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Penryn
Penryn
Location
	Mbombela, Mpumalanga; South Africa
Coordinates	25°24′31″S 30°58′32″E / 25.40849°S 30.97560°E
Information
Type	Preparatory & College
Motto	One and All
Religious affiliation(s)	Methodist Church
Established	1991; 34 years ago
Sister school	St Stithians College
Headmaster	Mr Michael Eisen
Head teacher	IEB
Grades	0000–12
Gender	Boys & Girls
Age	3 to 18
Number of students	1,500 pupils
Language	English
Schedule	07:30 - 15:00
Houses	Goshawk ; Harrier ; Kite ; Kestrel ;
Colour(s)	Blue ; Red ; White
Rival	Uplands College;
Newspaper	Penryn Post
Website	http://www.penryn.co.za/

Penryn is a co-educational, English-medium private school situated in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is also a global member of Round Square.^[1] Penryn was officially started in 1991 in a Methodist church in Plaston, Mpumalanga, with 13 pupils and 2 teachers,^[2] as a sister school to St Stithians College in Randburg, Johannesburg.^[3] Two years later, the college moved to its own campus on Boschrand Ridge, where it was officially opened by Enos Mabuza.^{[citation needed]}

Name

Penryn is named after Penryn, Cornwall.^{[citation needed]} 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.

Sports

Sports played at Penryn College include:

Culture

Penryn College offers a wide range of cultural activities. Including the following:

Marimba Band
Vocal Group
Debating
School band

References

^ "Penryn". Round Square. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Celebrations as college looks back on 25 years". Lowvelder. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "History – St Stithians College". www.stithian.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.