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St John's Bridge Nursery School hosted the ISASA Ignite ECD Symposium on Saturday, 18 July 2026, welcoming Early Childhood Development practitioners from across the region.

St John's welcomed coaches from across the game for the inaugural Schools Basketball Coaches Conference, a first step toward shaping the future of school basketball together.

Michael George Lyme 'Gus' Mills (Alston 1963), who died on 12 July 2026, was one of Africa's foremost authorities on wild carnivores. His four decades of fieldwork in the Kalahari and Kruger reshaped how South Africa's national parks are managed, and his writing and photography brought that work to a far wider audience than science alone could reach. An Old Johannian of the class of 1963, he was awarded the College's Golden Eagle Award in 2023.

This July marks 110 years since the Battle of Delville Wood. To commemorate this, the Speaker of the City of Johannesburg, the South African Legion, the Memorable Order of Tin Hats (MOTH) and the South African Delville Wood Commemorative Museum Trust invited representatives from the College to lay a wreath for those who fell during the battle.

It is with deep sadness that St John’s College mourns the loss of one of its finest and most influential teachers, Mrs Sandy Frewen, who passed away on Monday, 29 June 2026.

The Peter Raney Cup honours the memory of Peter Raney, Head of Nash in 2011, and the values he lived by: sportsmanship, teamwork, commitment, dedication and integrity. This year we were proud to present the Cup to a young man who embodies everything Peter stood for.

St John's College and the Old Johannian Association are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Golden Eagle Award, conferred on two deserving Old Johannians on Gaudy Day in recognition of the extraordinary impact they have made in South Africa and internationally.

The St John's College community gathered in the Memorial Chapel to celebrate 100 years since its Dedication and to witness the Licensing of Mr Dale Jackson as our 17th Executive Headmaster.

St John's College looks forward to welcoming our Old Johannian community back for Gaudy Day on Saturday, 20 June 2026, as we face old rivals St Stithians Boys' College in our traditional Pink Derby.

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

One hundred years ago today, the War Memorial Chapel at St John's College was dedicated. Archivist, Dr Mike Boyd, tells the story of how it came to be, from Fr Eustace Hill's determination to build in stone during times of hardship, to a Chapel that stands today as both a monument to those who gave their lives and the spiritual heart of the College

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Bruce Brammer Chalmers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Tuesday, 26 May 2026. Bruce entered St John's College in 1984 and quickly became one of the most accomplished Johannian sportsmen of his era.