Michaelhouse
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Michaelhouse is a full boarding
senior school for boys founded in 1896. It is located in the Balgowan
valley in the Midlands
of KwaZulu-Natal
, South Africa
.
in 1896 by James Cameron Todd
, an Anglican canon
. The school was established as a private venture with fifteen boys in two small houses in Loop Street
James Cameron Todd had a clear idea of what he wanted the school to be. He wrote: "A man's tone, moral and spiritual, as well as intellectual, is largely determined for life by his school."
Within a few years, Michaelhouse became the Diocesan College of Natal, governed by a permanent trust deed and administered by a board of governors
.
In 1901 the school relocated to Balgowan, when some 77 boys took up residence in the buildings which remain the core to the school to this day. Its name was later changed to Michaelhouse. The school adopted the 9th century chorale
Stars of the Morning as its official school hymn
.
school motto
, Quis ut Deus translates to 'Who like God?', or, less literally, 'Who is like God?'. This motto is derived from the name of the school whose origin stems from the Hebrew Mikha'el which translates to the same. The school hymn, Stars of the Morning, reflects this with the line "Who like the Lord?" thunders Michael, the Chief.
.
A friendly rivalry on the sports field has developed since 1896, the high point being the biannual Hilton-Michaelhouse Day. This event, held alternately between the two schools, sees them play one another in sport, primarily rugby and hockey. The culmination of the day is the main rugby match between the two schools' 1st XVs.
Michaelhouse educates boys and has an academic staff of about sixty with a male teaching quotient of approximately 70%; the master/pupil ratio is 1:10 .
Michaelhouse school-leavers write the Independent Examinations Board
exams and consistently achieve top results.
The school has produced over 30 Rhodes scholars to study at the University of Oxford
and 10 Elsie Ballot scholars to study at the University of Cambridge
.
In recent years, one Michaelhouse graduate was accepted directly to the University of Oxford
and four to the University of Pennsylvania
, of whom three were accepted to Wharton Business School
.
The school hosted the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
in 2002.
. It had capacity for about 30 boys in total, but it was not long before that became inadequate.
. In 2005, a herd of Nguni cattle was generously brought onto the reserve by Anthony Ardington to use as a tool to help rehabilitate the struggling grassland to a sustainable level. The reserve is run holistically, keeping burning to a minimum. Staff members have their own cows that have become part of the herd.
The Oribi reserve can boast a herd of four blesbok and thirteen Oribi amongst many other species of wild animals.
red brick. The entire school is built in a lattice of quadrangles. It is in fact possible to move from one end of the school buildings to the other without ever having to get wet on a rainy day.
Each boarding house houses about 65 boys in dormitories of four to six for the younger boys and in double and single rooms for the senior boys.
The boys share two dining halls (one for senior boys and one for juniors) for their meals and are supplied by a kitchen, with an on-site bakery and butchery.
In the 1940s, however, the chapel was no longer big enough to fit the entire school in for a service. Thus the chapel was extended towards the East. Because of World War II
, the chapel was only finished in the 1950s. A memorial to those who died in World War II is outside the entrance to the chapel.
The original chapel now forms the gallery and vestry. The apse of the old chapel is used as a baptism font. The extended chapel can seat nearly 600 people. Beneath the new chapel is a crypt which is used for smaller prayer meetings and services. The crypt can seat 30 people.
The stained glass windows
featured in the Sir Herbert Baker designed chapel, include: the Michaelhouse rose window
, depicting the head of Christ surrounded by the birds of Natal Province at the rear of the chapel, and windows depicting Jesus Christ, St. Michael and other angels in the sanctuary. The windows were created by Ervin Bossanyi
. The pews are made of solid teak.
The chapel has a bell-tower, installed in the 1950s with a carillon
of eight bells. It has been a tradition (with unknown origins) that only boys from Tatham House may ring the bells. The bells are rung before each chapel service (there are three services a week, although not all are compulsory).
and Durban
.
The Schlesinger theatre is one of a number of facilities at the school that was funded by an old boy.
The centre also features a cafeteria/restaurant which is available to the pupils as well as the public, and accommodation for visiting teams to stay overnight.
These include six turf cricket
pitches, an artificial astroturf hockey
surface, a heated swimming pool
(12 lanes by 25 metres), eight tennis
courts, a weight training facility, a six court
squash
complex, a golf driving range, an indoor sports centre (used primarily for basketball and indoor hockey - the facility also houses four artificial surface indoor cricket practice nets) and a dam
for canoeing
.
team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, and Michaelhouse was chosen to be the team's training base for the tournament.
Michaelhouse is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa
and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
.
Michaelhouse is also the school in which the novel Spud, by alumnus
John van de Ruit
, takes place. The movie version
was also shot here.
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
senior school for boys founded in 1896. It is located in the Balgowan
Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal
Balgowan is a valley in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in South Africa.The town of Balgowan is not much more than an old trading store and a train station where locally grown timber is picked up. However, nearby is Michaelhouse, the Anglican boarding school for boys in the Diocese of Natal, an...
valley in the Midlands
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is an inland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that lies outside of Pietermaritzburg but before the Drakensberg mountain range....
of KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
History
St. Michael's Diocesan College was founded in PietermaritzburgPietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality...
in 1896 by James Cameron Todd
James Cameron Todd
James Cameron Todd was an Anglican canon and schoolmaster, who founded Michaelhouse.-Life:He was born in Rangoon in British Burma to a father of the same name....
, an Anglican canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
. The school was established as a private venture with fifteen boys in two small houses in Loop Street
James Cameron Todd had a clear idea of what he wanted the school to be. He wrote: "A man's tone, moral and spiritual, as well as intellectual, is largely determined for life by his school."
Within a few years, Michaelhouse became the Diocesan College of Natal, governed by a permanent trust deed and administered by a board of governors
Board of governors
Board of governors is a term sometimes applied to the board of directors of a public entity or non-profit organization.Many public institutions, such as public universities, are government-owned corporations. The British Broadcasting Corporation was managed by a board of governors, though this role...
.
In 1901 the school relocated to Balgowan, when some 77 boys took up residence in the buildings which remain the core to the school to this day. Its name was later changed to Michaelhouse. The school adopted the 9th century chorale
Chorale
A chorale was originally a hymn sung by a Christian congregation. In certain modern usage, this term may also include classical settings of such hymns and works of a similar character....
Stars of the Morning as its official school hymn
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
.
Motto
The LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
school motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
, Quis ut Deus translates to 'Who like God?', or, less literally, 'Who is like God?'. This motto is derived from the name of the school whose origin stems from the Hebrew Mikha'el which translates to the same. The school hymn, Stars of the Morning, reflects this with the line "Who like the Lord?" thunders Michael, the Chief.
Rectors
- Canon James Cameron ToddJames Cameron ToddJames Cameron Todd was an Anglican canon and schoolmaster, who founded Michaelhouse.-Life:He was born in Rangoon in British Burma to a father of the same name....
(1896–1903) - Canon Edward Bertram Hugh Jones (1903–1910)
- Antony William Scudamore Brown (1910–1916)
- Eldred Pascoe (1917–1926)
- Warin Foster BushellWarin Foster BushellWarin Foster Bushell MA FRAS was a schoolmaster and educationalist who was headmaster of leading schools in England and South Africa and a President of the Mathematical Association.-Early life:...
(1927–1930) - Ronald Fairbridge Currey (1930–1938)
- Frederick Rowlandson Snell (1939–1952)
- Clem Morgan (1953–1960)
- Mr Robert Thomas Stanley Norwood(1960–1968)
- Rex Frampton Pennington (1969–1977)
- Neil Jardine (1978–1986)
- John Hay Pluke (1987–1996)
- Reginald Dudley Forde (1997–2001)
- Guy Norman Pearson (2002–present)
Relationship with Hilton College
Hilton College and Michaelhouse have much in common in that they are the only two full boarding schools left in South Africa and are both located near one another in the KwaZulu-Natal MidlandsKwaZulu-Natal Midlands
The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is an inland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that lies outside of Pietermaritzburg but before the Drakensberg mountain range....
.
A friendly rivalry on the sports field has developed since 1896, the high point being the biannual Hilton-Michaelhouse Day. This event, held alternately between the two schools, sees them play one another in sport, primarily rugby and hockey. The culmination of the day is the main rugby match between the two schools' 1st XVs.
Academics
The years of study are referred to as blocks E to A. "A block" is the equivalent of grade 12 or year 12 and has boys aged 17 or 18 and "E block" is the equivalent of grade 8 or year 8 and has boys aged 13 or 14.Michaelhouse educates boys and has an academic staff of about sixty with a male teaching quotient of approximately 70%; the master/pupil ratio is 1:10 .
Michaelhouse school-leavers write the Independent Examinations Board
Independent Examinations Board
thumb|Independent Examinations BoardThe Independent Examinations Board or IEB South African independent assessment agency which offers examinations for various client schools. It is most prominent in setting the examinations for the school-leaving National Senior Certificate, or NSC, which...
exams and consistently achieve top results.
| IEB Results | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of candidates | 106 | 109 | 90 | 108 |
| Number of failures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University endorsement (%) | 87.2 | 95.5 | 94.4 | |
| A aggregates (%) | 20 | 22 | 27 | 21 |
| A-B-C aggregates (%) | 94 | 83 | 91 | |
| Subject distinctions | 125 | 126 | 137 | 139 |
| Number in top 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The school has produced over 30 Rhodes scholars to study at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and 10 Elsie Ballot scholars to study at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
.
In recent years, one Michaelhouse graduate was accepted directly to the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and four to the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, of whom three were accepted to Wharton Business School
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton was the world’s first collegiate business school and the first business school in the United States...
.
The school hosted the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
The World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships is an annual international English language debating and public speaking tournament for individual high school-level students representing different countries. It occurs during a five-day period in late March and involves 180 to 200...
in 2002.
The estate and facilities
Pietermaritzburg Foundation (1896 to 1902)
The school was founded in a building in Loop Street, PietermaritzburgPietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality...
. It had capacity for about 30 boys in total, but it was not long before that became inadequate.
Balgowan Estate (from 1902)
Around the turn of the century, Rector James Cameron Todd was donated approximately 60 acre (0.2428116 km²) of land in the picturesque Balgowan valley, approximately 45 minutes north of Pietermaritzburg. The buildings were started in 1900 and the school took occupation in 1901. The first buildings to be completed were the existing administration block, vestry and gallery of the now extended chapel, and Founders House.The Oribi Reserve
The hill overlooking Michaelhouse is one of the rarer biomes in the country (Midlands mistbelt grassland) and is the preferred habitat for an indigenous antelope, the OribiOribi
Oribi are graceful slender-legged, long-necked small antelope found in grassland almost throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.-Description:...
. In 2005, a herd of Nguni cattle was generously brought onto the reserve by Anthony Ardington to use as a tool to help rehabilitate the struggling grassland to a sustainable level. The reserve is run holistically, keeping burning to a minimum. Staff members have their own cows that have become part of the herd.
The Oribi reserve can boast a herd of four blesbok and thirteen Oribi amongst many other species of wild animals.
The buildings
The original school buildings are made of traditional PietermaritzburgPietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality...
red brick. The entire school is built in a lattice of quadrangles. It is in fact possible to move from one end of the school buildings to the other without ever having to get wet on a rainy day.
Boarding houses
There are eight boarding houses. The house system was put in place by Rector Warin Bushell in 1928. Initially four houses were established but as the school grew the number of houses increased. These are, in order of age, with foundation date in brackets:- Founders (1928, formerly called "Rector's" and "Foundation North")
- East (1928, formerly called "Foundation East")
- West (1928, formerly called "Foundation West")
- Farfield (1928)
- Tatham (1935, formerly called "Tathams")
- Pascoe (1940)
- Baines (1956)
- Mackenzie (1995)
Each boarding house houses about 65 boys in dormitories of four to six for the younger boys and in double and single rooms for the senior boys.
The boys share two dining halls (one for senior boys and one for juniors) for their meals and are supplied by a kitchen, with an on-site bakery and butchery.
The chapel
The chapel is an important focal point in the school's architecture and ethos. The chapel was built running from North to South with the apse at the North end.In the 1940s, however, the chapel was no longer big enough to fit the entire school in for a service. Thus the chapel was extended towards the East. Because of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the chapel was only finished in the 1950s. A memorial to those who died in World War II is outside the entrance to the chapel.
The original chapel now forms the gallery and vestry. The apse of the old chapel is used as a baptism font. The extended chapel can seat nearly 600 people. Beneath the new chapel is a crypt which is used for smaller prayer meetings and services. The crypt can seat 30 people.
The stained glass windows
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
featured in the Sir Herbert Baker designed chapel, include: the Michaelhouse rose window
Rose window
A Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery...
, depicting the head of Christ surrounded by the birds of Natal Province at the rear of the chapel, and windows depicting Jesus Christ, St. Michael and other angels in the sanctuary. The windows were created by Ervin Bossanyi
Ervin Bossanyi
Ervin Bossányi was a Hungarian artist, who worked mainly in northern Germany until his emigration in 1934. He then started a new career as a notable stained glass artist in England.-Biography:Bossányi was born in a small village in southern Hungary and educated in Budapest...
. The pews are made of solid teak.
The chapel has a bell-tower, installed in the 1950s with a carillon
Carillon
A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord...
of eight bells. It has been a tradition (with unknown origins) that only boys from Tatham House may ring the bells. The bells are rung before each chapel service (there are three services a week, although not all are compulsory).
The Schlesinger Theatre
A 550-seat theatre was built and completed in 1976. It was opened at a ceremony by Elizabeth Sneddon in 1976. The theatre hosts a variety of performances, mainly aimed at the resident population of pupils. However, the theatre is open to the local community. Many performers give a one night performance on their way between runs in JohannesburgJohannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
and Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
.
The Schlesinger theatre is one of a number of facilities at the school that was funded by an old boy.
The Inglis Indoor Centre
The construction of the Inglis Indoor Centre was finally completed in the month of August 2006. It is named after James Inglis, a past chairman of the Board of Governors. In summer it is used for basketball, and has three courts that can be used simultaneously, whilst during winter it is used for indoor hockey.The centre also features a cafeteria/restaurant which is available to the pupils as well as the public, and accommodation for visiting teams to stay overnight.
Other features
The library is stocked with over 16,000 books and has an adjoining 50 seat lecture theatre. There are four Science laboratories, three Biology laboratories and three computer centres. The school has a sanatorium and laundry service. The staff reside on the estate.Sporting facilities
There are 11 playing fields:- Willows - named after the Willow trees that stand along its length.
- Vlei - an AfrikaansAfrikaansAfrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
name meaning marsh or bog. This is because of the field's affinity for flooding during heavy rains. - Meadows - used as the main rugby field.
- Far Meadows - adjacent to Meadows
- Holleys
- Tarpeys - grew millet during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to feed the school. - Baileys - the former main rugby field. Moved to Meadows when seating the hundreds of fans on its small banks became a problem
- Aitkens Astroturf - formerly a grass pitch, the astroturf was completed in 2001
- Punchbowl - a junior cricket oval.
- Hannahs - a senior cricket oval.
- Roy Gathorne Oval - the first team's cricket oval.
These include six turf cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
pitches, an artificial astroturf hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
surface, a heated swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
(12 lanes by 25 metres), eight tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
courts, a weight training facility, a six court
Court
A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law...
squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
complex, a golf driving range, an indoor sports centre (used primarily for basketball and indoor hockey - the facility also houses four artificial surface indoor cricket practice nets) and a dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
for canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
.
Hosting of Paraguay Soccer Team
The nearby Woodridge Estate hosted the ParaguayParaguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, and Michaelhouse was chosen to be the team's training base for the tournament.
Notable alumni (with year of matriculation)
- Sir George Albu, 3rd Bt. (1962)
- Dale BenkensteinDale Benkenstein-External links:****...
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er - Sir Rupert Bromley, 10th Bt. (OxonOxonOxon may refer to:* Oxon, England, short for Oxonia , a county in the United Kingdom* Oxon , an organic compound* Universitas Oxoniensis, the University of Oxford...
) (1952), Rhodes scholar and businessman - Professor David H.M.Brooks, philosopher and author of "The Unity of the Mind"
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footballer and commentator - Giles HendersonGiles HendersonGiles Ian Henderson CBE, born 20 April 1942, is the present Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.After school in South Africa at Michaelhouse, he graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a B.A degree and then from Magdalen College, Oxford, as Master of Arts and Bachelor of Civil Law...
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, Master of Pembroke College, OxfordPembroke College, OxfordPembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:... - Craig Higginson (1989), author of The Hill
- Robert Holmes à CourtRobert Holmes à CourtMichael Robert Hamilton Holmes à Court was an entrepreneur who became Australia's first businessman worth over a billion dollars before dying suddenly of a heart attack in 1990.Holmes à Court was one of the world's most feared corporate raiders through the 1980s, having built his empire...
, entrepreneur and Australia's first billionaireBillionaireA billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the... - Anson Lloyd, Director of Huletts and Chairman of the Board of Governors
- Sir Ian LloydIan Lloyd (UK politician)Sir Ian Stewart Lloyd was a British Conservative Party politician. Born in South Africa to English parents, he worked as a civil servant in South Africa before moving permanently to the UK. He served as a backbench Member of Parliament for constituencies near Portsmouth nearly 30 years, from...
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), BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
politician and ToryConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MPBritish House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members... - Tufty MannTufty MannNorman Bertram Fleetwood 'Tufty' Mann was a South African cricketer who played in nineteen Tests from 1947 to 1951.-External links:*...
, former South AfricanSouth African cricket teamThe South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
cricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er - Don MacLeod (OxonOxonOxon may refer to:* Oxon, England, short for Oxonia , a county in the United Kingdom* Oxon , an organic compound* Universitas Oxoniensis, the University of Oxford...
), Chairman of Illovo Sugar - Hal White Miller Argus GroupCape ArgusFounded in 1857 by Saul Solomon, the Cape Argus is a daily newspaper published by Independent News & Media in Cape Town, South Africa. It is commonly referred to simply as "The Argus"....
- Gary RalfeGary RalfeGary Ralfe is a South African businessman and Managing Director of De Beers.Ralfe was educated at Michaelhouse School, South Africa and the University of Cambridge. In 1966, he joined Anglo American. Since 1974, he has effectively worked for De Beers. He was appointed a director of De Beers in 1990...
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), Former Managing Director of De BeersDe BeersDe Beers is a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea... - Desmond Sacco, Chairman of Assore
- Richard Scott, Baron Scott of FoscoteRichard Scott, Baron Scott of FoscoteRichard Rashleigh Folliott Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote PC, QC , is a British judge, who formerly held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:...
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barrister and judge - Barry StreekBarry StreekBarry Streek was a South African political journalist and anti-apartheid activist.-Early life and education:Barry Streek was educated at Michaelhouse in Kwazulu-Natal after which he completed his national service in the South African Navy in 1966. At the time national service was mandatory for all...
, political journalist and anti-apartheid activist - Rex TremlettRex TremlettRex Tremlett was a gold prospector in South Africa having studied at Berkhamsted School, Hertfordshire, Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall and Michaelhouse in South Africa.He was first person to reopen a tin mine in Cornwall in 1948 at a farm called Bosinver farm...
, gold prospector - Timothy WoodsTimothy WoodsTimothy Phillips Woods DPhil , known as Dr Tim Woods, is a South African schoolmaster and educationalist.One of the sons of Arthur Phillips Woods and his wife Katherine Isabella Woods, he was educated at Cordwalles Preparatory School, Natal, Michaelhouse, Natal, Rhodes University, where he...
, schoolmaster - Wilbur SmithWilbur SmithWilbur Addison Smith is a best-selling novelist. His writings include 16th and 17th century tales about the founding of the southern territories of Africa and the subsequent adventures and international intrigues relevant to these settlements. His books often fall into one of three series...
(1950), bestselling novelist - Paul HepkerPaul HepkerPaul Hepker - South African composer, musical director, pianist, best known for composing the score for the film Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards in 2005...
(1984), film composer (TsotsiTsotsiTsotsi is a 2005 film written and directed by Gavin Hood. The film is an adaptation of the novel Tsotsi, by Athol Fugard. The soundtrack features Kwaito music performed by popular South African artist Zola as well as a score by Mark Kilian and Paul Hepker featuring the voice of South African...
) - John van de RuitJohn van de RuitJohn Howard van de Ruit is a South African novelist, actor, playwright and producer. He has been a professional actor, playwright and producer since 1998. He was born in Durban and educated at Michaelhouse, where he stayed in Founders House and from where he matriculated in 1993...
(1993), playwright and author of Spud - Nolly Zaloumis, environmentalist
- John Harker (1972) , South African swimming team, 1973
- George Morgan, South African Polo
- Patrick Cilliers, Sharks rugby player, 2005
- Chris NicholsonChristopher Robert NicholsonChristopher Robert Nicholson is a South African high court judge and a former cricketer, who played one first-class match for South African Universities in 1967...
, High Court judge in the Natal Provincial Division who declared charges against Jacob ZumaJacob ZumaJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election....
were unlawful - Fink Haysom, United Nations assistant secretary-general for political affairs
- Eric Stanley Wynne Simpson (1937–41), Philipson-Stow Professor of Mineralogy and Geology at University of Cape Town (1957–74). Marine scientist. b. 1924 - d. 1983.
- Patrick LambiePatrick LambiePatrick Lambie is a professional rugby union player who plays for the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup and Super Rugby. He attended school at Clifton Preparatory in Durban before attending Michaelhouse from 2004–2008. He represented his country at the schoolboy level for his last two years of school...
, Sharks rugby player, 2008. And new International South African Rugby Union Player - Guy Cronje, Sharks rugby player, 2007.
- Ross Cronje, Sharks Rugby player. 2007.
- Mark RichardsMark RichardsMark Richards may refer to:*Mark Richards , Australian surfing champion*Mark Richards , US congressman from Vermont*Mark Richards , former English cricketer...
, Sharks Rugby player, South African Sevens Rugby Player. 2007
Michaelhouse today
The ideals of the founder, James Cameron Todd, are maintained. He said "Our aim is to make, not accountants, not clerks, not doctors, not clergymen, but men of understanding, thought and culture".Michaelhouse is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa
Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa
The Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa is the largest association of independent schools in Southern Africa.-History:...
and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
.
Michaelhouse is also the school in which the novel Spud, by alumnus
Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...
John van de Ruit
John van de Ruit
John Howard van de Ruit is a South African novelist, actor, playwright and producer. He has been a professional actor, playwright and producer since 1998. He was born in Durban and educated at Michaelhouse, where he stayed in Founders House and from where he matriculated in 1993...
, takes place. The movie version
Spud (film)
Spud is a South African film directed by Donovan Marsh, based on the novel of the same name by John van de Ruit. The film stars Troye Sivan as the title character. It was released in South Africa on 3 December 2010.-Plot:...
was also shot here.
Feeder schools
- Clifton Preparatory School, Nottingham RoadClifton Preparatory School, Nottingham RoadClifton Preparatory School, Nottingham Road is a private, co-educational boarding school located in the Nottingham Road area of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in South Africa.-History:...
, KwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... - Highbury Preparatory SchoolHighbury Preparatory SchoolHighbury Preparatory School is a private school for boys located in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-History:Highbury was founded in 1903 by Sibella Douglas McMillan. It was named after Highbury House School in England, which was established by Sibella McMillan's father, the Rev Charles...
, KwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... - Cordwalles Preparatory SchoolCordwalles Preparatory SchoolCordwalles is a private, boarding preparatory school for boys founded in 1912. It is located in Pietermaritzburg, the capital city of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-Origins:...
, KwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... - Clifton School, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
- The Ridge SchoolThe Ridge SchoolThe Ridge School is a private, university preparatory school for boys situated in Westcliff, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.-External links:*...
, GautengGautengGauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994... - Pridwin Preparatory School, GautengGautengGauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...