St John's College
St John's College. A world-class Christian African School
St John’s College is a world-class Anglican school founded in 1898. The school accepts boys from Grade 0 to Grade 12 into the Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory and the College, and accepts boys and girls in The Bridge Nursery School and Sixth Form.
St John’s numbers among South Africa’s pre-eminent schools, with a reputation for excellence extending well beyond the country’s borders.
Based in Houghton, Johannesburg, St John’s follows the rich traditions of the Anglican Church. Teaching is based on sound values and morals and the Anglican ethos of respect and care, while also celebrating the traditions of other faith communities to encourage mutual understanding and tolerance.
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Latest News
The Moments That Defined Our Sporting Year
As the sporting programme goes into its end-of-year break, we thought we'd take a look back at some of the significant sporting achievements that happened during the year. We have featured 10 of them. It's not a ranked top 10 list. Of course, there were other noteworthy performances that could just as easily have been on the list, but we decided to limit it to 10.
Xiaoyuan brings home Tour de Maths national title
Xiaoyuan Li (UIV Alston) recently became St John's first student to win the Tour de Maths tournament's Overall Individual title. Competing with partner Zhirui Li (UIV Hill), he placed first across seven rounds against the country's top mathematics students.
Obituary: Tim Evans, Preparatory School Headmaster (1988 to 1996)
Former Preparatory School Headmaster Mr Tim Evans passed away in Hilton on Monday, 30 November 2025. Remembered for his kindness, tremendous work ethic and faultless professionalism, Evans headed the Prep during a pivotal time in the School’s development and growth – a time of great change both physically and organisationally – as well as being Head during the first democratic election in 1994.