St Andrew's College Pipe Band

St. Andrew’s College is an Anglican high school for boys located in Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was founded in 1855 by the Right Reverend John Armstrong, the first Bishop of Grahamstown. It is a semi-boarding school, with a number of day boys. St. Andrew’s College caters to 480 pupils from around the globe. The school is also a member of the G30 Schools group and closely associated with its brother school, St. Andrew’s Preparatory School, and its sister school the Diocesan School for Girls.

The band is an important part of the traditional life of the school, the pipe band leads the cadet corps during parades. St Andrew’s College is one of the few schools in South Africa that still trains a cadet corps. The cadet corps is attached to the First City Regiment

RETREAT CEREMONY

The Retreat Ceremony unfolded on Lower Field just as the sun was setting on Monday, 30 September. The event drew a large crowd of parents, friends, St Andrew’s College staff and pupils. Leading the parade was the St Andrew’s College Pipe Band, one of the country’s oldest school pipe bands, while the Guard of Honour made a proud and precisely-timed entrance.

Head of School, Tom Clucas, and Deputy Head, Murray Wilson, had the honour of presenting the St Andrew’s College Flag to Headmaster, Mr Tom Hamilton. Following this, each House proudly displayed their House Flag, a gesture of unity and pride, after we had saluted our national flag and sung the National Anthem. The ceremony drew to a close with Headmaster Mr Hamilton saluting as the Commander-in-Chief of this cherished tradition.