St George's College is a private, bilingual, co-educational learning institution located in Quilmes, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] It was founded in 1898.
| St George's College | |
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| Address | |
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Guido 800 , , (B1878 IIP) | |
| Coordinates | 34°43′31″S 58°14′37″W / 34.72530089999999°S 58.24362159999998°W |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Private |
| Motto | Vestigia nulla retrorsum (No footsteps leading backwards) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglicanism[1] |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint George |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Founder | Reverend J. T. Stevenson |
| Status | Open |
| Sister school | St George's College North |
| Chairman | John Lees |
| Headmaster | James Diver |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 3 to 17 |
| Number of students | 844 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 8 |
| Campuses | 1 |
| Campus size | 27 hectares |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue, White |
| Sports | Rugby union, field hockey, swimming, athletics, football, basketball, cricket, golf, tennis |
| Yearbook | The Georgian |
| Website | stgeorges.edu.ar |
Sports
editThe school's main sports are rugby union and women's field hockey. Apart from those activities, St. George's also hosts association football, athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, swimming, tennis,[3] handball and volleyball.[4]
| Ground information | |
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| Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
| International information | |
| First T20I | 18 October 2023: Chile v  Mexico |
| Last T20I | 20 October 2023: Argentina v Chile |
| As of 21 October 2023 Source: St George's College Ground Cricinfo | |
| St George's College Ground 2 | |
| Ground information | |
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| Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
| International information | |
| As of 21 October 2023 Source: St George's College Ground 2 Cricinfo | |
| St George's College Ground 3 | |
| Ground information | |
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| Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
| International information | |
| As of 21 October 2023 Source: St George's College Ground 3 Cricinfo | |
Notable Old Georgians
editAlumni
editAlumni of the school, known as Old Georgians,[5] include Rhodes Scholars who attended Oxford, Cambridge, and Ivy League universities in the United States. In 1921, the Old Georgians Association was formed.
- Peter Prescott, barrister[6]
- Sir Robert Malpas (born 1927), engineer and industrialist [7]
- Sir Alasdair Neil Primrose, 4th Baronet (1935–1986), schoolmaster [8]
- Nicolas Aguzin, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Masters
edit- Aimé Félix Tschiffely (1895–1954) writer and adventurer, taught at the school in the 1920s[9]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "History - St George's College".
- ^ "Home." St George's College. Retrieved on February 9, 2015. "Guido 800 (1878) Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina"
- ^ "Sports - St George's College".
- ^ "Sports facilities at College website".
- ^ main page of oldgeorgianclub.com.ar, web site of Old Georgians Association, accessed 11 March 2012
- ^ "Prescott, Peter Richard Kyle", in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black, 2014).
- ^ "Malpas, Sir Robert", in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
- ^ "Primrose, Sir Alasdair Neil", in Who Was Who 1986 (London: A. & C. Black, 1985)
- ^ "Tschiffely, Aimé Felix" in Who's Who 1953 (London: A. & C. Black, 1952)
External links
edit- St. George College Quilmes (in English)
- St. George College North (in English)
- Fundación Educacional San Jorge (in Spanish)
- Old Georgian Club (in English)