Penryn College (South Africa)

Penryn
Location
Map
Mbombela
,
Mpumalanga

South Africa
Coordinates25°24′31″S 30°58′32″E / 25.40849°S 30.97560°E / -25.40849; 30.97560
Information
TypePreparatory & College
MottoOne and All
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist Church
Established1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Sister schoolSt Stithians College
HeadmasterMr Michael Eisen
Head teacherIEB
Grades0000–12
GenderBoys & Girls
Age3 to 18
Number of students1,500 pupils
LanguageEnglish
Schedule07:30 - 15:00
Houses  Goshawk
  Harrier
  Kite
  Kestrel
Colour(s)  Blue
  Red
  White
Rival
  • Uplands College
NewspaperPenryn Post
Websitehttp://www.penryn.co.za/

Penryn is a co-educational, English-medium private school situated in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is also a global member of Round Square.[1] Penryn was officially started in 1991 in a Methodist church in Plaston, Mpumalanga, with 13 pupils and 2 teachers,[2] as a sister school to St Stithians College in Randburg, Johannesburg.[3] Two years later, the college moved to its own campus on Boschrand Ridge, where it was officially opened by Enos Mabuza.[citation needed]

Name

Penryn is named after Penryn, Cornwall.[citation needed] The name Penryn means "Top of the Hill" in the Cornish language. The college is indeed situated on top of a hill. This is often used as a metaphor by Penryn when it refers to itself as the light on the hill. A reference to it seeing itself as being a light of hope on the hill.

Sports

Sports played at Penryn College include:

Culture

Penryn College offers a wide range of cultural activities. Including the following:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Penryn". Round Square. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Celebrations as college looks back on 25 years". Lowvelder. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "History – St Stithians College". www.stithian.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.


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