CBC has grown from strength to strength since its inception in 1935.
In the first year, the college enrolled 65 boys, increasing to 129 learners the following year. At present, it accommodates around 950 boys from Year 000 to Year 12 (matric).
After all this time, the vision of the school remains one of being recognised as a leading Catholic school for boys of all faiths and honouring the ethos of its founder, Edmund Rice.
Christian Brothers’ College is still determined in its purpose to create an enriching educational experience for all its boys, that will result in a profound and lasting legacy, extending beyond the boundaries of school life into society.
Since 1935, the school has expanded to cover 22,5 acres of land, that include sports fields, tennis and squash courts and the indoor cricket centre.
The two original buildings, which are separated by The Edmund Rice quad with its beautiful paving design of a Celtic cross, houses the pre-primary, preparatory and high schools.
Additional classrooms in a “village” style have, over the years, been added to extend the high school.
At the beginning of 2013, a state-of-the-art boarding house was opened, to accommodate 54 senior boys, from Year Eight to Matric, on a weekly basis.
CBC also prides itself on the High School House Tutor system for Years Eight to Matric, as it has has created a culture of leadership, mentorship and a sense of belonging.
q In time-honoured tradition, the matric boys of 2015, together with their parents, celebrated the end of the academic year with a valedictory dinner, held at the school, on October 15.
The Valedictory Mass was held the following morning, after which the entire school, from the youngest in Year 000 to the Year 11 boys who assume the baton of leadership for 2016, gathered to bid farewell to their mentors, leaders and friends.
In this traditional ”Leaving Ceremony”, the matric group gathered outside the hall to thank the headmaster, Jim Connell, teachers and the entire school for the support, development and care they received throughout their school careers.
This took the form of a farewell “scrum” as they chanted their sports war-cry “Shigalawa”.
Every single boy and all the staff formed a guard of honour, reaching from the hall to the front gates of the college, through which the matric boys passed, led by the pipe band, which escorted them off the property for the last time as learners and schoolboys.
This again, as in past years, proved to be moving event for the matrics, who are looking forward to a new chapter in their lives.
For the headmaster and teachers, the occasion, each year, is a culmination of the dedication given to developing boys of character into young men of honour.
