Egerton Primary School | 28 Dick Cunningham Rd, Egerton, Ladysmith 3370,

EGERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL is located in Egerton,Ladysmith,Kwazulu Natal.To provide dynamic and progressive education which fosters and encourages personal integrity, social and leadership skills, whilst respecting individual needs and embracing diversity, in the pursuit of academic, sporting and cultural excellence.Egerton Primary School was named after 30 year old Lt. Frederick Greyville Egerton who was a naval gunnery officer on the H M S Powerful. The naval guns were removed from the battleship and transported to Ladysmith just before the Siege. On 2 November 1899 an enemy shell fell close to Lt. Egerton, mortally wounding him. Making light of his agony as he was lifted onto a stretcher he said, This will spoil my cricket Im afraid. He died the following day.