Sacred Heart College traces its origins to the arrival of two Marist Brothers in the mining town of Johannesburg in 1889. Although they started teaching five pupils, within ten years the school was 800 strong. Initially situated in Koch Street in the centre of Johannesburg, the school moved to the outskirts of town in Observatory in 1924. The school remains on those premises.
In its 110-year history, Sacred Heart College has undergone a number of changes. For the bulk of its history, until 1976, it was an all-boy, all-white school that provided a high-quality academic and sporting education, firstly for Catholic boys but always with a large percentage of other faiths and denominations. In the 1930's, there was such a large Jewish enrolment that the Rabbi came to the school every Friday to give classes. In the 1950's and 1960's the school welcomed Chinese pupils although this was not approved by the government.
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Address :-15 Eckstein Street, Observatory, Johannesburg, 2198 Micro Category :N/A Language Spoken :N/A Hotal Stars :N/A Latitude :N/A Longitude :N/A
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