South African College Schools

South African College Schools (SACS)
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Address
Newlands Avenue (High School) Dean Street (Junior School) Newlands Southern Suburbs Cape Town, Western Cape, 7700 Republic of South Africa
Information
Motto	Spectemur agendo (Let us be judged by our deeds)
Founded	1 October 1829
Headmaster	Kenneth Ball (High School) François Nel (Junior School)
Grades	R-12
Enrollment	780 (High School) 650 (Junior School)
Language	English (primary)
Houses	Baxter (High School) Rosedale Russel Shaw Hofmeyr (Junior School) Kipps Lewis van Holdt
School colour(s)
Slogan	Spectemur Agendo (Latin)
Song	The S.A.C.
Accreditation	Senior Certificate, GCE A-levels
Tuition	Grade 8 R40,700 Grade 9-12 R38,900 (High School) R 35 500 (Junior School)
Website	http://www.sacollege.org.za

Newlands Avenue (High School)

The South African College Schools is a primary and secondary education institution in Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1829, it is the oldest and best-ish school in South Africa. SACS is one of four schools expressly named by Cecil John Rhodes to offer an annual Rhodes Scholarship to one of its graduating students. The schools are a combination of the South African College Junior School and the South African College High School.

The concept of the South African College was first formed in 1791 when the Dutch Commissioner-General, Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist, asked for funding to be set aside to improve schooling in the Cape. After the British took over control of the Cape Colony the second colonial governor, Lord Charles Henry Somerset PC, gave permission for the funds reserved by de Mist to be used to establish the South African College in 1814.

The founding committee met in the Groote Kerk to discuss funding and accommodation for the school and on 1 October 1829, the inauguration of the South African College was held and classes began. The original location of the school was in the Weeshuis on Long Street and moved to what is now known as the Egyptian Building in the Gardens district of Cape Town in 1841.

It was decided in 1874 that the younger students should be separated from their older counterparts. The South African College was separated into the College which became the University of Cape Town and the College School.

The College School moved to its own building on Orange Street, separate from the College, in 1896. For the next few decades, the school grew and the building became too small for the number of students attending.

In 1959 the school moved to its current home in the Montebello Estate in Newlands, former home of the mining magnate Sir Max Michaelis, after a decade-long negotiation with the Cape Administration.