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School in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Waterkloof House Preparatory School
Address
535 Ruddell Street, Brooklyn
Pretoria, Gauteng 0181
South Africa
Coordinates25°46′00″S 28°13′55″E / 25.766667°S 28.2319444°E / -25.766667; 28.2319444
Information
School typePrivate, day scholars & boarding from grade 3
MottoWork Hard, Play Straight
Established1923; 101 years ago (1923)
LocaleUrban campus
HeadmasterMark Whitelaw
Exam boardIEB
Gradesgrade 000 & 00 (boys & girls), grades 0 – 7 (boys only)
Number of students460 boys
LanguageEnglish
Schedule07:30 – 14:00
Colour(s)  Maroon
  Grey
Websitewww.whpsschool.com

Waterkloof House Preparatory School (WHPS, pronounced, and commonly known as, WHiPS) is an independent (private) primary school in Pretoria, South Africa, offering education to grade 000 and grade 00 boys and girls, and grade 0–7 boys only through the medium of English.

History

The school began in 1923 with 12 pupils. The original Brooklyn House Preparatory School was on the south-east corner of MacKenzie and Alexander Streets in Brooklyn. To cope with rapidly expanding numbers, the school moved to its present seven-and-a-half acre site on Charles Street (Justice Mahomed Street), then known as Bailey's Avenue, in 1925.

The school now has 400 pupils.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. Sproule, Shaun (16 February 2023). "Waterkloof House preparatory school Celebrates 100 years". Pretoria Rekord. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. Schroder, B. (2019). A Headmaster's Story: My Life in Education. Jonathan Ball. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-86842-933-2. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. Pitchfork, G.; Johns, R. (2020). The Daily Telegraph Airmen's Obituaries. Grub Street Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-911667-52-0. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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