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Roedean School (South Africa)
Encyclopedia
Roedean School is a private
boarding school
for girls located in Houghton, Johannesburg
, Gauteng
, South Africa
.
. They acted as joint Heads of School during the years 1903-1930. It is a sister school of Roedean School
in Brighton
, England
which was founded by three older sisters of Miss Theresa Lawrence , namely Penelope, Millicent, and Dorothy.
The school began with 22 pupils, and was situated in a small outhouse in Jeppestown, Johannesburg. In 1904, it relocated to its current site in Houghton, Johannesburg.
Sir Herbert Baker
, a prominent architect responsible for many of Johannesburg's most historical houses and monuments, designed the original school buildings. The oldest structures include St. Ursula's Building and Founder's Hall. Over the years, additions have been made, but the signature Herbert Baker features, with arches, colonnades, unwashed brickwork, and courtyards have been maintained.
The school has an Anglican foundation and is linked to St John's College, also in Houghton by the Desmond and Leah Tutu Bridge.
exams.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
boarding school
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...
for girls located in Houghton, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
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...
, Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng 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...
, 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...
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History
The school was founded in 1903 by Miss Theresa Lawrence and her close friend, Miss Katherine Margaret Earle: two young women in their early thirties, both educated at the University of CambridgeUniversity 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...
. They acted as joint Heads of School during the years 1903-1930. It is a sister school of Roedean School
Roedean School
-Roedeanians in fiction:* Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward * Dawn Drummond-Clayton * Emily James...
in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which was founded by three older sisters of Miss Theresa Lawrence , namely Penelope, Millicent, and Dorothy.
The school began with 22 pupils, and was situated in a small outhouse in Jeppestown, Johannesburg. In 1904, it relocated to its current site in Houghton, Johannesburg.
Sir Herbert Baker
Herbert Baker
Sir Herbert Baker was a British architect.Baker was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892–1912....
, a prominent architect responsible for many of Johannesburg's most historical houses and monuments, designed the original school buildings. The oldest structures include St. Ursula's Building and Founder's Hall. Over the years, additions have been made, but the signature Herbert Baker features, with arches, colonnades, unwashed brickwork, and courtyards have been maintained.
The school has an Anglican foundation and is linked to St John's College, also in Houghton by the Desmond and Leah Tutu Bridge.
Notable alumni
- Mary Maytham KiddMary Maytham KiddMary Maytham Kidd born Mary Catherine Maytham , was a South African botanical artist.Born East London, she was educated at Roedean School in Johannesburg between 1927 and 1930 and, between 1931 and 1933, studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. She also trained at the Royal Academy School in London from...
, botanical artist - Sheena DuncanSheena DuncanSheena Duncan was a South African anti-Apartheid activist and counselor. Duncan was the leader of Black Sash, a group of white, middle-class South African women who offered support to black South Africans and advocated the non-violent abolishment of the Apartheid system...
, social activist - Rosemary Crotch, occupational therapist specialising in psychiatry and mental health
- Belinda Bowling, United Nations Environment Programme Afghanistan Country Director
- Maud Sumner, artist
Academics
Roedean's leavers write the Independent Examinations BoardIndependent Examinations Board
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