News

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of John Henry Gordon (Nash 1953) on 30 January 2023.

St John's College proudly presents the inaugural High-Performance Summit on 10 and 11 March, two full days featuring eminent and influential high-performance practitioners as they share their knowledge on all things high-performance and what makes student-athlete development vital to the future success of South African sports.

This year’s Community Mass was extra special as it marked the beginning of our 125th-anniversary celebrations at St John’s College, a time to reflect on where we have come from and to look forward to where we are headed.

It was a very busy year last year, and the last part of the Michaelmas term was no exception to this rule.

As you will see from this retrospective College Life, we ended the year with many celebrations – fitting, given the excellence of our students. From the Senior Eskom International Science Fair to premieres at Film Festivals, from academics to sports to cultural activities, our students and staff covered a vast range of activities with excellence.

St John’s College Sixth Form is delighted to announce our 2022 AS and A Level results, with a subject pass rate of for students who wrote the A Level examinations of 99%. We congratulate them and their parents and teachers who guided them during their Sixth Form journey.

We are devastated to inform you of the tragic passing of Sonwabile Makaula (UIV Hodgson). He was diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy in October last year and, after a brave struggle, succumbed to heart failure on Wednesday 4 January 2023.

Welcome to the November edition of College Classifieds, our digital publication that offers the St John's community the opportunity to advertise their wares and services with fellow Johannians.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 12:2

Welcome to the September edition of College Classifieds, our digital publication that offers the St John's community the opportunity to advertise their wares and services with fellow Johannians.

The Trinity Term edition of CollegeLife celebrates the busyness of a busy term overflowing with events, activities and achievements.

The Johannian Community is saddened to learn of the passing of John Stuart Kane-Berman (Head of Alston 1963).

St John’s Prep hosted their annual Polar Bear Swim, taking to the icy waters of Long Walk Pool to help raise funds for the completion of the new Aquatics Centre, raising enough money to get Stuart West, Executive Headmaster at St John's College, and Lester Lalla, Preparatory Headmaster into the freezing water.