| Penryn | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 25°24′31″S 30°58′32″E / 25.40849°S 30.97560°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Penryn College |
| Type | Preparatory & College |
| Motto | One and All |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist Church |
| Established | 1991 |
| Sister school | St Stithians College |
| Headmaster | Mr Micheal Eisen |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Age | 14 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1,500 pupils |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 08:00 - 15:00 |
| Houses | Goshawk Harrier Kite Kestrel |
| Colour(s) | Blue Red White |
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| Newspaper | Penryn Pride |
| Alumni | Old Penrynian |
| Website | http://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.
Name
Penryn is named after Penryn, Cornwall. 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. Penryn was renamed from Penryn College in 2018.
Sports
Sports played at Penryn College include:
See also
References
- ↑ "Penryn". Round Square. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Celebrations as college looks back on 25 years". Lowvelder. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "History – St Stithians College". www.stithian.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.