St. George's College, Quilmes
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Guido 800 Greater Buenos Aires Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, (B1878 IIP) Argentina |
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| Funding type | Private |
| Motto |
Vestigia nulla retrorsum (No footsteps leading backwards) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglicanism |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint George |
| Founded | 1898 (age 118–119) |
| Founder | Reverend J.T. Stevenson |
| Status | Open |
| Sister school | St George's College North |
| Chairman | John Lees |
| Headmaster | Ian Tate |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 3 to 17 |
| Number of students | 844 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 8 |
| Campuses | 1 |
| Campus size | 27 hectares |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue, White |
| Sports | Rugby union, Field hockey, Swimming, Athletics, Football, Basketball, Cricket, Golf, Tennis |
| Yearbook | The Georgian |
| Website | stgeorges.edu.ar |
St George's College is a private, bilingual, co-educational learning institution located in Quilmes, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founded in 1898, it is among the most exclusive and upper-class schools in Argentina, and indeed in Latin America. St. George's College is the first boarding school established in Latin America. Originally an all-boys school, St. George's College was made co-educational in 1975.
The School is a member of the G20 Schools Group. In the First and Second World Wars, Old Georgians (OGs) volunteered and many were killed. The names of the deceased are displayed in the College's Chapel.
In 1895 the Rev. J T Stevenson, an Anglican priest born in South Africa and educated there and at St Augustine's College, Canterbury, was invited to go as chaplain to All Saints’ Church, Quilmes, where "there resided 2000 adherents of the Anglican Church, and where there was scope for development."
Many years later he wrote that the information then supplied was erroneous. On arrival he found that there were 200 Anglicans attached to All Saints’ and that there was little scope for development. Consequently, he intended to return to England, but since there existed the possibility of raising money to start a school and since a lady in Quilmes owned a property known as Quinta Rooke which she wished to lease or sell, Canon Stevenson approached the Bishop's Council for permission. Despite some hesitancy the Quinta Rooke estate was leased for two years with the option of purchase either during or at the end of that period for £5,000, and before the time expired it was bought, due to the generosity of many people and firms. The approximate area was 72,000 square metres, and the building consisted of a large rambling one-storey house, a small cottage and stable accommodation. The Headmaster's family, the boys, the matron and maids lived in the house, while the assistant masters occupied the upstairs of the cottage and the servants the downstairs of the same.
The motto chosen was Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum taken from the fable of the Fox and the Lion as told by the poet Horace: "Quia me vestigia terrent, / Omnia te adversum spectantia / Nulla retrorsum", says the Fox to the Lion who invited him into his den. "I am afraid of those footsteps; every track leads to your home but never a one leads back." The words stand for the principles of integrity, truth, the fear of God and true religion, which the Founders of St George's and their successors have endeavoured to uphold and inculcate.
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