Paul Roos Gymnasium

Paul Roos Gymnasium
Address
1 Suidwal Rd, Krigeville

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Coordinates33°56′31″S 18°51′41″E / 33.9419°S 18.8614°E / -33.9419; 18.8614
Information
School typeAll-boys public school
MottoSemper Splendidior
(Always Brighter / Always More Splendid)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established8 January 1866 (1866-01-08)
Sister school
School districtDistrict 9
RectorMr André van Staden
Staff120 full-time
Grades8–12
GenderMale
Age13 to 18
Number of students1,300 boys
Language
Schedule07:40 - 14:20
CampusUrban Campus
Houses
  • Braid
  • Hofmeyr
  • Murray
  • Neethling
Colour(s)  Gold
  Maroon
  White
Fight songOld Boys of Paul Roos
Nickname
  • The Roos
  • The Maroon Machine
  • PRG.
Rivals
AccreditationWestern Cape Education Department
PublicationThe Semper
NewspaperConcipio
Websitewww.paulroos.co.za

Paul Roos Gymnasium is a leading public dual medium (Afrikaans & English) high school for boys in the town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa, which opened on 1 March 1866 as Stellenbosch Gymnasium. Described as South Africa’s Eton College by novelist Wilbur Smith, it is the 12th oldest school in the country, and its Old Boys have had an important, wide-ranging and notable impact on the history of South Africa.