Providing top-quality education to boys from Form 2 to Form 6, we draw on our long and proud tradition, as well as our dynamic and forward-thinking ethos.
Providing top-quality education to boys from Form 2 to Form 6, we draw on our long and proud tradition, as well as our dynamic and forward-thinking ethos.
Providing top-quality education to boys from Form 2 to Form 6, we draw on our long and proud tradition, as well as our dynamic and forward-thinking ethos.
Providing top-quality education to boys from Form 2 to Form 6, we draw on our long and proud tradition, as well as our dynamic and forward-thinking ethos.
At Maritzburg College, modern meets traditional in both our ethos and within the infrastructure of our grounds.
We are fortunate enough to have top-quality facilities spread over our extensive campus. These cater to a wide range of educational, sporting and cultural needs.
Our facilities development team applies their expertise to ensuring the evolution of our campus to match developments and changes in the world around us.
This is a fundamental part of the relevant education available at College.
The Maritzburg College campus is characterised by beautiful red brick buildings, expansive fields, and new-age facilities for boys’ education. As the years have gone by, the City of Pietermaritzburg has changed around us. As one of the leading boys’ schools in the area, the heritage in our buildings pays homage to the history of the city around us.
The Maritzburg College campus is characterised by beautiful red brick buildings, expansive fields, and new-age facilities for boys’ education. As the years have gone by, the City of Pietermaritzburg has changed around us. As one of the leading boys’ schools in the area, the heritage in our buildings pays homage to the history of the city around us.
The College Shoppe is the convenient place to pick up uniforms and school supplies for your son.
The College Shoppe is the convenient place to pick up uniforms and school supplies for your son.
The College Museum celebrates the kaleidoscope of College history – and is a living museum to which today’s College boys add their stories.
The College Museum celebrates the kaleidoscope of College history – and is a living museum to which today’s College boys add their stories.
This is the only place on campus that can accommodate all boys and staff in one venue, with capacity for 2000 people. As such, boys spend a significant amount of time in the hall, which is the setting for school assemblies, reunions, and speech days. It also performs a sporting function, with two indoor basketball courts and table tennis tables.
This is the only place on campus that can accommodate all boys and staff in one venue, with capacity for 2000 people. As such, boys spend a significant amount of time in the hall, which is the setting for school assemblies, reunions, and speech days. It also performs a sporting function, with two indoor basketball courts and table tennis tables.
Completed shortly before the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War, our beautiful hall was used as a hospital for British soldiers, particularly for Typhoid cases. In the past it has served as a dining room and assembly hall, but today is home to cultural activities, functions and concerts.
Completed shortly before the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War, our beautiful hall was used as a hospital for British soldiers, particularly for Typhoid cases. In the past it has served as a dining room and assembly hall, but today is home to cultural activities, functions and concerts.
The Maritzburg College fields and facilities have launched sporting passion and careers of generations of boys. College provides exceptional sporting facilities for boys to develop their skills and fitness to achieve excellence. Our on-campus offering is complemented and extended by the school’s proximity to additional facilities. The Natal Canoe Club on the Dusi River is within walking distance and boys can store their boats at the club as they learn to paddle. Boys also have access to a ten-lane tartan athletics track, Harry Gwala soccer stadium, Alexandra Park Cricket Oval, and the velodrome cycle track.
The Maritzburg College fields and facilities have launched sporting passion and careers of generations of boys. College provides exceptional sporting facilities for boys to develop their skills and fitness to achieve excellence. Our on-campus offering is complemented and extended by the school’s proximity to additional facilities. The Natal Canoe Club on the Dusi River is within walking distance and boys can store their boats at the club as they learn to paddle. Boys also have access to a ten-lane tartan athletics track, Harry Gwala soccer stadium, Alexandra Park Cricket Oval, and the velodrome cycle track.
Aimed at providing boys with high end facilities for their physical development, the Ron Jury High Performance Centre is one of the outstanding features at the school. This multipurpose centre is the location of our indoor cricket nets, change rooms and ablutions, as well as a Health and Performance Institute and gym, with biokineticists and physios on-hand to assist all boys in training, fitness, and rehabilitation.
Aimed at providing boys with high end facilities for their physical development, the Ron Jury High Performance Centre is one of the outstanding features at the school. This multipurpose centre is the location of our indoor cricket nets, change rooms and ablutions, as well as a Health and Performance Institute and gym, with biokineticists and physios on-hand to assist all boys in training, fitness, and rehabilitation.
At the heart of the campus, Forder Oval greets all visitors to our campus, providing a quiet haven to pause and reflect before entering the busy school surrounds.
Our Jimeloyo Ji fountain statue at the centre, erected in 2013, aptly epitomises the energy of every College young man.
At the heart of the campus, Forder Oval greets all visitors to our campus, providing a quiet haven to pause and reflect before entering the busy school surrounds.
Our Jimeloyo Ji fountain statue at the centre, erected in 2013, aptly epitomises the energy of every College young man.
· 30m, full-sized heated pool for perennial water polo and swimming
· World-class, water-based hockey astro-turf
· Our air-conditioned indoor shooting range rates as one of the best and safest school ranges in South Africa.
· Six playing fields
· Four squash courts
· Four basketball courts (2 indoor, 2 outdoor)
· Seven tennis courts
· 30m, full-sized heated pool for perennial water polo and swimming
· World-class, water-based hockey astro-turf
· Our air-conditioned indoor shooting range rates as one of the best and safest school ranges in South Africa.
· Six playing fields
· Four squash courts
· Four basketball courts (2 indoor, 2 outdoor)
· Seven tennis courts
Our modern classrooms and academic facilities are the pulse of Maritzburg College’s dedication to academic innovation. Our academic block houses well-equipped classrooms for technology-aided teaching and every classroom has access to full wifi. After the final bell rings each day, many of these academic facilities come alive with the various activities in College’s cultural programme.
Our modern classrooms and academic facilities are the pulse of Maritzburg College’s dedication to academic innovation. Our academic block houses well-equipped classrooms for technology-aided teaching and every classroom has access to full wifi. After the final bell rings each day, many of these academic facilities come alive with the various activities in College’s cultural programme.
This hub of learning enriches the Maths curriculum at the school and is the setting for our Khanyisa outreach programme. It is an IT centre with an Apple TV, computers, and technologies which are used by boys to view our videos and engage with our educational programmes.
This hub of learning enriches the Maths curriculum at the school and is the setting for our Khanyisa outreach programme. It is an IT centre with an Apple TV, computers, and technologies which are used by boys to view our videos and engage with our educational programmes.
Information Technology is central to the modern world. The Maritzburg College computer labs are equipped with modern hardware and software to give boys the tools they need to work comfortably and confidently on computers up to even an advanced level. These labs are also an invaluable resource for boys to conduct research, type up and print classwork.
Information Technology is central to the modern world. The Maritzburg College computer labs are equipped with modern hardware and software to give boys the tools they need to work comfortably and confidently on computers up to even an advanced level. These labs are also an invaluable resource for boys to conduct research, type up and print classwork.
College’s Media Centre is a popular haven for many of our boys. At the start of 2023, the Centre underwent a revamp of the interior layout. Fresh, bright colours enhance an eye-catching entrance foyer welcoming the boys, with the underlying theme of discovery amidst a jungle world of exotic plants, tigers, parrots and tucans!
The Margaret A’Bear Media Centre houses a rich and diverse collection of over 16 000 titles together with other media. Library staff select material on a regular basis to meet the curricular needs of the school, and to build upon the collection of recreational reading.
The newly created puzzlers’ corner is proving to be very popular; social chess and other board games are on the rise, while many boys just enjoy just sinking into beanbags to read a book or two.
Opening hours have recently been extended to 17h00 from Mondays to Thursdays. Boarders also have access to the Media Centre on a Tuesday and Wednesday evening to enable them to complete their schoolwork. We welcome all visitors to our beautiful space.
Enjoy a look around our Media Centre here.
College’s Media Centre is a popular haven for many of our boys. At the start of 2023, the Centre underwent a revamp of the interior layout. Fresh, bright colours enhance an eye-catching entrance foyer welcoming the boys, with the underlying theme of discovery amidst a jungle world of exotic plants, tigers, parrots and tucans!
The Margaret A’Bear Media Centre houses a rich and diverse collection of over 16 000 titles together with other media. Library staff select material on a regular basis to meet the curricular needs of the school, and to build upon the collection of recreational reading.
The newly created puzzlers’ corner is proving to be very popular; social chess and other board games are on the rise, while many boys just enjoy just sinking into beanbags to read a book or two.
Opening hours have recently been extended to 17h00 from Mondays to Thursdays. Boarders also have access to the Media Centre on a Tuesday and Wednesday evening to enable them to complete their schoolwork. We welcome all visitors to our beautiful space.
Enjoy a look around our Media Centre here.
The Music Centre was custom-built to meet the needs of our vibrant Music Department. It contains sound-proof practice rooms for instruments like drums and piano, as well as larger group areas for band and choir rehearsals.
The Music Centre was custom-built to meet the needs of our vibrant Music Department. It contains sound-proof practice rooms for instruments like drums and piano, as well as larger group areas for band and choir rehearsals.
Officially opened in 1960, the Olivier Cultural Centre is fitted with infrastructure for performing arts and musical productions. On stage, front of house, and backstage, College’s professional equipment create a range of opportunities for boys with a creative flair, an interest in stage, or those looking for experience in sound and lighting.
Officially opened in 1960, the Olivier Cultural Centre is fitted with infrastructure for performing arts and musical productions. On stage, front of house, and backstage, College’s professional equipment create a range of opportunities for boys with a creative flair, an interest in stage, or those looking for experience in sound and lighting.
Maritzburg College boasts one of the most impressive state boarding establishments in the country, with five boarding houses catering for the College boarding community.
Maritzburg College boasts one of the most impressive state boarding establishments in the country, with five boarding houses catering for the College boarding community.
The Zarm Farm and College food court are open to boys and their parents as a stop for coffee, a place to grab lunch or a snack, and a place to sit and eat with friends.
The Zarm Farm and College food court are open to boys and their parents as a stop for coffee, a place to grab lunch or a snack, and a place to sit and eat with friends.
