St. Andrew's School, Bloemfontein
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Bloemfontein, Free State South Africa |
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| Type | All-Boys Public School |
| Motto | Fiat Lux (Let There Be Light) |
| Established | 1863 |
| Headmaster | Christopher Thomas |
| Grades | 00 - 12 |
| Colour(s) | Royal blue and white |
| Boarding Houses | Chandler, Twells, Storey, Dunn |
| Day Student Houses | Webb (Senior), Carey (Junior) |
| Affiliation | Anglican Church of Southern Africa |
| Website | www |
St. Andrew's School, established in 1863 is an independent public school for boys located in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
The years of study are from pre-primary to grade 12. Boarders are accommodated in four boarding hostels: Dunn House for junior boarders, Storey House for junior secondary boarders, and Twells and Chandler Houses for senior boarders.
Day students are associated with Carey (grades 1 to 7) and Webb (grade 8 to 12) Houses.
Its sister school is St. Michael's School, a girls' school which is located nearby in Bloemfontein.
The school is the second oldest in Bloemfontein, behind Grey College and is amongst the oldest in the country.
St. Andrew's was founded on 16 November 1863 by Bishop Edward Twells as the Diocesan Grammar School, and was located in a building now known as the Old Raadsaal in St George's Street, Bloemfontein. The first headmaster was George Clegg.
In 1874 the school was renamed St. Andrew's School when it moved to new buildings on the corner of St George's Street and Church Street. The headmaster at this time was Reverend Douglas McKenzie. The foundation stone of the first St Andrew's is preserved alongside the current chapel.
In March 1899 new buildings were built for the school; these were however only occupied for a few months before being requisitioned by the British Army during the South African War and the school closed.
At the conclusion of hostilities in 1902, the facilities were appropriated for use by the new Oranje Meisiesskool, which still occupies the premises.
Bishop Arthur Chandler worked for a number of years to reinstate the school, and the school reopened in January 1916 on its present site on General Dan Pienaar Drive. Canon E. Ford served as headmaster until the end of 1916.
Francis Storey served as headmaster from 1917 until 1946.
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