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St John’s Preparatory School, proudly representing South Africa, clinched a podium finish with a brilliant bronze at the Kids’ Lit Quiz World Final in Canberra, Australia.

Over the half-term break, Motshwane Pege, orchestral percussion and marimba band teacher, travelled to Germany to attend the world premiere of his double choir work, Angele Dei (transl.: Angel of God), winning second prize in Category A of the prestigious 20th Musica Sacra Nova Composer’s Competition.

In celebration of Mandela Day and 30 Years of Democracy, St John’s College embraced the theme, "Combating poverty and inequality is in our hands".This special day highlights our shared responsibility to support our community and work towards a more equitable society.

The community of St John’s College will be saddened to hear of the passing of an exemplary Johannian, Adrian Walton, who was Head of School in 1984. Adrian succumbed to his battle with cancer at a relatively early age on 3 July 2024. He was 57 years old.

St John's College is pleased to announce that Dr Rutledge Stephen (Steve) Boyes (Hill 1996) and Luke Potter (Nash 1995) are the recipients of this year's Golden Eagle Award.

The De Souza-Young Arts Fest, conceptualised by Joy de Souza and Wendy Young, held every two years, was originally envisioned as a day to celebrate the arts and encourage students to sign up for workshops and immerse themselves in new and creative activities. Today it is a day for students to pause and enthusiastically engage in something quite different.

We look forward to welcoming our Old Johannians back to St John's College for this year's Gaudy Day on Saturday, 13 July 2024, as we enjoy the usual programme of festivities and celebrate our shared love of St John's.

The OJA hosted three Eminent Speaker Breakfasts in the first part of 2024. Each presentation provided a deep understanding of complex issues and current trends and was followed by conversation, networking opportunities and breakfast at the OJ Club.

We look forward to welcoming our Old Johannians back to St John's College for this year's Gaudy Day on Saturday, 13 July 2024, as we enjoy the usual programme of festivities and celebrate our shared love of St John's.

St John's College proudly presents the 7th annual Pink Derby Day against St Stithians Boys' College—a day of hockey and rugby fixtures in support of Pink Drive on Saturday, 22 June 2024.

St John’s Sixth Form alum Zacharias Onyejiaka (Sixth Form 2023) was recognised as the Top A Level Student in South Africa in the 2023 Cambridge International Academic Awards.

The inspiring journeys of Suzie Copperthwaite, Ricardo Kutumela and Mark Pickering, who conquered this gruelling ultramarathon — their motivation, challenges and triumphs are a guide to our own journey, wherever that may take us.