St. Charles College, Pietermaritzburg
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Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa |
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| Type | Private, Boarding |
| Motto | Fideli certa merces – to the faithful one, a certain reward |
| Established | 1875 |
| Locale | Suburban |
| Headmaster | Allen van Blerk |
| Exam board | Cambridge International Examinations |
| Grades | 000-12 |
| Number of students | 800 boys |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Website | www |
St Charles College, founded in 1875, is a Christian, independent boys college situated in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, catering for day boys from Grade 000 to Matric, with boarders from Grade 4 upwards.
St Charles Grammar School for Boys was established on 26 July 1875 by Bishop Charles Jolivet of the Order of Mary Immaculate (OMI), in Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg. The School was later sold to the Marist Brothers in 1912 who renamed it St Charles College. Growth was so substantial that 14 years later it was necessary to move the College out of its cramped buildings in the city to the suburb of Scottsville, also in Pietermaritzburg. Undergoing rapid expansion, particularly in the 1950s, the future of St Charles was seemingly assured until, with declining interest in vocations in the Catholic Church, the College almost closed its doors in 1978. It was saved by the eleventh-hour intervention of a small group of Old Boys who worked to re-establish the College, resulting in a non-denominational school with a secular Headmaster.
St. Charles College offers Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) in the senior school. In 2002, Previous headmaster Ronnie Kuhn, implemented CIE Examinations into the school system and 2012 marked the tenth anniversary that St. Charles College has benefited from using CIE. Students in grade 10, write IGCSE and students in grade 11 and 12 write AS and A Levels, the GCE Advanced Level.
The school is situated on 15 acres of land in Scottsville Pietermaritzburg. St. Charles College provides a large variety of sports. Facilities include:
There are currently four houses at St. Charles College, with equal numbers of students in each. O'Meara House was disbanded by former Principal, Mr Ronnie Kuhn, in 1991 due to small numbers at the College in the early years of his Principalship. Kuhn's reasoning for disbanding O'Meara House was that the numbers at the Senior School were at about 180 which meant four Houses had approximately 45 boys each – three Houses meant 60 boys per House.
Coordinates: 29°36′30″S 30°24′31″E / 29.608375°S 30.408557°E
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