Western Province Preparatory School (often known as Western Province Prep or even Wetpups) is an independent preparatory school

Preparatory school (UK)

In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...

 for boys in Cape Town

Cape Town

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, South Africa

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History

Wetpups was founded in 1914 by Christopher Stansbury, his mother and Raymond Hutchinson. Christopher was the youngest son of John Fortunatus Stansbury, a headmaster of Oundle School

Oundle School

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The school started with a leased house (Thornton) and 26 boys. The boys wore a dark royal blue blazer and a blue and white striped Trinity House tie - the precursor to the uniform, which still stands today.

By 1918, the school had outgrown its premises and was relocated to the Mount Royal property in Claremont, the current location of the school's Senior Primary. There were 50 boarders, and 20 dayboys, reaching a capacity of 90 in the 1930's.

Facilities

The school now has two sites (referred to as campuses): Eden Road and Newlands Road. Newlands being the senior half of the school. It has 2 sports fields,the Dauncey,the Mount Royal and the Douglas Murray;and a 25m swimming pool.

Old Boys

Stuart Abbott

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 - rugby player for England

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 and Harlequins

Harlequin F.C.

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Nick Mallett

Nick Mallett

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 - Springbok

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 rugby coach and player

Kim Norgaard - Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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 Bureau Chief for CNN

CNN

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 International

Mark Shuttleworth

Mark Shuttleworth

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 - first South African in space

Raymond Ackerman

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- Owner of Pick 'n Pay

Headmasters

• Current Head - Michael Hosty
• Deputy Heads - Gary Skeeles+Alaistair Payne
• 1914 - 1941 Christopher Stansbury
• 1941 - 1944 Windle Saint Hill
• 1944 - 1945 Harrington Johnson
• 1945 - 1952 John Pridmore
• 1952 - 1963 John Stansbury
• 1963 - 1970 Edward Rivett-Carnac
• 1970 - 1979 Peter Dauncey
• 1979 - 1986 Roger Wickens
• 1987 - 1997 Roland Cooke
• 1997 - 2003 David Mallett
• 2003 - 2004 Pauline Pearce
• 2004 - Michael Hosty