Michaelhouse Private Boys School

Michaelhouse private boys school situated near Balgowan, is set amidst the rolling green pasturelands and sparkling clear streams of the beautiful Natal Midlands. A more idyllic environment, in which a boy may develop and grow, during his impressionable years is difficult to imagine. 

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Within a building complex that blends classic 1900s and modern 1990s red-clay face-brick architecture in perfect ivy-covered harmony, lies a combination of the most modern educational resources and superb community facilities, on 368 ha, set in one of the healthiest climates in the country.

Headmasters of Michaelhouse

Clement Yorke Morgan arrived at Michaelhouse in 1953. Within months of his arrival he had increased class time in order to try to improve th...more

The Forming of Michaelhouse

In August, Todd opened the doors of Michaelhouse in Pietermaritzburg, letting in five day boys and 10 boarders. Todd was absolutely fixed in...more

Wars and Michaelhouse

In 1909 Anthony William Brown was formally appointed as the new headmaster of Michaelhouse. Two important events in the history of Michaelho...more