Who like God?', or, less literally, 'Who is like God?'. This motto is derived from the name of the school whose origin stems from the Hebrew Mikha'el which translates to the same. The school hymn, "Stars of the Morning", reflects this with the line "'Who like the Lord?' thunders Michael, the Chief."
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