We are delighted with the new names of our competitive houses: Eagle (red), Falcon (green), Hawk (yellow) and Kestrel (blue). There was great jubilation amongst our Grade 1 to Grade 12 pupils when we unveiled the names today. How wonderful to be able to embrace and celebrate change!
Free Webinar for EPWORTH parents/guardians
Free webinar for Epworth parents/guardians (Grades 7 – 12) Date: Thursday, 19 August 2021 Time: 6:30pm To register please click on the following link: https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/epworthsenior
Epworth celebrates 123 years
Epworth’s birthday on 3 August was cause for great celebration as we reflected on 123 years of faith, compassion and courage and appreciated how far we have progressed since our humble beginnings in 1898. Although our school has changed and evolved over the years, the quintessence of who we are and what we stand for… Read more
Epworth pupil first in national Olympiad
Grade 12 Epworth pupil, Faye Crawford, placed first in this year’s prestigious De Beers national English Olympiad, which was written by almost 4000 pupils, representing 240 schools, from across South Africa. Faye’s prize was R33 000, a year’s tuition fees at Rhodes University, as well as free access to the Grahamstown Online Festival. She achieved… Read more
Epworth School says: “Enough is enough!”
Epworth School says: “Enough is enough!” We join 1st for Women Insurance in standing up against gender-based violence (GBV). Our High School Interact Committee chose to highlight the violation of this human right by energising the whole school to take up the #StandUpToGBV dance/song/music challenge. Choregraphed to the 1980s song, My Body, which was rebooted… Read more
Tree audit on campus
As part of a project to document and label the trees on the Epworth campus, John Roff, a transformative nature guide and tree expert, conducted an audit. It revealed that we have over 800 trees on campus, representing 150 different species. John has subsequently labelled over one hundred trees with their scientific, English, Afrikaans and… Read more
Epworth tops in canoeing
It’s official: Epworth is tops in canoeing! Our Prep and High Schools came first in the primary school co-ed and girls’ high school sections respectively at the SA Schools’ Canoe Sprint Championships. All our canoeists performed brilliantly during the three-day competition with many of them winning individual medals. Special mention goes to Prep canoeists Britney… Read more
IEB examination results: class of 2020
A hearty congratulations to every single pupil in the Epworth class of 2020 on their amazing IEB examination results. Their Grade 12 year was full of unprecedented challenges, yet they came out on top and did themselves, and the school, proud. In addition, they gained many skills and achieved a level of resilience not measurable… Read more
Prep School Information and Tour Mornings
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