Woodridge College
Location
,
Information
TypePrivate & boarding
MottoFideliter
(Faithfully)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established1936 (1936)
HeadmasterDerek Bradley
Exam boardIEB
Staff100 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age3 to 18
Number of students800 pupils
LanguageEnglish
Schedule08:00 - 14:00
Colour(s)  Brown
  Yellow
  White
School feesR243,000 (boarding)
R154,100 (tuition)
Alumni Old Woodridgean Association
Websitewww.woodridge.co.za

Woodridge College is a private, co-educational school in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Woodridge is situated near the small town of Thornhill, Kouga, halfway between Jeffrey's Bay and Port Elizabeth. The school is attended by both boarders and day-scholars.

Motto

The motto of the school is Fideliter, as can be seen on the school emblem, meaning "Faithfully".[1]

Location

It is situated on the edge of the gorge that has been created by Van Stadens River, next to the Van Stadens Bridge.

History

The school was started by the Carter family[2] in 1936, all of whose descendants have attended the school. Originally the school was only a preparatory school, and the college was started during the 1960s.[2] On June 10, 2017, Woodridge experienced a fire that engulfed at least half of the campus.[3]

Curriculum

The school offers the standard schooling under the guidelines of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa, and pupils taking their National Senior Certificate write the IEB examinations. Woodridge is also strongly supporting outdoor education, meaning that the students frequently take outdoor excursions and learn outdoors or about the outdoors.

Sport

Woodridge is involved in the sports of rugby, cricket, hockey, star gazing, netball, squash, tennis, bird watching, athletics and water polo.[4] Surf lifesaving is also offered.[5]

Other sports offered are rock climbing, canoeing, and hiking.[6] Outdoor education is offered, which is similar to Outward Bound, although it got its roots more from the Veld en Vlei society in nearby Sedgefield which many Old Woodridgeans used to attend, which was later bought out by the Outward Bound association. The Outward Bound was modelled on the Scottish school Gordonstoun, as was the rating system.[7]

Inter house competitions are held for all sports offered by the school. The Outdoor Education house trophy is considered the most revered of house trophies.

Notable alumni

Headmasters

The Headmaster of the school is Derek Bradley.[9]

Previous headmasters include:

  • 2017–present: Derek Bradley
  • 2014-2017: Simon Crane
  • 2005-2014: Craig Neave
  • 2002-2004: Ken Ball
  • 1997-2001: Guy Norman Pearson
  • 1967-1992: Keith Starck

Simon Crane joined as deputy headmaster in 2013. He is British born, an ex Bishops pupil and has served roles both in the UK (Milton Abbey School) and KwaZulu Natal (Carter High School (South Africa)) and Michaelhouse).[10]

Religious teachings

Woodridge is considered a Christian school, and is a parish of the Anglican church.

References

  1. "King's-Edgehill School". www.kes.ns.ca. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007.
  2. 1 2 "History". Archived from the original on 24 September 2006.
  3. "At least half of Eastern Cape's Woodridge College burnt down". 10 June 2017.
  4. http://www.woodridge.co.za/Content.asp?pageID=302
  5. "Surf Lifesaving". Archived from the original on 24 September 2006.
  6. "Woodridge College & Preparatory College".
  7. Paget, Dick (23 August 2007). Paget's Progress: A Tale of High Adventure and Low Salaries. ISBN 9781467018692.
  8. Ndabeni, Khanyi (21 March 2008). "Golfer 'Cobra' Kamte once aimed for soccer stardom". The Herald Online. Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  9. "Headmaster".
  10. http://www.sahisa.org/2014/02/simon-crane/

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