Type Private, Boarding Locale Suburban Exam board IEB Phone +27 11 647 3200 | Established 1903 Headmistress Mary Williams Grades 0–12 Founded 1903 | |
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Address Princess of Wales Terrace, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa Motto Honneur aulx Dignes (French) Similar St Mary's School, St John's College, King Edward VII School, St Andrew's School fo, SAHETI School Profiles | ||
Roedean School is a private day and boarding school for girls located in Houghton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
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History
The school was founded in 1903 by Theresa Lawrence and her close friend, Katherine Margaret Earle: two young women in their early thirties, both educated at the University of Cambridge. They acted as joint Heads of School during the years 1903–1930. It is a sister school of Roedean School in Brighton, England which was founded by three older sisters of Theresa Lawrence, namely Penelope, Millicent, and Dorothy.
The school began with 22 pupils, and was situated in a small house in Jeppestown, Johannesburg. In 1904, it relocated to its current site in Houghton, Johannesburg.
Sir Herbert Baker, a prominent architect responsible for many of Johannesburg's most historical houses and monuments, designed the original school buildings. The oldest structures include St. Ursula's Building and Founder's Hall. Over the years, additions have been made, but the signature Herbert Baker features, with arches, colonnades, unwashed brickwork, and courtyards have been maintained.
The school has an Anglican foundation and is linked to St John's College, also in Houghton, by the Desmond and Leah Tutu Bridge.
Notable alumnae
Academics
Roedean's leavers write the Independent Examinations Board exams.