Kingswood College (South Africa)

Kingswood College is an independent, co educational Methodist school in Makhanda, (formerly Grahamstown). Founded in 1894 by William C Muirhead, Clifford Witheridge Dold, William Burnett Stocks and Richard Restall Stocks, Kingswood caters for boys and girls from Grade 000 to Grade 13 (Bridging Year) from all over the world. At Kingswood College, the National Senior Certificate examination is administered by the Independent Examinations Board.

Kingswood College was founded in March 1894 by William C Muirhead, Clifford Witheridge Dold, William Burnett Stocks and Richard Restall Stocks, who considered that there was a need for a school for boys on the same lines of the local Wesleyan High School for Girls. The foresight of the four visionaries initially led to the establishment of the Wesleyan Collegiate School for Boys, which subsequently became Kingswood College. The first Trust Deed formalising the establishment of Kingswood College was notarially executed by Lorimer Dold on 20 August 1895. The College was based on the British Public School model and until 1972 was a boys only school, becoming co educational in 1973, when the first girls were enrolled, and fully co educational by 1975. The school is closely associated with Kingswood School, in Bath, England. As a Methodist School, it has close ties with St Stithians and Kearsney College.

The Kingswood College Council (or Board of Governors) bears an overall responsibility for the School's corporate governance by leading, governing and monitoring the overall business of the College. The composition of the Council covers a range of professional expertise and members are drawn from around the country, including an elected parent representative from each of the Junior and Senior Schools. business magnate, philanthropist, wine maker and horse stud breeder
Dr Geoffrey de Jager Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and director of companies. Founder of Rand Merchant Bank and owner of Anglo Suisse Investment Holdings in the UK.