Penryn College (South Africa)
Penryn is a co-educational, English-medium private school situated in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is also a global member of Round Square. Penryn was officially founded in 1991 in an Methodist church in Plaston, Mpumalanga. Since then, the college has changed its venue to a large space on the Boschrand Farm.
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| Coordinates | 25°24′31″S 30°58′32″E |
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| Former name | Penryn College |
| Type | Preparatory & College |
| Motto | One and All |
| Established | 1991 |
| Headmaster | Mr Albert Pienaar |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Boys & Girls |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 08:00 - 15:00 |
| Houses | Goshawk Harrier Kite Kestrel |
| Colour(s) | Blue Red White |
| Rival | Kingswood College Uplands College St Stithians College |
| Newspaper | Penryn Pride |
| Alumni | Old Penrynian |
| Website | http://www.penryn.co.za/ |
Name
Penryn is named after Penryn, Cornwall. The name Penryn means "Top of the Hill" in the Cornish language. The college is indeed situated on top of a hill. This is often used as a metaphor by Penryn when it refers to itself as the light on the hill. A reference to it seeing itself as being a light of hope on the hill. Penryn was renamed from Penryn College in 2018.
Sports
Penryn College has been performing on sports during the year.
The sports that are played at the school are: