St. George's College, Quilmes

St George's College
Main building of the school
Address
Map
Guido 800

Greater Buenos Aires

Quilmes
,
Buenos Aires Province
,
(B1878 IIP)

Argentina
Coordinates34°43′31″S 58°14′37″W / 34.72530089999999°S 58.24362159999998°W / -34.72530089999999; -58.24362159999998
Information
Funding typePrivate
MottoVestigia nulla retrorsum
(No footsteps leading backwards)
Religious affiliation(s)Anglicanism[1]
Patron saint(s)Saint George
Founded1898; 126 years ago (1898)
FounderReverend J. T. Stevenson
StatusOpen
Sister schoolSt George's College North
ChairmanJohn Lees
HeadmasterJames Diver
GenderCo-educational
Age3 to 17
Number of students844
Student to teacher ratio22:1
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day8
Campuses1
Campus size27 hectares
Color(s)Red, Blue, White
SportsRugby union, field hockey, swimming, athletics, football, basketball, cricket, golf, tennis
YearbookThe Georgian
Websitestgeorges.edu.ar

St George's College is a private, bilingual, co-educational learning institution located in Quilmes, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] It was founded in 1898.

Sports

The school's main sports are rugby union and women's field hockey. Apart from those activities, St. George's also hosts association football, athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, swimming, tennis,[3] handball and volleyball.[4]

St. George's College, Quilmes
Ground information
LocationQuilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
TenantsArgentina national cricket team
International information
First T20I18 October 2023:
 Chile v  Mexico
Last T20I16 December 2024:
 Argentina v  Brazil
As of 16 December 2024
Source: St George's College Ground Cricinfo
St. George's College, Quilmes
St George's College Ground 2
Ground information
LocationQuilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
TenantsArgentina national cricket team
International information
As of 21 October 2023
Source: St George's College Ground 2 Cricinfo
St. George's College, Quilmes
St George's College Ground 3
Ground information
LocationQuilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
TenantsArgentina national cricket team
International information
As of 21 October 2023
Source: St George's College Ground 3 Cricinfo

Notable Old Georgians

Alumni

Alumni of the school, known as Old Georgians,[5] include Rhodes Scholars who attended Oxford, Cambridge, and Ivy League universities in the United States. In 1921, the Old Georgians Association was formed.

Masters

See also

References

  1. ^ "History - St George's College".
  2. ^ "Home." St George's College. Retrieved on February 9, 2015. "Guido 800 (1878) Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina"
  3. ^ "Sports - St George's College".
  4. ^ "Sports facilities at College website".
  5. ^ main page of oldgeorgianclub.com.ar, web site of Old Georgians Association, accessed 11 March 2012
  6. ^ "Prescott, Peter Richard Kyle", in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black, 2014).
  7. ^ "Malpas, Sir Robert", in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
  8. ^ "Primrose, Sir Alasdair Neil", in Who Was Who 1986 (London: A. & C. Black, 1985)
  9. ^ "Tschiffely, Aimé Felix" in Who's Who 1953 (London: A. & C. Black, 1952)