St. Cyprian's School, Cape Town

Private & boarding school in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Anderson
Darke
VerinderColour(s) Blue
Gold
WhiteSchool feesR113,000 (boarding)
R141,000 (tuiton)Websitewww.stcyprians.co.za

St Cyprian's School is an independent (private) school for girls, in Grades 000 to 12, in Oranjezicht, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.^[1] Full or weekly boarding is available to high school students. It is situated on the lower slopes of Table Mountain and has a scenic view. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group.

History

It was founded in 1871 by the Rt Revd Robert Gray (bishop of Cape Town), the first Anglican bishop of Cape Town. The school has an Anglican foundation. The school practises its Anglican religion by having regular Eucharists, and weekly chapel services. St Cyprian's girls involve themselves in charity work around Cape Town.

St Cyprian's School is a member of the 'Round Square' international community of schools.

Its students sit the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) Examinations.

References

^ The Most Reverend William West Jones D.D., Archbishop of Cape Town (1908). "Diocese of Cape Town". The Church of England Yearbook: The Official Year Book of the National Assembly of the Church of England. pp. 353–354.

External links

Official website

Cape Town

City of Cape Town

Natural environment

Cape Flats
Cape Peninsula
Geology
Helderberg

Bays

Bantry Bay
Camps Bay
False Bay
Gordon's Bay
Granger Bay
Hout Bay
Simon's Bay
Smitswinkel Bay
Table Bay

Beaches

Hills

Blaauwberg
Skapenberg
Signal Hill
Tygerberg

Mountains

Chapman's Peak
Constantiaberg
Devil's Peak
Helderberg
Hottentots Holland Mountains
Lion's Head
Table Mountain
Twelve Apostles

Islands

Headlands

Rivers and wetlands

Bokramspruit
Buffels River
Eerste River
- Kuils River
Diep River
Else River
Hout Bay River
Krom River
Lourens River
Modder River
Salt River
- Black River
- Elsieskraal River
- Liesbeek River
Sand River
Schusters River
Silvermine River
Sir Lowry’s Pass River
Sout River
Steenbras River
Zandvlei
Zeekoevlei

Climate and weather

World heritage sites

Biodiversity
of Cape Town

Vegetation types	Atlantis Sand Fynbos Boland Granite Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos Peninsula Granite Fynbos Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos Southern Afrotemperate Forest Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Swartland Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Shale Renosterveld
Parks and gardens	Arderne Gardens Company's Garden De Waal Park Green Point Common Helderberg Nature Reserve Keurboom Park Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Rondebosch Common Rondebosch Park Tokai Arboretum Tokai Park Wynberg Park
Nature reserves	Blaauwberg Conservation Area Bracken Nature Reserve Cecilia De Hel Nature Area Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary Die Oog Conservation Area Diep River Fynbos Corridor Durbanville Nature Reserve Edith Stephens Wetland Park Glencairn Wetland Harmony Flats Nature Reserve Helderberg Nature Reserve Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area Koeberg Nature Reserve Kogelberg Nature Reserve Lourens River Protected Natural Environment Lower Silvermine River Wetlands Macassar Dunes Conservation Area Mamre Nature Garden Meadowridge Common Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve Raapenberg Bird Sanctuary Rietvlei Wetland Reserve Rondebosch Common Rondevlei Nature Reserve Silwerboomkloof Natural Heritage Site Tygerberg Nature Reserve Uitkamp Wetlands Witzands Aquifer Conservation Area Wolfgat Nature Reserve Zoarvlei Wetlands Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve

Communities

Atlantic Seaboard

Blaauwberg

Cape Flats
(Klipfontein district)

Athlone
Belgravia
Bishop Lavis
Crawford
Crossroads
Gugulethu
Hanover Park
Heideveld
Kalksteenfontein
Kenwyn
Lansdowne
Lavender Hill
Manenberg
Nyanga
Ottery
Philippi
- Browns Farm
- Philippi Horticultural
- Philippi East
- Samora Machel
Rondebosch East
Rylands
Strandfontein
Valhalla Park

Khayelitsha	Bongweni Harare/Holimisa Ikwezi Park Mandela Park Griffiths Mxenge QQ Section Silver Town Victoria Merge

Mitchells Plain	Rocklands Westridge Portlands Tafelsig Eastridge Beacon Valley Lentegeur Woodlands Weltevreden Valley Colorado Mandalay Montclair Watergate Developments Heinz Park Morgans Village Rondevlei Westgate Montrose Park Lost City

City Bowl

Helderberg

Northern Suburbs

Acacia Park
Belhar
Bellville
- Boston
- Eversdal
- Kenridge
- Stellenberg
Blue Downs
Bonteheuwel
Bothasig
Brackenfell
Canal Walk
Delft
- Blikkiesdorp
Durbanville
Edgemead
Elsie's River
Epping
Fisantekraal
Goodwood
Joostenbergvlakte
Kensington
Kraaifontein
Kuils River
Langa
- Joe Slovo
Loevenstein
Maitland
Mfuleni
Monte Vista
Ndabeni
Norwood
Panorama
Parow
Philadelphia
Plattekloof
Pinelands
Ravensmead
Richwood
Scottsdene
Sonnestraal
Thornton
Tygerberg
Tyger Valley
Wallacedene

Southern Suburbs

South Peninsula

Neighbourhoods

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Built environment

Adderley Street Long Street Strand Street
Chapman's Peak Drive Hospital Bend Kloof Nek Road Metropolitan Routes in Cape Town M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 National roads N1 N2 N7 Sir Lowry's Pass Ou Kaapse Weg Peninsula Expressway (Cape Town) R300
Skyscrapers	List of tallest buildings in Cape Town 1 Thibault Square Atterbury House Cape Town Civic Centre Metlife Centre Mutual Building Naspers Centre Portside Tower Triangle House

Government

National government	Parliament of South Africa Houses of Parliament Genadendal Residence Highstead Tuynhuys Defence Air Force Base Ysterplaat Naval Base Simon's Town SAS Wingfield South African Naval College
Provincial government	Leeuwenhof
City of Cape Town	Government of Cape Town Mayor Deputy Mayor Cape Town City Hall Cape Town Civic Centre Cape Town Partnership Coat of arms of Cape Town Flag of Cape Town Elections 2018 Cape Town mayoral election Erasmus Commission Wards Law and enforcement Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa Municipal Police Pollsmoor Prison

History

Fortifications	Amsterdam Battery Castle of Good Hope Chavonnes Battery Fort de Goede Hoop Redoubt Duijnhoop
Monuments and memorials	Artillery Memorial, Cape Town Japanese Lantern Monument Rhodes Memorial The Cenotaph Treaty Tree Van Riebeeck's Hedge
Lists of heritage sites	Near Cape Town Bo-Kaap CBD and the Waterfront Simon's Town Helderberg Bellville Table Mountain Wynberg district
Historical buildings	African Theatre Alhambra Theatre Breakwater Lodge Church Square Coornhoop Graaff Electric Lighting Works

Culture

Demographics
Languages

Cuisine

Cape Town wine
- Constantia (wine)
Gatsby (sandwich)

Performance
art

Cape Town City Ballet
Musical ensembles
Theatres
- Artscape Theatre Centre
- Baxter Theatre Centre
- Labia Theatre
- Little Theatre
- Magnet Theatre
- Maynardville Open-Air Theatre
- Space Theatre
- The Independent Armchair Theatre
- Theatre on the Bay

Events and
festivals

Museums and
art galleries

Iziko Museums	Bertram House Bo-Kaap Museum Groot Constantia Koopmans-de Wet House Maritime Centre Michaelis Collection at the Old Town House Rust en Vreugd Slave Lodge Social History Centre SAS Somerset South African Museum National Gallery William Fehr Collection at the Castle of Good Hope

Public art

Statues

Religion

Secular
architecture

Media

Newspapers
- Cape Times
- The Cape Messenger
Radio and television
- Bush Radio
- CapeTalk
- Cape Town TV
- Fine Music Radio
- Good Hope FM
- Kfm 94.5
- UCT Radio
- Voice of the Cape

Economy

Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Silicon Cape Initiative

Companies based in Cape Town	Naspers Travelstart MWEB Sanlam Woolworths Holdings Limited Of historical interest: Garlicks
Hotels and resorts	Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel Protea Hotels by Marriott
Shopping areas, malls and markets	Canal Walk Cavendish Square Golden Acre Greenmarket Square N1 City Tygerberg Mall Somerset Mall Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Exhibition centres	Cape Town International Convention Centre Good Hope Centre
Restaurants and cafés	Café Caprice Perseverance Tavern
Tourism	Beaches of Cape Town Cape of Good Hope Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Groot Constantia Mariner's Wharf Nature reserves in Cape Town Ratanga Junction Two Oceans Aquarium Victoria & Alfred Waterfront World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park

Transport

Air transport	Airports in Cape Town Air Force Base Ysterplaat Cape Town International Airport Cape Winelands Airfield Wingfield Aerodrome
Maritime transport	Port of Cape Town Safmarine
Road transport	Buses in Cape Town Golden Arrow Bus Services MyCiTi MyCiTi bus stations Roads in Cape Town Trolleybuses in Cape Town
Rail transport	Blue Train Commuter rail lines Metrorail Western Cape Cape Flats Line Central Line Northern Line Southern Line Railway stations Bellville Cape Town Claremont Crawford Mowbray Mutual Newlands Observatory Pinelands Retreat Rondebosch Rosebank Salt River Simon's Town Steenberg Woodstock Trams in Cape Town

Sports

Soccer	Cape Town Spurs F.C. Cape Town City F.C.
Rugby	Western Province Ikey Tigers
Cricket	Cape Cobras
Other	Cape Town Tigers (basketball)
Sports events	2010 FIFA World Cup Cape Town Cycle Tour Cape Town Open Cape Town Ladies Open Cape Town Marathon South Africa Sevens Table Mountain Challenge Two Oceans Marathon
Sports venues	Athlone Stadium Bellville Stadium Bellville Velodrome Cape Town Stadium Erica Park Good Hope Centre Green Point Stadium Hartleyvale Stadium Killarney Motor Racing Complex Milnerton Racecourse Newlands Cricket Ground Newlands Stadium NNK Rugby Stadium Parow Park Philippi Stadium Royal Cape Golf Club University of the Western Cape Stadium Wynberg Military Base Stadium

Education

Libraries	Biblionef Central Library Cape Town Centre for the Book Fish Hoek Library Jacob Gitlin Library Meadowridge Library National Library of South Africa Rondebosch Library SAAO Library Strandfontein Library University of Cape Town Libraries
Universities	Cape Peninsula University of Technology University of Cape Town University of the Western Cape
Colleges	Qualitas Career Academy South African College Yeshiva of Cape Town
Private schools	American International School of Cape Town Cannons Creek Independent School Cape Town French School Christel House South Africa Darul Islam Islamic High School Diocesan College German International School Cape Town Herschel Girls' School Herzlia Schools Mountain View Academy Parklands College St. Cyprian's School St. George's Grammar School Michael Oak Waldorf School Oakhurst Primary School
Public schools	Alexander Sinton Secondary School Belgravia High School Belhar Secondary School Bellville High School Bergvliet Primary School Bergvliet High School Bosmansdam High School Brackenfell High School Cape Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology Cape Town High School Chris Hani Secondary School Claremont High School COSAT D.F. Malan High School Durbanville High School Eben Dönges High School Eersterivier Secondary School Fairbairn College Fairmont High School Gardens Commercial High School Grove Primary School Harold Cressy High School Hottentots Holland High School Jan van Riebeeck High School Lavender Hill High School Livingstone High School Masiphumelele High School Milnerton High School Mondale High School Parel Vallei High School Pinelands High School Range High School Rondebosch Boys' High School Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School Rustenburg School for Girls Sea Point High School Sinenjongo High School Spine Road High School South African College Schools Stellenberg High School Strand High School Table View High School The Settlers High School Trafalgar High School Tygerberg High School Westerford High School Windsor High School Wynberg Boys' High School Wynberg Girls' High School
Alternative schools	GlenBridge Special School Tafelberg School
Former schools	Ellerslie Girls' High School Tot Nut van het Algemeen
Art & Music schools	Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre South African College of Music Peter Clarke Art Centre
Not yet allocated	College of Magic Montebello Design Centre

Services

Hospitals	Alexandra Hospital Groote Schuur Hospital Karl Bremer Hospital Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Somerset Hospital Tygerberg Hospital Valkenberg Hospital
Lighthouses	Cape Point Lighthouse Green Point Lighthouse Milnerton Lighthouse Roman Rock Lighthouse Slangkop Lighthouse
Western Cape Water Supply System	Dams and resrvoirs Alexandra Dam Berg River Dam De Villiers Dam Hely-Hutchinson Dam Kleinplaats Dam Land-en-Zeezicht Reservoir Lewis Gay Dam Molteno Dam Silvermine Dam Steenbras Dam Theewaterskloof Dam Victoria Dam Voëlvlei Dam Wemmershoek Dam Woodhead Dam
Electrical power generation	Athlone Power Station Graaff Electric Lighting Works Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme
Emergency services	Cape Town Fire Department Metro Emergency Medical Services Mountain Club of South Africa National Sea Rescue Institute

Cape Town • Outline

Round Square member schools

Africa

Kenya	Starehe Boys Centre and School Brookhouse International School
South Africa	Bridge House School Penryn College St Cyprian's School St. George's Grammar School St Stithians College Stanford Lake College Tiger Kloof Educational Institute

Asia

Bangladesh	Chittagong Grammar School
Mainland China & Hong Kong	High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China Affiliated High School of Peking University St. Paul's Co-educational College
India	Miles Bronson Residential School The Assam Valley School Bangalore International School Birla Balika Vidyapeeth The British School, New Delhi Dhirubhai Ambani International School The Doon School The Daly College Him Academy Public School Lawrence School, Lovedale The Lawrence School, Sanawar Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' Public School Mayo College The Punjab Public School, Nabha Rajkumar College, Rajkot The Sanskaar Valley School Scindia School Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya Vidya Devi Jindal School Vivek High School Welham Boys' School
Indonesia	The Green School (Bali) British School Jakarta
Japan	Tamagawa Gakuen
Jordan	King's Academy
Korea	Chadwick International Cheongshim International Academy
Malaysia	Epsom College in Malaysia
Oman	Indian School (Al-Ghubra)
Singapore	United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA)
Thailand	The Regent's International School Bangkok
United Arab Emirates	The Millennium School, Dubai

Americas

Bermuda	Bermuda High School
Canada	Appleby College Ashbury College Bayview Glen School Bishop's College School Collingwood School Glenlyon Norfolk School Lakefield College School Lower Canada College Rothesay Netherwood School St. Clement's School Stanstead College Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School
Colombia	Anglo Colombian School
Peru	Markham College
USA	Alto International School The Athenian School Deerfield Academy The Hotchkiss School Chadwick School Cate School Fountain Valley School of Colorado Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Westtown School Saint Andrew's School The Marvelwood School Wyoming Seminary

Australasia

Australia	The Armidale School Ballarat Grammar School Billanook College Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School Ivanhoe Grammar School MLC School Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Radford College Scotch College, Perth Scotch Oakburn College The Southport School St Philip's College Trinity Anglican School Westminster School New England Girls School, Armidale

Europe

Denmark	Herlufsholm School
England	Abbotsholme School Box Hill School Cobham Hall School Felsted School Wellington College Westfield School, Newcastle upon Tyne Windermere School
France	International School of France
Germany	Landheim Schondorf Schule Birklehof Schule Schloss Salem Stiftung Louisenlund
Northern Ireland	Rockport School
Scotland	Gordonstoun
Switzerland	Aiglon College Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil