Flagstaff, South Africa

Flagstaff is a town in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa located some 80 km south-east of Kokstad and 45 km north of Lusikisiki. It is the seat of the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality.

History

The town developed from a trading station established in 1877 and derives its name from the practice by the owners of hoisting a white flag on Sundays to indicate that the store was closed. For many years it served as a post of the Cape Mounted Rifles.

Education

The Flagstaff Primary School at Dlibona village was completed at a cost of R39 million in 2019. It consists of seven classrooms, a nutrition centre, science laboratory, multimedia centre, multipurpose classroom, administration block v8 security room. Langa Secondary school located in Mashwabana settlement is one of the best science high schools in Flagstaff, well known for producing the best matric results as they are sitting on 89.9% pass rate. Langa S.S is a school which offers the following studies: science, commerce and hospitality.