St. Alban's College


St. Alban's College is a private, boarding, English medium and day high school for boys situated in the suburb of Lynnwood Glen in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It was founded in 1963 by Anton Murray. Its history, influence, wealth, and academic reputation have made it one of the most prestigious schools in South Africa. The sister school is called St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls, Pretoria.
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History

The school was founded on 1 February 1963 with a student body of 37 boys and 3 masters. It now has 580 boys and 43 teachers plus support staff.
The founder-Headmaster, Anton Murray, was a South African cricketer, who worked for twenty one years at the school. Paul Marsh was headmaster during a transitional phase lasting for four years. Ronnie Todd introduced many radical changes during his ten years as headmaster, and following his position as headmaster went on to open St Peter's College. The fourth headmaster was Grant Nupen, who was one of the 37 Foundation Scholars in 1963 and went on to become the first Head Boy, a position he held for three years.
Under the direction of the fifth headmaster, Tom Hamilton, the school celebrated its 50th birthday in 2013.

Headmasters

StartedFinishedName
19631981Anton Murray
19821986Paul Marsh
19871997Ronnie Todd
19962001Grant Nupen
20012016Thomas Hamilton
2017currentShane Kidwell

Sport

Sports offered include rugby and hockey, cricket, swimming, rowing, basketball and water polo. Other sports are golf, soccer, tennis, squash, athletics and cross-country running.
The sports that are played at the school are:

Music

The St. Alban's College chapel choir attended the World Choir Games for the first time in the school's history in 2008. In 2010, the choir completed a tour of the United States, where it toured the East Coast and performed at places including the Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
The school has a singing group, the Barbershop Boys, comprising singers selected from the chapel choir, usually around 15-20 boys, who sing a cappella. The Barbershop Boys began the school's "Music Tours" with their tour to Argentina in 2004.

Notable alumni