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Benoni High!!!!!!!!!!!
Parklands College!
JEPPE HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
its absurd that it wasnt even nominated.
Herschel Girls’ School
St. Stithans College!
D. F. Malan
WTF!?! Michaelhouse in KZN??? school fees are the second most expencive in the country?!? after hilton??? just look it up on google… look at the facilities, music school costs R20 million cos of all the equipment upgrades, Indoor centre 100million, GYM 20mil, its a full boarding school….. some of the ritchest people in South Africa have come from there… eskom officials, sappi and government officials send their kids there!?!
St Alban’s College!!! By far the best private school in Pretoria. It should be on the list of top 10 schools in SA
St. Stithians Boys’ College
Bishop Bavin School St George’s
St Alban’s College all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!! No doubt.
They might not be the most expensive but their priorities are straight, more so than any other school in South Africa, especially after the steroids episode and Sunday Time article and their response, and the 702 interview with David O’Sullivan. Follow the links:
* Article: http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/article1090811.ece/Steroid-scourge-rages-in-school-rugby
* Response in school: http://www.stalbanscollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Response-to-Sunday-Times-story-on-use-of-Steroids-from-the-Headmaster-30-May-2011-2-2.pdf
* Radio interview: http://www.stalbanscollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/talkradio.m3u
If you can’t find the last two, visit http://www.stalbanscollege.com. The link should still be up there.
It takes a school with vision to prepare a young man for life.
guys come on!!!!!! academics wise or anything else for that matter everyone knows Klofies is better than Affies!!!! Where is Hoerskool Waterkloof in that list of yours???
And i agree with John. Michaelhouse is also one of Mzansi’s top schools
hilton college is way beta ppol
Rondebosch Boys High
MichaelHouse does have some AMAZING facilities ! But they don’t really excel as much when it comes to overall media coverage …I would put Kersney College on that list …If anything they have A LOT of HEART ! Both musically and on the sports grounds ! !
It does not matter which school is top of the pile , it is down to each person to make a sucess of their lives. Schooling only gives you some of the tools to achive your goals. St.Stithians old boy.
Herschel Girls’ School
MenloPark !!!
Westerford High School in Cape Town consistently produces top students and offers a full academic and extra-curricular programme whilst maintaining its status as a government school. Top of the list for sure.
Rustenberg High school for girls should have been on this list. They have consistently produced some the finest academics and sports people in the country.
hoerskool noorderland. the best school in limpopo
hoerskool noorderland! simply the best
Michaelhouse is one of the best. It shoud be 5th, before Hilton.
I agree with Brian! Michaelhouse rules!
Jeppe high school for boys???? Come on… Parktown High School for gilrls was supposed to be No1. Or atleast Crawford
Clarendon Girls High. no doubt top in eastern cape.
A “rich” school = A “good” school?? Not!
Paarl Boy’s High and Paarl Girl’s High
Michaelhouse! It is like the best school in South Africa. Someone back me up on this! Go strong all Michaelhouse people. I love Michaelhouse!!!
I love Michaelhouse! It is defintly the best school in South Africa. How is Greys College no.1? Why is Michaelhouse not there? It is the most prestigious school in South Africa. It has a book based on it for crying out loud! It should be in the top ten. I Love Michaelhouse!
Finally! Someone agrees with me! Michaelhouse is the best. It is great in every field. In academics, sport, music, facilities. If anyon agrees with me post something here. Oh, my friend would also like to nominate Kearsney College. But both him and I think Michaelhouse is best!
Durban High!
I BET YOU PRESBYERIAN BOYS LEGON (GHANA)IS THE BEST SECONDARY SCHOOL IN AFRICA. WHO GO FIT THEM THEN TRY IT AND SEE
Michaelhouse in KZN is amazing! Why they are not in the Top Ten I don’t know. Also where are Kingsmead College and Roedean? They are the Top Girl Schools in JHB and two of the best schools in South Africa. Their academic results are fantastic, they having amazing facilities and are known for producing outstanding young women. They, along with MHS, are internationally renowned schools. They should definitely be there.
BISHOPS
I happened to go to St. Michael’s d.s.b(Michael House) myself…True that it is the 2nd most expensive in the country, after Hilton College but it is indeed have the most excellent academic record about the others.
all of you are talking absolute nonsense. the best school in South Africa HAS to be Grey College – because of its excellent sporting, cultural AND academic fascilities its a shame i couldnt go there, cause its THAT hard to get accepted. other promotable schools such as Eunice, St. Stithians & St. Dominics College are SUPPOSED to be nominated. its bonkers they arent even on the list…
Michaelhouse is the best school is South Africa. It is awesome. I wish to go there in grade 8. Everwhere when people say boarding school people think Michaelhouse. P.S my name may strangly resemble blackberrymessenging.
hold lets get serious here..michaelhouse should be up there in the top 5 wtf kind of list is this hey if you disagree just ask patrick lambie youngest bok going to the world cup..please is this a rugby based survey grey college on top what a joke..sort this website out
Why is Teresa`s School in Rosebank ot feaurting??/
I agree with Range. Michaelhouse is a brilliant school. I will be going there in grade8, in 2 years. Patrick Lambie did choose Michaelhouse over all the schools in the top 10 list on this page. So if he turned out so good why is Michaelhouse not on the top 10 list here?
Herschel Girls’ School. The epitome of prestige.
St Johns College, Joburg
St Johns College 4 lyf!!
St johns College, Joburg!!!
St Johns .. Johannesburg
St johns college
St Johns college till I die!
St Johns, Jozi
St Johns CoLlege
St Johns College
i thing st johns should be at de top
excuse me?
this site is for BEST academic institutions in south africa.
pearson highschool in summerstrand port elizabeth. not olny hs the best cultural and academic curriculum in s.a. the quality of young leaders produced here far surpasses any spoiled rich kid from micheal or hilton or even woodridge
not the richest or most financial secured or even the one with the best manicured fields. I’m a realist.
sure you pay 100 grand to go to the top private schools but it makes no difference if the product of that school is useless to society
i’m in matric and can see this. our class of 2010 has a 4.8 A’s aggregate. this means each student has on average 4.8 A’s on their reports. fare above the 0.7 national average and the 2.3 public model c schools average. furthur more ignorant people… this is a big school with grades of 160 or more… so to achieve this in total… 189 mulipied 4.8 times… exactly. . . far beyond anyones reach. we might be media crazy or popular but pearsonites work hard and are entelligent… hence you all work for us on day
much love*
its 2.am hence I’m sleep… corrections.
i meant “we might (not) be media crazy……..”
and
“hence you will work for us (one) day”….
to the slow ones… words in brackets are the correction
much love*
Michaelhouse is the best school in SA. It has the education you can possilby get in SA. Hilton is just full of rich people snobs who are just there because of money. Michaelhouse is good, although it may be nearly as expensive as Hilton,R158 240 p.a, it has good people in there and who ever come out of there are gentlemen and know how to go on about life. Kearsney is also very good. They are also not full of rich snobs. They are also disiplined and well mannered when they leave school. There boarding prices may also be high, R135 800, they, like Michaelhouse are a good school. Not that I’m saying the schools in this top ten are bad just that Michaelhouse and kearsney should be there.
Crawford, Reddam and Redhill should be on the least too!
Sorry I meant on the list!
SACS.
Sazkom and Bjorn, you are one helluver gentlemen whom I bet attended St Michaels(Michael House)…You do not comment like those media crazy rich snobs..They better sort this website out because MICHAEL HOUSE RULES!!
Thank-you Handz Of God. I am going to attend Michaelhouse. It must be, judging by your comment, as good a school as thry say it to be. I would like to ad that Hilton is now R173 000 p.a. That is outrageous! How much can an education cost? Any way Michaelhouse and Kearsney are better than Hilton. But Michaelhouse is better than Kearsney!
Clarendon school for girls
Springfield Convent
MICHAELHOUSE RULES!!!
Agree with you Ozzie. Judging by the academic record, Michael House should be up in the top 5..People are just media crazy..They judge by financial securities and sports excellency..Michael House Rules!!
Michael House, Epworth and The Wykeham Collegiate should be up in the top 10
Look people I dont know what is urls problems but I say Westville boys has most recently been the best in kzn at least with their academics well known to be the best in kzn, 6 SA schools rugby players in past 7 years! But on the long term DHS has also been up there with a state of the art cricket centre(whicch has been rented by CSA a lot) drama plays theatre sport academies , world class library, 2 gyms and on average a 99% pass rate in matric. A couple successful people from DHS have been Hashim Amla, Lanse Klusener, Ali Hargreaves, BJ Botha etc!!
My top 10 list of schools in S.A:
Michaelhouse
Hilton
Kearsney College
Greys College
Durban Boys High School
Maritzburg College
Bishops Diocesan College
Glenwood High School
Pretoria High School
If you think this list is not more or less correct than please post something on this website. But, just for the record, Michaelhouse rules!
Michaelhouse all the way!
Wynberg Boys’ High. one word-gentlemen
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, South Africa
GO HILTON !!! Most people look at michaelhouse because they are focused on making a name in public, Hilton College has been the best private and secondary school in South-Africa. Their sporting facilities are the best, their teaching and learning areas the the finest in SA. They have stayed noble and humble, producing excellence beyond expectation. Having a all round approach toward education and physical stimulation. But hey……every schools goal the same, to educate the youth of south-Africa and the world.
Richan, no dew offence to you or anyone who agrees with your opinion and most of all Hilton College scholars but in my personal opinion Hilton does, judging by my understanding of the old boys of whom I know from Hilton College, seem to produce gentlemen who tend to act like they are better than other people because they attended Hilton College. In my opinion Michaelhouse seem, judging by my understanding of the old boys of whom I know from Michaelhouse, to produce gentlemen of understanding, humblness and respect. The notable old boys from both Michaelhouse and Hilton College are both great in number and have done good to the world. So I am not stating that Hilton College is bad in anyway or that the current Hilton College scholars will turn out un-gentleman like, I am just stating that the Michaelhouse old boys that I know appear to be more gentle-men like.
I hope that you read this and understand that I am not, in anyway, trying to offend you or anyone else.
Bjorne, Thanks for your honesty, but i have hilton’s old boys do remarkable things that display true gentlemanship. But I believe you. Both schools are remarkably brilliant, and boys from Hilton are friends with boys from michaelhouse.
SELBORNE COLLEGE!
I agree with Bjorn,
I would put Michaelhouse and Kearsney College on the list. I am a matriculant of Kearsney and I have to say my son is going to Kearsney or michaelhouse, I’m torn between the two. Because of loyalty and patriotism I will send him to Kearsney. My adopted son will go to Michaelhouse though.
Hilton? Not so much. A few of my friends are Hilton old boys and I don’t feel it.
Michaelhouse is the best school. Period. That’s all that is neccsery to put on this website.
P.S: I AM AN ALIAS OF SOMEONE.
As much as I love Michaelhouse recent Hilton College news states that an outstanding matriculant has be awarded a scholarship at the world renowned Caltech, California Institute of Technology. This must be an amazing achievment ffor both the matriculant and the school.
Plaese excuse my lack of care in my typing. I meant to type ‘for’ and not ‘ffor’.
pbhs is the best school in the world by far .boys high till i die
clarendon high school for girls
CLARENDON GIRL’S HIGH SCHOOL. . .always and forever!
CLARENDON HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS baybee! The best in the Eastern Cape, BEST BELIEVE!
CLARENDON GIRL’S HIGH SCHOOL!!!
MICHAELHOUSE ALL THE WAYS BOYS. IT IS THE BEST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hilton!! Hilton!
Hudson Park High School
If Michaelhouse aint on top this website knows nothing! A proven fact is that Michaelhouse Rule!
Prestige college hammanskraal
The Settlers High School
Westville Boys’ High School.
Rated as Top boys’ state School in the country by Sunday Times
Top Swimming school in the country
27 students with 6 or more As (2nd in the country only to Westville Girls’)
MBILWI SECONDARY SCHOOL
st Albans college how is that no hear buy far better than boys high or any school pretoria how is it not there
my top 10:
1. michaelhouse
2. hilton
3.KES
4.st albans college
5. maritzburg
6.grey bloem
7.pta boys high
8.maritzburg
9.selbourne
10.Dsg pta
Eunice Obobnyo. You obviously know your stuff, because that list is exactly what I would have put down as my top ten schools in s.a.
Epworth Independent High School For Girls
St Andrews College
My name is samrawit am grad 10th student and next year am preparatory student so how can ilearn this school please u help me
UMLAZI COMTECH HIGH SCHOOL IS THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL EVER EZIKAMADLANDUNA BABA