Celebrating the 127 years of Kingswood

Foundation Weekend is a special event in our calendar – it’s a time when all of us, staff, pupils and Old Kingswoodians, can reflect on our shared past and imagine our great future together.

Friday, 12 March 2021

  • 07h30: Foundation Day Service, Kingswood College Chapel (Hybrid Event*) (Dress: Greys & Blazers)
  • 13h00: Toast to the College, Cohen Quad (Staff)
  • 18h15: Senior Foundation Day Dinner, Memorial Dining Hall (Dress: No 1s) (Boarders and All Grade 12s)
  • 18h15: Junior Foundation Day Dinner, Kingswood Museum (Dress: Whites) (Boarders Only)

Saturday, 13 March 2021

17h00: The Kingswood Music School Hospice Benefit Concert, City Lords / Wyvern Club (TBC)

Sunday, 14 March 2021

  • 10h00: Chapel Service presided over by the Bishop of the Grahamstown District of the Methodist Church, Bishop Jacob Freemantle, Kingswood College Chapel  (Hybrid Event*: Grade 4 – Bridging Year) (Dress: No 1s)
  • 11h00: Naming Ceremony (Hybrid Event*: Grade 4 – Bridging Year) (Dress: No 1s)

*Hybrid events: to ensure that Covid protocols with regards to venue capacity are strictly observed, some events will be both online and in-person. Pupils will be informed as to which grades will attend in person where relevant, all others will watch the live-streamed event online.