“…Renaming Burton Street after Rev Dr Simon Gqubule is not about trying to wipe away our past. It is about continuing our journey, into the future with the grace, vision, passion for education and zest for life that embodied the man that was Simon Gqubule. He is now part of our history, part of the fabric of our school, our country and our journey…” – Mr Warrick Strachan (Chairman of the Kingswood College Council)
This morning we live-streamed our Spirituality Team Members’ Induction Service. COVID-19 has delayed this service but we were glad to finally induct and pray for those who serve in different ministries here at Kingswood.
During our assembly this morning we were extremely proud to be able to award two Honours awards certificates to Catherine Williamson for both Swimming and Water Polo.
The covid-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for the country and indeed the world, and the Kingswood College Matric class of 2020 must be congratulated on navigating this unchartered territory during their final academic year. Our class of 2020, gathered a total of 95 distinctions amongst themselves.
Presented at the Academic Awards Assembly held on the 8th February 2021, these reflect the results from Term 3 in 2020. Congratulations to our Honours Award recipients: Colby, Anke, Daniel, Jenna-Rose and Anna!
Welcome to the first term of 2021. Even though we were hoping to welcome you all back onsite, we are very excited and grateful that we can still continue with our academic year online for the interim.
Isabella (Izzy) de Bruyn gets Honours Awards for Water Polo. The prizes awarded at Awards Ceremonies that are held each term form part of the formal recognition of pupil achievement at Kingswood College.
At the annual OK Tie Ceremony Held yesterday, Dr Fred Oosthuizen was awarded an Honorary Life Vice-Presidency of the OK Club. Since Kingswood’s founding in 1894, only 33 recipients have been given this award and in this particular case, the decision was a unanimous one…
Women’s Month Series: “…The bigger your successes, the more likely you are to have big failures. Don’t be afraid of them, they’re important. You will probably learn more from your failures than your successes and they might actually enable you to become successful in a way you did not anticipate…” – Sarah Kraus ‘1999
August is Women’s Month and what better way to truly celebrate it than by touching base with a few notable women in our very own Kingswood family. This is the first profile in our KC Women’s Month Series: Dr Bayanda Mbambisa (OK 1992)