St. Edward's College, Malta
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| Motto | Latin: Virtus Et Honor |
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| Established | 1929 |
| Type | Independent school (Malta) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headmaster | Mr Nollaig Mac an Bhaird |
| Founder | Baroness Strickland, Countess della Catena |
| Location |
Cottonera Malta |
| Students | c. 700 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 5–18 |
| Houses | 3 |
| Publication | The Weekly Gazette |
| Website | www |
St Edward's College, Malta is a Maltese private boys' independent school (with optional boarding), located in Cottonera. The school's population is just under 700 students, aged between 5 and 18 years. It was founded in 1929 by the school benefactor Baroness Strickland, Countess della Catena, who gave a generous gift to establish the college. The college was built on the grounds of what was once a Knights of Malta fort and the rear end of the school is still today surrounded by the bastion walls of the fort. The school was modelled on the ideas and ideals of British public schools, initially to educate the boys of the Maltese aristocracy and the boys of the British military officers based in Malta.
The Governor of Malta, Sir John Philip Du Cane, obtained the buildings of what was once the Cottonera Military Hospital in Vittoriosa, along with the parade ground adjoining to St. Clement's bastions built by the Knights of Malta. The hospital was where Florence Nightingale once worked and spent some time nursing the wounded soldiers from the Crimean War. The perimeter of the western side of the site formed part of the impressive Cottonera lines, a fortified wall built by the Knights of St John. The extensive grounds between the bastion walls and the old hospital buildings would serve as ideal recreational areas and would also give the college enough space for expansion when needed.
Thus, with an ideal site secured and the necessary financial backing guaranteed, a small group of distinguished gentlemen, among them senior notable members of the Maltese nobility, gathered in the Governor's Palace in Valletta on 18 January 1929 to sign a Foundation Deed of Trust. The following October the school opened its gates to twenty-nine foundation pupils.
The numbers of pupils during the college's first years would remain considerably low due to the relatively high fees which were necessary to keep the college running. The British Council's timely financial backing made it possible for the college to lower fees for local pupils. As a result, the population grew steadily with an increasing number of Maltese gentry sending their boys to the school.
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