Good Hope Seminary - Cape Town
Founded: 1873 Good Hope Seminary in Cape Town primarily refers to two related but distinct public schools with shared historical roots: Good Hope Seminary High School (an all-girls secondary school) and Good Hope Seminary Junior School (a co-ed primary school). They are among the oldest schools in the city. Good Hope Seminary High School Photo: School Digest The school was founded on October 6, 1873, as the "Good Hope Seminary for Young Ladies" in the Gardens suburb. The founders were a group of Dutch Reformed Church ministers, including Reverend Andrew Murray (who later resigned from the committee). It was established to provide advanced, less denominationally tied education for girls, as an alternative to prevailing Roman Catholic and Anglican schools. " It was thought that Murray's Huguenot Seminary might work against the Cape Town school (later called the Good Hope Seminary). In replying to these criticisms, Murray pointed out that far from being too many, two s...