Kingsmead College

Kingsmead College is a private girls' elementary and high school situated in Melrose, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The school is located next to the Gautrain Rosebank Station. Kingsmead College is a leading Christian Girls’ School which caters for girls from Grade 000 to Grade 12 and has around 870 students.

History

Kingsmead College was founded by Doris Vera Thompson in October 1933 and in 1934 opened its doors to 136 girls, from Grade 1 to Post-Matriculation.

Over the years, houses and gardens adjacent to the original property were purchased, providing further buildings needed to cater for a steadily increasing enrollment. Doris Vera Thompson helped to plan St Brigid’s Chapel on the school grounds and she considered the simple building to be the “heart of the school.” From 1939 onwards, the Boarders used the Chapel regularly until 1999, when the Boarding House was closed.

Each class attends Chapel Assembly regularly during the term.

The Chapel is open daily during the week from 07h00 to 17h00 and, on Sundays, it is used by the Kingsmead Christian Fellowship for Christian worship and prayer. Many Old Kingsmeadians return to the Chapel for weddings and Christenings.

In about 470 AD, St Brigid founded the first religious community of women in Ireland. She was renowned for her scholarship and service to the poor and her monastery became a centre of learning and spirituality. As Abbess, she was admired as a strong, fun-loving and compassionate character, whose commitment to service in the community was highly valued. It is therefore fitting that Doris Vera Thompson decided to dedicate the Chapel to such a wonderful role model of Christian charity.

Organisation

Kingsmead College teaches Grades 000-Matric.

Junior School

The Junior School consists of Grades 1-7. Grades 1-6 wear a green checkered dress, with black school shoes, white socks, and a green blazer. A jersey is optional. Grade 7 wears the Senior School uniform of a blazer, white shirt, tartan skirt, white socks and black school shoes.

Senior School

Mrs Kaplan is Headmistress of the Senior School (Grades 8-12). These grades wear a blazer, white shirt, tartan skirt, white socks and black school shoes.

Technology

Kingsmead is also one of the first schools in South Africa to use the iPad. All of Grades 6-12 own their own iPads to use for educational purposes during school. All other grades use the school's iPads if needed.

Affiliations

The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa.

Notable alumni

Denise Scott Brown, architect^[1]
Elizabeth de la Porte, harpsichordist^[2]
Margaret Marshall, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Larraine Segil, entrepreneur, attorney, advisor, lecturer, author, board member and urban farmer
Janet Suzman, actress^[3]
Katherine Pitchulik, Jewellery Designer
Lauren Mellor, Model

External links

References

↑ "Old Girls' News" (pdf). Old Kingsmeadian Association. June 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
↑ Oron, Aryeh. "Short Biography". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
↑ "Janet Suzman Biography". Fandango. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

Gauteng Province High Schools

Alternative schools	Crawford College, Lonehill Crawford College, Pretoria Crawford College, Sandton The Glen High School King David Schools Michael Mount Waldorf School Torah Academy Yeshiva College

Private schools	Beaulieu College Christian Brothers' College, Boksburg Christian Brothers' College, Mount Edmund Christian Brothers' College, Pretoria CVO Skool Pretoria Cornwall Hill College Helpmekaar Kollege Kingsmead College Loreto Convent School Parktown Convent Redhill School Roedean School Sacred Heart College St. Alban's College St. Andrew's School for Girls St Catherine's School, Germiston St Catherine's School, Johannesburg St David's Marist, Inanda St. Dominic's Catholic School For Girls St. Dunstan's College St John's College St. Martin's School St. Mary's DSG St Mary's School, Waverley St Peter's College St Stithians College

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Coordinates: 26°08′43″S 28°02′43″E / 26.14535°S 28.04521°E / -26.14535; 28.04521

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