Paul Roos Gymnasium
| Paul Roos Gymnasium | |
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| Address | |
1 Suidwal Rd, Krigeville , | |
| Coordinates | 33°56′31″S 18°51′41″E / 33.9419°S 18.8614°E |
| Information | |
| School type | All-boys public school |
| Motto | Semper Splendidior (Always Brighter / Always More Splendid) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | 8 January 1866 |
| Sister school | |
| School district | District 9 |
| Rector | Mr André van Staden |
| Staff | 120 full-time |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1,300 boys |
| Language | |
| Schedule | 07:40 - 14:20 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
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| Colour(s) | Gold Maroon White |
| Fight song | Old Boys of Paul Roos |
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| Rivals | |
| Accreditation | Western Cape Education Department |
| Publication | The Semper |
| Newspaper | Concipio |
| Website | www |
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.