Reunions – 2025
The Old Kingswoodian Club looks forward to welcoming back classes to celebrate their various reunions. Join us in celebrating the red and the black with old friends – as we celebrate Kingswood together!
The Kingswood community is friendly and sociable. We work hard to make everyone feel welcome, whether you come regularly to events or this is your first one. Reunions are the only events specifically for Old Kingswoodians, otherwise we welcome all Kingswoodian Club members (OKs, past and present Kingswood staff, parents, council members and invited friends of the College) to join us when local events or larger school events occur.
We are very proud of the fact that our events are always well attended, with a broad range of ages being represented. Whether you regularly attend Kingswoodian Club or OK Club events, have never been to one, or have just left Kingswood, you are all very welcome indeed. As always, ‘the more, the merrier’!
The Old Kingswoodian Club looks forward to welcoming back classes to celebrate their various reunions. Join us in celebrating the red and the black with old friends – as we celebrate Kingswood together!
Foundation Weekend is a special event in our calendar – join us for the celebrations.
Notice of the annual general meeting of the Old Kingswoodian Club to be held in the Wyvern Club on Friday, the 14th of March 2025, commencing at 16h00
The inaugural Kingswood Botswana Golf Day is set for February 2024. Please get in touch with the organisers to book your place on the course, or book out the date in your diary to join the KC Botswana community for a festive night out that evening!
Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please save the date for The OK Club Southern Cape Branch Functions which are scheduled for the 14th and 15th of February.
Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please save the date for The OK Club Karoo Branch Function which is scheduled for Friday the 7th of March 2025 in Graaff Reinet.
The full Pupil Leadership Team for 2025 was announced and inducted on the 4th of October in the Kingswood College Memorial Chapel
Back by popular demand! The Midlands Branch of the Old Kingswoodian Club invites you to join them for the longest standing event in the calendar – The Midlands Formal Dinner.
This year we celebrate the 25th annual Kingswood Golf Day in Port Alfred on the 29th of December 2024. Join us for what is always a great day out!
The Old Kingswoodian Club invites all Kingswoodian venerable doyens and doyennes in the Port Alfred region to join the for a luncheon and afternoon together.
The Old Kingswoodian Club warmly invites the Matric Class of 2024 and their parents to join them for the Old Kingswoodian Club Tie Presentation Ceremony at 17h00 on the 6th of October at Kingswood College. The OK Club Tie Ceremony will precede the Matric Leavers Dinner.
The classes of 1973, 1974 and 1975 were welcome onto campus last weekend for their 50th reunion. It was three days filled with laughter and stories as old friends reconnected, and new friendships were forged.
The annual K-Day celebrations from the 11-15 June 2024 we a resounding success. From Sport to culture, supporters were treated to it all.
The annual K-Day celebrations last week included the reunions of the Classes of 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014. The weekend was spent reminiscing, laughing and celebrating Kingswood bonds.
We are thrilled to announce that an online auction has been launched in aid of the Legends Fund in conjunction with the annual Legends Golf Day, happening next Thursday, the 13th of June.
The Kingswood Team and the OK Club had a wonderful visit to Zambia, which included school visits, OK Club functions and even a golf day!
Kingswood College Senior Drama Production: CLUE.
Join us for an evening of secret identities, blackmail and murder, as we travel through Boddy Manor on the hunt for who “dunnit”. With your favourite Cluedo characters coming to life on stage this show is set to have you in stitches!
An evening of entertainment with cabaret style tables and a cash bar available. Tickets can be bought individually or as a full table.
The annual Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Golf day is back on the calendar. OKs, parents, past parents, and friends of Kingswood are all invited to enter for a round of 9 holes.
Prospective parents, current parents, Old Kingswoodians, and friends of Kingswood. Please save the date for Kingswood’s visit to Zambia from the 20th of May to the 25th of May.
Kingswood Junior Parent Association Moonlit Market.
Kingswood Junior Parent Association Moonlit Market.
Kingswood Pre-Primary Open Morning
Kingswood Hockey Festival 19-21 April 2024
The Old Kingswoodian Club looks forward to welcoming back classes celebrating decade milestones in 2023 for their reunions over K-Day!
K-Day is just around the corner! This year the event will be hosted by St Andrew’s College and DSG and Prep. Check out an overview of the week here.
Save the date for the annual Kingswood Legends Golf Day to be held at the Belmont Golf Club in Makhanda, on Thursday, 13th of June, 2024. The Legends Golf Day will be held on the Thursday before the much anticipated K-Day weekend.
Kingswood is honoured to once again be hosting our annual Uyinene Mrwetyana Commemorative Lecture in the Kingswood Chapel on the 24th of March 2024.
Save the date for the upcoming Kingswood Golf Day to be held at the Cathcart Country Club on Friday, the 26th of July, 2024.
The Gauteng Branch of the Kingswoodian Club will be hosting their annual Golf Day on the 17th of May at The Royal Johannesburg Golf Club.
The Old Kingswoodian Club looks forward to welcoming back the Classes of 1973, 1974 and 1975 for their combined 50th reunion. Join us in celebrating Kingswood together.
Back by popular demand – Old Kingswoodian versus Old Andrean Cricket at the Mill in Bedford is happening on Saturday, the 13th of April. Bring the family along – and enjoy a day of cricket, laughter, good food and better company under the oak trees at the foot of the picturesque mountains.
Kingswood College looks forward to hosting the Rob Charlton 1st team boys Water Polo Tournament t his weekend.
Join us for a Music Trivia night to support a very special cause – the extraordinary work that the Makhanda Hospice and their dedicated staff and volunteers perform.
We are extremely privileged to be able to announce that our speaker for the 2024 Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture is Advocate Hoard varney
All members of the Kingswood community and friends in the Western Cape are invited to join the Kingswoodian Club at the following events in February
Kingswood College will be in Gauteng for various expos and events during February. If you are interested in finding out more about our wonderful school, please join us.
The inaugural Kingswood Botswana Golf Day is set for February 2024. Please get in touch with the organisers to book your place on the course, or book out the date in your diary to join the KC Botswana community for a festive night out that evening!
Notice of the annual general meeting of the Old Kingswoodian Club to be held in the Wyvern Club on Saturday, the 16th of March 2024, commencing at 09h00
Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please save the date for The OK Club Southern Cape Branch Functions which are scheduled on the 1st and 2nd of February 2024!
The Old Kingswoodian Club looks forward to welcoming back classes to celebrate their various reunions. Join us in celebrating the red and the black with old friends – as we celebrate Kingswood together!
Foundation Weekend is a special event in our calendar – join us for the celebrations.
Congratulations to the following pupils who were appointed the 2024 Prefects this morning. The prefect announcement and induction took place during a special chapel service.
Each year, Parents Week provides us with the space to pause, reflect, and to acknowledge the achievements of our pupils.
Highlights of the week are our Valedictory, Induction and Confirmation Services, the OK Club Tie Presentation, and our Junior and Senior Prizegivings.
Join the Midlands Branch of the Kingswoodian Club for the longest standing event in the calendar – The Midlands Formal Dinner. This year we will be celebrating the end of another year at the Duke of Bedford Inn, for what promises to be a wonderful evening.
Old Boys, Old Girls and friends of Kingswood are invited to join for a bit of Sunday-Funday on the Old Grey Padel Courts in Gqeberha!
A new event in our calendar is the Western Cape Branch over 70s Bring and Braai. Please join the OK Club for a lunch time get -together and an opportunity to share stories from yesteryear.
This weekend the Class of 1993 attended their 30th Reunion. It was a weekend filled with nostalgia, laughter and reconnecting!
This past weekend the Gauteng Branch of the OK Club met at the Morningside Country Club for a Padel Tournament. In true Kingswood spirit, the afternoon was filled with fun and camaraderie.
Our concert band is off to the Southern Cape in August. If you live or are in the area, please pop in to support our musicians.
A special event in our Kingswoodian Club calendar, the Port Alfred Seniors Luncheon sees the coming together of Kingswood’s venerable doyens and doyennes from the region.
The Old Kingswoodian Club warmly invites the Matric Class of 2023 and their parents to join them for the Old Kingswoodian Club Tie Presentation Ceremony at 17h00 on the 8th of October at Kingswood College. The OK Club Tie Ceremony will precede the Matric Leavers Dinner.
Join us for the 24th annual Kingswood Golf Day in Port Alfred on the 28th of December 2023.
K-Day weekend meant that we were able to welcome back the classes of 2003 and 2013 for their 10 and 20 year reunions. Over 60 Old Kingswoodians joined in on the festivities – and were able to be a part of a weekend to remember!
Save the date for the upcoming Kingswood Golf Day to be held at the Cathcart Country Club on Saturday, the 15th of July, 2023.
Our Kingswood College Music School is delighted to announce their next musical offering: A Candlelight Concert.
18h30, Friday, 2 June 2023 at the Kingswood College Chapel (donations will be taken at the door).
Hello Cathcart. Kingswood is coming! We will be in Cathcart on Wednesday 24 May 2023. Come find out first-hand WHAT sets us apart, and WHY you should join the Kingswood family. We are also celebrating 50 years of coeducation at Kingswood in 2023! So, join us to find out more.
We will be hosting a Pre-Primary Open Morning on Friday, 26 May 2023, and would love for you and your family to join us for a fun morning of learning, exploring and discovering our Kingswood Pre-Primary.
After the roaring success of Little Shop of Horrors in 2022, this year, the Kingswood College Drama School bring you All That Jazz.
K-Day week is almost upon us! We are so looking forward to having our parents and broader Kingswood community come and support our pupils as they take on St Andrew’s College, St Andrew’s Preparatory School and the Diocesan School for Girls in the much-anticipated annual derby between our schools.
Save the date for the annual Kingswood Legends Golf Day to be held at the Belmont Golf Club in Makhanda, on the 15th of June, 2023. The Legends Golf Day will be held on the Thursday before the much anticipated K-Day weekend.
There’s no better way to celebrate the black and red than a return to campus to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones and take in all that Kingswood has to offer.
There’s no better way to celebrate the black and red than a return to campus to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones and take in all that Kingswood has to offer
The Gauteng Branch of the Kingswoodian Club will be hosting their annual Golf Day on the 19th May at The Royal Johannesburg Golf Club.
The first Kingswoodian Club get-togethers of 2023 in the Western Cape took place last week. These included a luncheon in the winelands as well as a meet and greet at The Cape Town Sixes. Great fun was had by all.
Join the Midlands Branch of the Old Kingswoodian Club for camping, camaraderie and cricket at The Mill Cricket Ground in Bedford on the 29-30th of April.
Last weekend, Kingswood celebrated the Class of 1963’s 60th reunion. The weekend included several highlights including a braai, a trip to Commem as well as a delicious dinner. It was a weekend to remember!
It’s time to show off your skills and all that you have learnt about the game we call water polo. This year marks the 10th Anniversary of this festival, and we look forward to giving water polo players with an opportunity to learn and grow from their interactions with other talented players.
Kingswood is honoured to once again be hosting our annual Uyinene Mrwetyana Commemorative Lecture in the Kingswood Chapel on the 3rd of April 2023.
Lord Peter Hain joins the Kingswood Foundation and guests for a relaxed, intimate evening in aid of the Legends Fund on the 8th of March 2023.
The Moonlit Market starts at 17h00 on Friday, 25 March on City Lords Field / Wyvern, Kingswood. We look forward to seeing you there!
City Lord’s field will once again be lit-up and play host to the annual KJPA Moonlit Market.
Last weekend, Kingswood welcomed the class of 1983 back on campus to enjoy in a weekend of festivities.
Have a son or daughter in Grades 1, 2 or 3? Then join us for a morning of fun & learning at our Junior School Open Morning. Come join in the fun, and see what Kingswood has to offer your family!
We will be hosting a Pre-Primary Open Morning on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, and would love for you and your little ‘Jack & Jill’s’ to join us for a fun morning of activities and rhyming fun.
Want to learn more about Kingswood College? Join us for this Virtual Information Session where you can meet with, and engage, with our Senior School leaders and have all your questions answered. These live, interactive sessions are hosted on Zoom and can be joined from wherever you are in the world! Monday 27 February 2023 at 18h00 (CAT / GMT +2).
Join us for the inaugural Discover Kingswood Experience to see what makes Kingswood College truly special, and what it has to offer you and your family.
Kingswood College is so much more than just a school… It is an inexplicable feeling of family, togetherness and belonging that you need to experience first-hand.
Hello East London. Kingswood is coming! We will be in East London on Thursday 16 February 2023. Come find out first-hand WHAT sets us apart, and WHY you should join the Kingswood family. We are also celebrating 50 years of coeducation at Kingswood in 2023! So join us to find out more.
Hello Gqeberha. Kingswood is coming! We will be in Gqeberha on Tuesday 21 February 2023. Come find out first-hand WHAT sets us apart, and WHY you should join the Kingswood family. We are also celebrating 50 years of coeducation at Kingswood in 2023! So, join us to find out more.
Kingswood is changing things up a little this year! Join us for a Music Trivia night to support a very special cause – the extraordinary work that the Makhanda Hospice and their dedicated staff and volunteers perform.
Kingswood is coming to Gaborone on Friday 10 February 2023. Come find out first-hand WHAT sets us apart, and WHY you should join the Kingswood family. We are also celebrating 50 years of coeducation at Kingswood in 2023! So, join us to find out more.
Hello Johannesburg. Kingswood is coming! We will be in Johannesburg on Thursday 9 February 2023. Come find out first-hand WHAT sets us apart, and WHY you should join the Kingswood family. We are also celebrating 50 years of coeducation at Kingswood in 2023! So, join us to find out more.
Notice of the annual general meeting of the Old Kingswoodian Club to be held in the Wyvern Club on Saturday, the 12th of March 2023, commencing at 09h00
Join us for an exceptional opportunity in support of the Legends Fund: an evening with The Right Honourable Lord Peter Hain of Neath on the evening of the 8th of March.
Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please save the date for the Kingswoodian Club Western Cape Branch Function which is scheduled for the 23rd – 25th of March 2023
Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please save the date for The Kingswoodian Club Southern Cape Branch Functions which are scheduled on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of February 2023!
Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please save the date for The Kingswoodian Club Botswana Branch Function which is scheduled for Friday the 10th of February 2023 in Gaborone.
There’s no better way to celebrate the black and red than a return to campus to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones and take in all that Kingswood has to offer.
Join us on Friday, the 17th of February 2023 for the launch of the Livestock Fund (previously Tollie Fund) at Kingswood.
We are looking forward to hosting various schools at our annual Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament taking place from Friday 27 – Sunday 29 January 2023!
End the year with a bang and join us for the 23rd annual Kingswood Golf Day in Port Alfred on the 29th of December 2022.
Foundation Weekend is a special event in our calendar – it’s a time when all of us, staff, pupils, parents and Old Kingswoodians, can reflect on our shared past and imagine our great future together. 2023 also marks a major milestone for Kingswood College as we celebrate 50 years of co-education at Kingswood College.
Join us for a fun, interactive and full training camp focusing on skill development for Water Polo players at all levels. This is a great way to kick-start the upcoming Water Polo season. Two days of jam-packed polo, learning from some of the best. Provide your child with the opportunity to meet and learn from other players and to extend their skill set. Come and make a splash with us…
Two days of non-stop cricket, the opportunity to meet, train with and learn from some of the best… the ultimate start to the upcoming cricket season. Join us for our second annual Kingswood Cricket Academy Cricket Clinic this coming January – 2023.
We are extremely privileged to be able to announce that our speaker for the 2023 Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture will be Lord Peter Hain.
Each year, before the academic year kicks off at Kingswood, new pupils and their families are invited to attend New Pupils Day. New Pupils Day is designed to give you the chance to get to explore Kingswood, settle into your house, make new friends, meet classmates and staff, tour the campus, and do any last-minute arrangements (such as uniform).
We are getting into the Christmas spirit at the Kingwood Pre-Primary, and we want to share it with you!
Kingswood College is proud to be hosting its ninth biennial TEACH! Conference in 2023. Through the TEACH! Conference we hope to reinvigorate the foot soldiers in the teaching profession. Topics for 2023 are focused around “Character”. Come and join us for this enriching staff development opportunity!
It’s time to show off your skills and all that you have learnt about the game we call water polo. This year marks the 10th Anniversary of this festival, and we look forward to giving water polo players with an opportunity to learn and grow from their interactions with other talented players.
The PE/Gqeberha OK Club Branch invites all OKs, parents, past parents, future Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood to join in on a family fun day of bowls on the 24th of September, 2022.
Each year, Parents Week provides us with the space to pause, reflect, and to acknowledge the achievements of our pupils.
Highlights of the week are our Valedictory, Induction and Confirmation Services, the OK Club Tie Presentation, and our Junior and Senior Prizegivings.
Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please save the date for The OK Club Karoo Branch Function which is scheduled for Friday the 11th of November 2022 in Graaff Reinet.
The Old Kingswoodian Club warmly invites the Matric Class of 2022 and their parents to join them for the Old Kingswoodian Club Tie Presentation Ceremony at 17h30 on the 9th of October at Kingswood College. The OK Club Tie Ceremony will precede the Matric Leavers Dinner.
The annual Port Elizabeth Golf day is back on the calendar after a brief hiatus, thanks to the newly re-formed Gqeberha (PE) Branch! OKs, parents, past parents, and friends of Kingswood are all invited to enter – and please bring your golfing friends along!
A special event in our Kingswoodian Club calendar, the Port Alfred Seniors Luncheon sees the coming together of Kingswood’s venerable doyens and doyennes from the region.
All Kingswoodians are invited to take part in the annual OK Club Angling Weekend that will take place at Kleinemonde on the weekend of 23-25 of September 2022.
Old Kingswoodians, parents, and friends – join us at the Joburg Country Club (Auckland Park) in support of the OK Club Gauteng branch’s inter-house cricket and family day in November.
Start off the Cricketing season with BANG! Kingswood will be hosting an U11 6-a-side Cricket Festival on Friday, 30 September.
Our Kingswood College Concert Band is going to be on the MOVE, soon! The Kingswood College Concert Band will be going on tour to Bloemfontein and Kimberley at the start of the August holidays. Our musicians our so excited to share their love of music with a variety of audiences between 29 & 31 July, 2022.
The Kingswood Memorial Chapel was opened in 1962 with over 2,000 people present. On Sunday we celebrated this milestone with a special service in the Chapel. There were also a number of reunion groups in attendance – 1960-62 and 1970-72.
Join us for an afternoon filled with musical magic outdoors on City Lords field to honour the late Reverend Howard Kirkby.
Come and join us at The Profcon in Graaff Reinet on Monday, 17 July to find out more about Kingswood College.
After a two year hiatus, KDay week is back! We are so looking forward to having our parents and broader Kingswood community come and support our pupils as they take on St Andrew’s College, St Andrew’s Preparatory School and the Diocesan School for Girls in the much anticipated annual derby between our schools.
Our Kingswood College Drama Department are excited to announce that something has been growing. After two years of being deprived of live performance and theatre, the Kingswood Drama department is thrilled to present Little Shop of Horrors.
Our Kingswood College Music School is delighted to announce their next musical offering: A Candlelight Concert.
18h00, Friday, 20 May 2022 at the Kingswood College Chapel (donations towards St John’s Eye Clinic will be taken at the door)
Kingswood College is honoured to have Dr Emmanuel Taban, Pulmonologist and author of The Boy Who Never Gave Up join us on Friday, 27 May for an unforgettable evening that promises to be thought-provoking and inspirational.
Kingswood College Music School will be hosting its third “Music School of the Future Conference” from 26 to 28 August 2022.
We will be hosting a Pre-Primary Open Day on Thursday, June 16 and would love for you and your little superheroes to join us for a fun morning of activities and fun. You will have the opportunity to meet the teachers, while your son or daughter join in SUPERHERO fun! Come and see for yourself what makes the Kingswood College Pre-Primary so special and why YOU should become part of our Kingswood family.
Save the date for the annual Kingswood Legends Golf Day to be held at the Belmont Golf Club in Makhanda, on Youth Day (the 16th of June 2022). As is tradition, the Legends Golf Day precedes the K-Day weekend.
Join the Midlands Branch of the Old Kingswoodian Club for some camping, great food, even better company, and a little cycling and cricket at The Mill Cricket Ground (Bedford, Eastern Cape) on Sunday, the 14-15th of May.
The Moonlit Market starts at 17h00 on Friday, 25 March on City Lords Field / Wyvern, Kingswood. We look forward to seeing you there!
City Lord’s field will once again be lit-up and play host to the annual KJPA Moonlit Market.
Join us for an afternoon filled with musical magic outdoors on our City Lords field to support a very special cause. The concert is in aid of the extraordinary work done by the Grahamstown and Sunshine Coast Hospice and their dedicated staff and volunteers. There will be music by our Concert Band, Choirs, Strings, Marimbas and a Grand Band finale.
Celebrating the 128 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.
We are privileged to be able to have Zapiro as our 2022 speaker at the annual Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture. The theme of this talk is “Standing up against injustice” and the title of Zapiro’s talk is “Makhanda Forever”. Every year Kingswood College hosts a memorial lecture in honour of Neil Aggett, a former pupil who paid the ultimate price during the anti-apartheid struggle for liberation. The lecture is a tribute to all those brave men and women who laid down their lives in the fight for human rights and social justice.
Monday, 21 March, 08h30 – 10h00: Start small – dream big! Spend the morning with us at Kingswood Pre-Primary to find out what Kingswood has to offer your family and meet the teachers while your son or daughter join in the fun of learning with some awesome activities!
We invite our current parents, Old Kingswoodians, and friends of Kingswood College to please save the date for our visit to Johannesburg on 10 February 2022!
Want to learn more about Kingswood College? Come and join us in Johannesburg this week: 1 – 2 February 2022.
We will be at The Ridge School & the Grayston Prep Expos this week.
It’s been a hot minute since we last had a LIVE music event at Kingswood College. So we have decided to bring it back with a BANG, by collaborating with our ICE (Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship) Department for an exciting new venture which will combine MUSIC, DANCE & SPECIAL EFFECT VIDEO into one! Join us on Friday, 18 February 2022.
Jonathan Shapiro, better known by his pen name Zapiro, is South Africa’s top editorial and political cartoonist. Before becoming the internationally acclaimed cartoonist commentator and visual satirist he is today, Shapiro was first and foremost an activist in his own right.
We invite our current parents, Old Kingswoodians, and friends of Kingswood College to please save the date for our visit to Johannesburg on 10 February 2022!
Want to learn more about Kingswood College? Come and join us in Johannesburg this week: 1 – 2 February 2022.
We will be at The Ridge School & the Grayston Prep Expos this week.
Want to learn more about Kingswood College? Join us for this Virtual Information Session where you can meet with, and engage, with our Senior School leaders and have all your questions answered. These live, interactive sessions are hosted on Zoom and can be joined from wherever you are in the world! Tuesday, 8 February 2022 at 18h00 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
It’s Back! After two years of not being able to host the Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament due to Covid-19, we cannot wait to host the 2022 Tournament again. This year our campus will be welcoming a full house of 16 teams from around the country to our ninth Brian Baker Girls’ 1st Team Water Polo tournament.
Come and join us at The Lord Selborne Guest House & Conferencing Centre on Wednesday, 26 Janaury 2022, to find out more about Kingswood College. You will be able to find out more about our extraordinary academic, cultural and sporting offerings that strive to provide your son or daughter with opportunities to try new things, to challenge themselves, build their character, and make life-long friendships.
Come and join us at The Beach Hotel on Thursday, 27 January to find out more about Kingswood College. You will be able to find out more about our extraordinary academic, cultural and sporting offerings that strive to provide your son or daughter with opportunities to try new things, to challenge themselves, build their character, and make life-long friendships
Save the date for The OK Club Karoo Branch Function which is scheduled for Friday the 1st of April 2022.
Prospective parents, Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please save the date for Kingswood’s visit to Zambia from the 7th – 9th of April 2022!
Prospective parents, Old Kingswoodians, and friends of Kingswood, please save the date for Kingswood’s visit to Gabarone on 11 – 13 February 2022! The Kingswood Admission and Leadership team will be attending local Expo’s and the OK Club will be hosting its traditional get-together.
Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please join us for a fantastic day of golf at the Wanderers Golf Club on Friday the 4th of March in support of the OK Club Gauteng branch.
Notice of the annual general meeting of the Old Kingswoodian Club to be held in the Wyvern Club on Saturday 12 March 2022 commencing at 09h00
Campus hasn’t been the same without you! Which is why we are throwing parties like no other in March, June AND July in 2022! Click here to see class details and dates.
Each year, before the academic year kicks off at Kingswood, new pupils and their families are invited to attend New Pupils Day. New Pupils Day is designed to give you the chance to get to explore Kingswood, settle into your house, make new friends, meet classmates and staff, tour the campus, and do any last-minute arrangements (such as uniform).
What better way to end the 2021 year, than by joining us for the 22nd annual Kingswood Golf Day in Port Alfred on the 28th of December.
Calling all hockey enthusiasts for a jam-packed day of intensive hockey training. Grow your skills, learn the moves and hone in on your talents. This one day clinic will cater for girls and boys from U10 – U13.
Join us for a fun, interactive and full training camp focusing on skill development for Water Polo players at all levels. This is a great way to kick-start the upcoming Water Polo season. Three days of jam-packed polo learning from some of the best. Provide your child with the opportunity to meet and learn from other players and to extend their skill-set. Come and make a splash with us…
Three days of non-stop cricket, the opportunity to meet, train with and learn from some of the best… the ultimate start to the upcoming cricket season. Join us for the first Three Day Kingswood Cricket Academy Cricket Clinic this coming January – 2022.
“Sometimes, you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself”. Join Kingswood College Masambe Bridging Year pupils, Justin Friend and Emmanuel Mazhuhwa for their LEAD talk on Monday, 8 November at 19h00.
Join us for an afternoon filled with musical magic outdoors on City Lords field to honour the late Reverend Howard Kirkby. 15h30, Sunday 31 October 2021, City Lords (Wyvern), Kingswood College
Tickets: R40 – All proceeds will go to the Grahamstown & Sunshine Coast Hospice
Rejection is something we will all, at some point in our lives have had to come face to face with. While it is never easy, it is how we handle our rejection which will determine how we move forward.
This talk by Old Kingswoodian, Ms Belz Mabandla will look at how one should handle rejection. Ms Mabandla will use her own experiences and life’s journey to reflect on how being rejected from a position in her workplace, turned out to be the catalyst which brought about a whole new set of avenues and opportunities for her. Monday, 18 October 2021 at 19h00 on ZOOM.
Join us for an afternoon of some cricketing action while learning from some of the best! This Cricket Clinic provides junior cricketers with a wonderful way to prepare and gear up for the cricketing season in 2022.
Calling all U13 girls water polo players and coaches! It’s time to show off your skills and all that you have learnt about the game we call water polo. This event will also provide players with an opportunity to learn and grow from their interactions with other talented players.
“The keys to your success comes from YOURSELF” – Nick Ewing. Join Kingswood College Masambe Bridging Year pupil, Isabella de Bruyn for her LEAD talk on finding your passion and purpose. Monday, 4 October at 19h00.
Want to learn more about Kingswood College? Join us for this Virtual Information Session where you can meet with, and engage, with our Senior School leaders and have all your questions answered. These live, interactive sessions are hosted on Zoom and can be joined from wherever you are in the world! Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at 18h00 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
“Leaders become great not because of their power but, because of their ability to empower others” – John Maxwell. Join us with our Kingswood College Head, Dr Colleen Vassiliou where she tackles the analogy of being able to “Swing your lantern”.
Monday, 20 September 2021 at 19h00 on ZOOM
Our Junior School will be hosting the Kingswood Junior Tennis Tournament from 1 – 2 October 2021. As a school we are really looking forward to hosting this Tournament and we know that the two days will have no shortage of tennis action.
Old Kingswoodians, join us on the courts and on the field at the Joburg Country Club (Auckland Park) in support of the OK Club Gauteng branch’s inter-house cricket and tennis competition! Saturday, 02 October 2021 (from 10am), The Johannesburg Country Club (Auckland Park)
True leadership, or management, is not just a set of skills and learned behaviours. What YOU do as a leader will depend on WHO YOU ARE. Join Dr Ian Knott-Craig for his talk around leadership on Monday, 6 September 2021. Register to attend this virtual talk FREE!
Sport is big business and an important part of modern society. This fully illustrated talk, by historian and best-selling author, Dr Dean Allen takes the audience on a fascinating journey through history from the Greek and Roman Empires to the creation of modern sport in the Victorian era to the multi-billion dollar industry that sport has become in today’s world.
Kingswood College looks forward to hosting the first ever Provincial CoEd Water Polo Tournament from Friday, 1 October to Sunday, 3 October.
On Sunday the 10th of October The Grade 12 and BY Classes of 2021 will be presented with their Old Kingswoodian ties in a moving ceremony in front of School House.
Kingswood College is proud to host its eighth biennial TEACH! Conference. Through the TEACH! Conference we hope to reinvigorate the foot soldiers in the teaching profession. Topics for 2021 are focused around “Transformation”.
Parents Week 2021: 6 – 12 October 2021 | Each year, Parents Week provides us with the space to pause, to reflect and to acknowledge the achievements of our pupils.
Two inspiring workshops by inspirational speakers, Peter and Kim van Kets, on preparing to adapt and thrive in a dynamic world and taking on any challenge… Saturday 29 August, Wyvern Club, Kingswood College. Click here to find out how to book.
Join us for an inspirational evening with professional adventurer and speaker Peter van Kets as he unpacks the true essence of grit… Saturday 28 August, Wyvern Club, Kingswood College. Click here to find out how to book.
Want to learn more about Kingswood College? Join us for this Virtual Information Session where you can meet with, and engage, with our Junior School leaders and have all your questions answered. These live, interactive sessions are hosted on Zoom and can be joined from wherever you are in the world! Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at 18h00 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
Want to learn more about Kingswood Junior School? Join us for this Virtual Information Session where you can meet with, and engage, with our Junior School leaders and have all your questions answered. These live, interactive sessions are hosted on Zoom and can be joined from wherever you are in the world! Tuesday, 31 August 2021 at 18h00 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
Want to learn more about Kingswood’s Masambe Bridging Year Programme? Hosted on Zoom, this Virtual Information Session will feature a presentation and live Q&A on the programme.
Kingswood Junior will be hosting it’s first Interschools Cross Country event on Friday, the 8th of September 2021.
If you are considering Kingswood Junior School for your child, we encourage you to join us for this Open Morning. Not only will you be able to speak to the Junior Headmaster, Mr. James Hough, but also your prospective teachers and see the school day in action.
Want to learn more about Kingswood’s Masambe Bridging Year Programme? Hosted on Zoom, this Virtual Information Session will feature a presentation and live Q&A on the programme. Tuesday, 27 July 2021 at 17h30 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
Want to learn more about Kingswood Junior School? Join us for this Virtual Information Session where you can meet with, and engage, with our Junior School leaders and have all your questions answered. These live, interactive sessions are hosted on Zoom and can be joined from wherever you are in the world! Tuesday, 06 July 2021 at 17h00 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood, please join us for a fantastic day of golf at the Wanderers Golf Club on Friday the 9th of July in support of the OK Club Gauteng branch.
Leadership Institute Short Course: “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others” – Jack Welch. Join Dave Stevens (OK 1998) from Legitimate Leadership as he shares the secret to true leadership, in your own life and in the lives of those you lead.
Monday 14 June. Register to attend this virtual talk FREE!
Leadership Institute Short Course: Ever wondered what going to Olympics would be like? Well, now you can: from the perspective of an official, a player and a spectator. Monday, 19 July. Register to attend this virtual talk FREE!
Leadership Institute Short Course: Get an insight into performance at a high level from a fresh perspective with David Denton, retired 42-times-capped Scotland Rugby back-row forward.
Monday 31 May. Register to attend this virtual talk FREE!
Join us on Friday the 11th of June 2021 for the annual Kingswood Legends Golf Day at the Belmont Golf Club in Makhanda. Tickets for this annual event are always sold out fast so make sure you book your place on the green.
Live anywhere in the world and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday, 01 June 2021 at 17h00 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
Concert In The Dark 2021 – 18h30, Friday, 14 May 2021 at the Kingswood College Chapel (donations towards St John’s Eye Clinic will be taken at the door)
Friday, 03 September 2021 from 09h00 – 10h30: Start small – dream big! Spend the morning with us to find out what Kingswood has to offer your family and meet the teachers while your son or daughter join in the fun of celebrating Spring with the busy bees of Kingswood Pre-Primary!
Live anywhere in the world and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday, 04 May 2021 at 17h00 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
Leadership Institute Short Course: He was a small boy in a rural Zambian Village and is now a Chartered Accountant working at a top ten firm in London…
This is Everisto Chabalanda’s inspiring story: “A Day in Three Lives”
Monday 03 May. Register to attend this virtual talk FREE!
Leadership Institute Short Course: “With crisis comes opportunity, but only if you own it” with Kelly Bentley – founder and CEO of The Rebel Element. Monday, 29 March. Register to attend this virtual talk FREE!
The KJPA (Kingswood Junior Parent’s Association) invites you to join them for their Easter virtual run, yes you read right, a VIRTUAL RUN!
Leadership Institute Short Course: Leadership and Culture Development in Sport, Wednesday, 15 March. Register to attend this virtual talk FREE!
On Sunday 14 March 2021, Kingswood College will be hosting a ceremony to acknowledge and pays tribute to the life of Reverend Dr Simon Gqubule. On this day, the name of Burton Street, which runs through the Kingswood College campus, will be changed to Reverend Dr Simon Gqubule Avenue.
Join us for an evening filled with musical magic outdoors on City Lords field to support a very special cause – the extraordinary work that Grahamstown and Sunshine Coast Hospice and their dedicated staff and volunteers perform. Music by Concert Band, First Band, String Ensemble, Saxonettes and the Marimba Groups. [SOLD OUT!]
We are honoured to welcome Dr. Zweli Mkhize, South Africa’s Minister of Health as our speaker at the annual Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture. The title of the lecture is “Standing up against injustice”. As the country continues the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr Mkhize has, since the beginning, been at the very centre of this invisible threat.
Leadership Institute Short Courses have launched! A number of free short courses will be taking place during the course of this term and are open to the public. To attend, all you need to do is register and join us online – it’s completely FREE.
Live any where in the world and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday, 02 March 2021 at 17h00 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
Monday, 22 March, 08h30 – 10h00: Start small – dream big! Spend the morning with us at Kingswood Pre-Primary to find out what Kingswood has to offer your family and meet the teachers while your son or daughter join in the fun of learning with some awesome activities!
Kingswood is honoured to be hosting the inaugural Uyinene Mrwetyana Commemorative Lecture in the Kingswood Chapel on the 29th of March 2021.
Join the Mindlands Branch of the Old Kingswoodian Club and The Butcherbird for some great food, even better company, and a little cricket at The Mill Cricket Ground (Bedford, Eastern Cape) on Sunday, the 7th of March.
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.
What does the future of education feel like and how might we design organisations for the next workforce? Welcome to O School. Online info session for Kingswood pupils on Thursday 25 February 2021 at 19h00
Live any where in the world and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday, 16 February 2021 at 17h00 (CAT / GMT +2). Click here to RSVP.
Live any where in the world and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday, 09 February 2021 at 17h00 (CAT / GMT +2)
A warm welcome to Kingswood College to both our new parents and pupils, and those that are continuing their Kingswood journey from the Junior School to the Senior School!
What better way to end 2020 but by joining us for the 21st annual Kingswood Golf Day in Port Alfred on the 29th of December.
Friday 30th October: Start small – dream big! Spend the morning with us at Kingswood Pre-Primary to find out what Kingswood has to offer your family and meet the teachers while your son or daughter join in the fun of learning with some awesome dino-themed activities!
Thursday 15 and Friday, 16 October in Rondebosch, Cape Town . Not sure where life is leading after Grade 12? Apply for the Kingswood Bridging Year programme for 2021. Kingswood is launching an exciting programme for 2021 Bridging Year students, join us for this information session to learn more!
Sunday, Nov 15 – Sign up for your team (girls and guys) and hit the cricket pitch to defend your House in a friendly cricket match or join us for a great day of entertainment under the oaks at the Joburg Country Club.
07 – 13 October 2020 | Each year, Parents Week provides us with the space to pause, to reflect and to acknowledge the achievements of our pupils. Find the the programme here.
Friday 25th September: Start small – dream big! Spend the morning with us at Kingswood pre-primary to find out all that Kingswood has to offer while your son or daughter join in the fun of learning about the #spekboomchallenge with some awesome activities!
Live in East Africa and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday, 29 September 2020 at 17h00 (CAT / GMT +2)
Live in Southern Africa and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday, 22 September 2020 at 17h00 (CAT / GMT +2)
Want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday 27 October 2020 at 17h00.
Want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday 03 November 2020 at 17h00 (CAT).
Thursday, 01 October at 17h00 (CAT / GMT+2) . Not sure where life is leading after Grade 12? Apply for the Kingswood Bridging Year programme for 2021. Kingswood is launching an exciting programme for 2021 Bridging Year students, join us for this virtual information session to learn more!
Thursday, 03 September at 17h00 (CAT / GMT+2) . Not sure where life is leading after Grade 12? Apply for the Kingswood Bridging Year programme for 2021. Kingswood is launching an exciting programme for 2021 Bridging Year students, join us for this virtual information session to learn more!
Not sure where life is leading after Grade 12? Apply for the Kingswood Bridging Year programme for 2021. Kingswood is launching an exciting programme for 2021 Bridging Year students, join us for this virtual information session to learn more! Tuesday 28 July, 17h15
Live in Zambia or Zimbabwe and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday, 30 June, 17h00
Live in Kenya, Tanzania or Malawi and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday 7 July 2020 at 17h00 (CAT) and 18h00 (EAT)
Live in Botswana and want to learn more about Kingswood? Spend just a few minutes on the couch, on your phone, or anywhere you wish at our virtual information session about Kingswood College! Tuesday 14 July 2020 at 17h00 (CAT)
Before this weekend, we wouldn’t have thought ‘virtual’ reunions were even possible – but our classes of 1990, 2000 and 2010 showed us just how wrong we were!
Join us for our annual Grade 8 Information sessions, open events that will give parents, carers and pupils a helpful introduction to life in Kingswood Senior School, all you need to know about making the transition to High School, plus some insights into academic life, sport and culture.
It’s time to raise a toast: To Kingswood! Saturday, 14 March from 17h30 at The Wyvern
The Moonlit Market starts at 17h00 on Friday, 20 March on City Lords Field / Wyvern, Kingswood. We look forward to seeing you there!
Concert In The Dark 2020 – 19h30, Friday, 21 February 2020 at the Kingswood College Chapel (donations towards St John’s Eye Clinic will be taken at the door)
The Kingswood Music School Hospice Benefit Concert – 19h30, Friday, 13 March 2020 at the Kingswood College High-Performance Centre
Concert In The Dark 2020 – 19h30, Friday, 21 February 2020 at the Kingswood College Chapel (donations towards St John’s Eye Clinic will be taken at the door)
Celebrating the 126 years of Kingswood
Kingswood College Music School will be hosting its third “Music School of the Future Conference” from 31 July – 2 August 2020.
We are honored to welcome Mrs. Nene Molefi as our speaker for the 2020 Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture, in what could be the year history is made…
Girls’ 1st Team Water Polo Tournament. Friday 31st January – Sunday 2nd February 2020
Sunday, 9th of February, Dunkeld Bowls Club [15 Hume Rd, Dunkeld, Johannesburg]
10, 20 and 30 year reunions: 11 – 13 June 2020
Club get-togethers in Somerset West, Cape Town and Stellenbosch in 2020
Thursday 21 November, 18h30 for 19h00, The Old Townhouse, Market Street (off York Street), George
Thursday, 14 November. Run for a good “Claus”!
Friday 15 November, 18h30 for 19h00, Bedford Club
Come enjoy a night of fun and adventure with your family and friends!
Experience Christmas around the world with our Kingswood Prep Department
Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd November, Kingswood Aquatic Centre
Come rock around the Chrismas tree with Kingswood Pre-Primary this October! (RSVP essential)
Come “Rockin’ 125” with Kingswood Junior for their 2019 theatre production!
Monday, 30 December 2019, Royal Port Alfred Golf Club
Book your tickets now!
Date: Wednesday, 25 October | Time: 18h30 | Venue: Wyvern Club, Kingswood College
09 – 15 October 2019 | Join us as we celebrate our pupils and their achievements over the past year
Come an support us – and have a great time doing it! Friday, 8 Nov | Wanderers Golf Club, Joburg
Book Your Tickets Now! Venue: Kingswood Chapel | Date: Thursday, 3 October | Time: 18h00
National Co-Ed Schools 1st Team Water Polo Tournament for 2019 [25-28 Sept 2019]
Aand vir voornemende ouers/Information Evening [Bloemfontein, 5 September 2019]
Aand vir voornemende ouers/Information Evening [Kimberly, 4 September 2019]
2019 Angling Weekend [Haga Haga, 25 – 27 October 2019]
Book now! As part of our 125 Jubilee Celebrations Kingswoodians are invited to join us for a hike to the summit if the Compassberg where we will proudly display the KC Jubilee Flag.
Deanne Bouwer (nee Behm) did a sterling job getting her class together for their 30th reunion. A great time was had by this happy band of “1989 ers”. They did there level best to keep up with the pace set by the youngsters from the 1999 and 2009 groups and certainly coped admirably. Much has…
A memorable 20th reunion of the Class of 1999 took place on K-Day Weekend. This is an amazing group of OKs who simply carried on where they had left off in 1999. Boarding house tales were re-lived, sports results were debated and many a story was told late into the night – a bit embellished…
Head Prefects Gill and Brandon Handley did an amazing job “rallying the troops” for this really special 10-year reunion that took place on K-Day weekend. The support was really good – in fact one of the better turnouts that we have had for a 10-year reunion. Those attending really enjoyed the Jubilee celebrations and apart…
Venue: Kingswood Cohen Building
Date: 30th Aug – 1st Sept
Venue: Kingswood Cohen Building
Date: 30th Aug – 1st Sept
Venue: Western Cape
Date: 1st – 7th August 2019