St. Alban's College

St Alban’s College is 56 years young. We are a values-driven school with an over-riding pride in decency, warmth, natural politeness and chivalry. This has allowed us to make huge strides towards being truly awesome.

The word ‘awesome’ is like the nucleus of a human cell: stuffed full of metres of DNA. Unravelling that astounding string of biological bits illuminates what it is that makes St Alban’s special. Here are some Albanian ‘nucleotides’, transmitting genetic information from one generation of College boys to the next.

You can sense the positive buzz on campus. People go about their daily lives with the controlled excitement that comes from having a sense of purpose. Enthusiasm and zeal are a reality. At many church schools students troop wearily to dismal Chapel services. Somehow we discovered the importance of easy involvement, affirmation and laughter. Chapel and outdoor amphitheatre assemblies at St Alban’s are uplifting, not-to-be-bunked experiences. This is something we cherish.

If you’re not growing, you’re dying. This College mantra inspires the re-invention of curriculums, cultural and sporting practices, and teachers. To implement innovation we can’t fear failure. For example, sending 120 boys into the wilderness for a 23-day, life-altering Journey is risky; by God’s grace we’ve never looked back.

While we are driven by a passion for ingenuity, being faithful in the small things – time-tested habits and routines – is vital. Not everything needs to change. Boys find security in stable traditions.

St Alban’s is an animated community of students, teachers, parents, and old boys. Teachers are close to boys; the ‘dais mentality’ has long disappeared. We join our learners in celebrating their increasing maturity. Parents are seen as essential educational partners. They are encouraged to participate, and they come away proud. The brotherhood of the Boarding House is incredibly strong, lasting beyond the schooling years.

St Alban’s College is a learning community of boys, staff and parents. We are forward looking, committed to quality and service, and we pursue innovative strategies and encourage personal responsibility in the interest of all-round development of the boy as he journeys towards manhood.

St Alban’s is an Anglican Church School that strives after Christian values. These, held in common with people of other faiths, include compassion, courage, and a commitment to what is right. We aim to create a just, peaceful, united, positive, ethical, happy and caring community.

St Alban’s takes academic innovation very seriously. It is clear to us that successful young men need more than a matric certificate to achieve in life. Many skills are needed to make headway in a changing world. Academic rigour is supremely important but this rigour can - we believe - coexist with boys developing a growth mindset, finding their element, developing a love for lifelong learning, celebrating curiosity and solving the world’s complex problems. The infographics below give some insight into our educational philosophy.

St Alban’s College writes the National Senior Certificate examination conducted by the Independent Examination Board (IEB) which is an internationally recognized qualification. St Alban’s currently has past students studying in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Europe and the USA and it is good to know that our current students will be able to take up their studies at National or International Universities of their choice. The examination was conducted in accordance with the provisions of UMALUSI which has approved the results.

Many people would say that the education one receives in school is about thinking – mental activity, part of our work, our career, something that is the essence of what it means to be human – while sports are merely recreational, a physical activity, and therefore less important.But that would be a narrow perspective, for to be human is to have both mental and physical abilities.