| St George's College | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
Guido 800 , , (B1878 IIP) | |
| Coordinates | 34°43′31″S 58°14′37″W / 34.72530089999999°S 58.24362159999998°W |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Private |
| Motto | Vestigia nulla retrorsum (No footsteps leading backwards) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglicanism[1] |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint George |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Founder | Reverend J. T. Stevenson |
| Status | Open |
| Sister school | St George's College North |
| Chairman | John Lees |
| Headmaster | James Diver |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 3 to 17 |
| Number of students | 844 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 8 |
| Campuses | 1 |
| Campus size | 27 hectares |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue, White |
| Sports | Rugby union, field hockey, swimming, athletics, football, basketball, cricket, golf, tennis |
| Yearbook | The Georgian |
| Website | stgeorges.edu.ar |
St George's College is a private, bilingual, co-educational learning institution located in Quilmes, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] It was founded in 1898.
Sports
School's main sports are rugby union and women's field hockey. Apart from those activities, St. George's also hosts association football, athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, swimming, tennis,[3] handball and volleyball.[4]
| St George's College Ground | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
| International information | |
| First T20I | 18 October 2023: Chile v  Mexico |
| Last T20I | 20 October 2023: Argentina v Chile |
| As of 21 October 2023 Source: St George's College Ground Cricinfo | |
| St George's College Ground 2 | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
| International information | |
| As of 21 October 2023 Source: St George's College Ground 2 Cricinfo | |
| St George's College Ground 3 | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
| International information | |
| As of 21 October 2023 Source: St George's College Ground 3 Cricinfo | |
Notable Old Georgians
Alumni
Alumni of the school, known as Old Georgians,[5] include Rhodes Scholars who attended Oxford, Cambridge, and Ivy League universities in the United States. In 1921, the Old Georgians Association was formed.
- Peter Prescott (barrister)[6]
- Sir Robert Malpas (born 1927), engineer and industrialist [7]
- Sir Alasdair Neil Primrose, 4th Baronet (1935–1986), schoolmaster [8]
- Nicolas Aguzin, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Masters
- Aimé Félix Tschiffely (1895–1954) writer and adventurer, taught at the school in the 1920s[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "History - St George's College".
- ↑ "Home." St George's College. Retrieved on February 9, 2015. "Guido 800 (1878) Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina"
- ↑ "Sports - St George's College".
- ↑ "Sports facilities at College website".
- ↑ main page of oldgeorgianclub.com.ar, web site of Old Georgians Association, accessed 11 March 2012
- ↑ 'PRESCOTT, Peter Richard Kyle', in 'Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black, 2014).
- ↑ 'MALPAS, Sir Robert', in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
- ↑ ‘PRIMROSE, Sir Alasdair Neil’, in Who Was Who 1986 (London: A. & C. Black, 1985)
- ↑ 'Tschiffely, Aimé Felix' in Who's Who 1953 (London: A. & C. Black, 1952)
External links
- St. George College Quilmes (in English)
- St. George College North (in English)
- Fundación Educacional San Jorge (in Spanish)
- Old Georgian Club (in English)
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