Epworth School is a private Christian School with a Methodist ethos, located on a 15 hectares (37 acres) campus in Scottsville in Pietermaritzburg in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Epworth is an independent school (and a member of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa) catering for boys and girls in Grades RRR to 7 and girls from Grades 8 to 12.

Epworth School
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95 Golf Road, Scottsville

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Coordinates29°37′50″S 30°24′06″E / 29.63056°S 30.40167°E / -29.63056; 30.40167
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School typePrivate & boarding
MottoFida Humana Fortis
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist church
Established3 August 1898; 126 years ago (1898-08-03)
LocaleSuburban
School ExecutiveMrs Dionne Redfern (High School Head), Mrs Julie Calitz (Prep School Head) and Mr Reynard White (Executive Head)
Exam boardIEB
Staff120 full-time
GradesRRR–12
GenderBoys & Girls (Preparatory only)
Girls (High School
Age3 to 18
Number of students740 pupils
LanguageEnglish
Schedule 07:25 - 14:50
Houses  Eagle
  Falcon
  Hawk>br>   Kestrel
Colour(s)  Blue
  Red
  White
School feesR280,598 (boarding & tuiton)
AffiliationsISASA
Websitewww.epworth.co.za

The boarding establishment caters for girls-only boarding from Grades 8 to 12, on a termly, weekly or overnight boarding basis.

Origin

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In 1898 the Natal Witness carried an advertisement heralding the opening of a new school in "healthy and commodious premises". This had been requested by the Revd G W Rogers and Mr Justice Mason in a letter to Miss Emily Lowe and the Misses Emma and Charlotte Mason, who were staying together in London. The request was that Miss Lowe and Miss Emma Mason open a school in Maritzburg, as it was then called. This request was seconded by a number of Methodist laymen and ministers, the intention being that once the school was established the Wesleyan Church would take it over.

History

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Epworth School was founded in 1898 by Miss Emily Lowe and Miss Emma Mason. It was named after the birthplace in Lincolnshire of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, the alternative suggestion of the name, "Victoria", after the reigning Queen Victoria having been rejected. The doors opened on 3 August 1898, with an enrolment of children of the early Natal settlers, in all, 45 pupils, 26 seniors and 19 kindergarten pupils.

Notable Alumnae

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Gunn & Codd 1981, p. 136.
  2. ^ "Meet Jane". janeporter.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. ^ Porter 2009.
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