Roedean School (South Africa)

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Roedean School
Honever Aux Dean
Location
Houghton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Information
Locale Suburban
Headmistress Mrs Mary Williams
Exam board IEB
Students 791 girls
Type Private, Boarding
Grades 0 - 12
Established 1903
Fees R 104 913 p.a. (boarding)
R 59 040 p.a. (tuition)
Homepage www.roedeanschool.co.za

Roedean School is a private boarding school for girls located in Houghton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

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History

The school was founded in 1903 by Miss Theresa Lawrence and her close friend, Miss 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. They are now buried under a single stone slab in Barberton. It is a sister school of Roedean School in Brighton, England which was founded by the older sisters of Theresa Lawrence.

Sir Herbert Baker designed the original St Ursula’s Building. Over the years, additions have been made, but the Herbert Baker features with arches, colonnades, bell towers and courtyards have been retained. With the passage of time the 11 hectares have grown into the present cluster of buildings, trees, playing fields, and landscaped gardens.

The school has an Anglican foundation and its brother school is St John's College, also in Houghton and linked to Roedean by the Desmond and Leah Tutu Bridge.

Academics

Roedean's leavers write the Independent Examinations Board exams.

IEB Results 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of candidates 73 71 83 74 61
Number of failures 0 0 0 0 0
University endorsement (%) 100 100 100 100 100
A aggregates (%) 53.4 29.6 55.4 44.6 59
A-B-C aggregates (%) 98.6 100 97.6 94.6 95.1
Subject distinctions 204 198 217 184 177
Number in top 50 3 3 2 4 2
Roedean School
Roedean School

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