Diocesan School For Girls, Grahamstown
The Diocesan School for Girls or DSG is a private boarding school for girls, situated in Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the most expensive private girls' schools in South Africa.
Associated schools
DSG shares close ties with other schools in Grahamstown: St. Andrew's College, a high school for boys and St. Andrew's Preparatory School, a co-educational primary school. Most girls enter the school in grade 4, coming from St. Andrew's Preparatory School. There are about 120 girls from grade 4 to grade 7 (the primary school phase) and 400 from grade 8 to grade 12 (the high school phase.) From grade 10 all the academic classes are shared with St. Andrew's College and are thus co-instructional. The DR Wynne Music School, and a design and technology centre are shared with St. Andrew's College.
Notable alumnae
- Mary Rae Knowling, medical doctor, Anglican and philanthropist who boarding house, "Knowling" is named after
- Cecily Norden, author, senior horse judge, champion rider and exhibitor and stud breeder
- Josie Wood, educator, co-founder of the South African Library for the Blind and the South African National Council for the Blind
See more
- List of Boarding Schools
Further reading
- Evergreen: The History of the Diocesan School for Girls, Grahamstown 1874–1999 by Harry Birrell
References
- Lemon, Anthony (2004). "Redressing School Inequalities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa". Journal of Southern African Studies. 30 (2): 269–290. doi:10.1080/0305707042000215392. ISSN 0305-7070.
- ^ Matthew Savides; Taschica Pillay; Reitumetse Pitso; Jerome Cornelius (30 October 2014). "Wealthy South Africans spend big to get their kids the best education". Times LIVE. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Recital for piano, soprano and cello". Grocotts.co.za. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
