The college was founded by Mr Nigel Baughne, a progressive science teacher at the time, who felt that there was a need for a more learner centered school in Port Elizabeth. The college opened its doors in January 1963 on the 1st floor of the historical Richardson building off the City Square (now Kwantu Towers). What a historical year 1963 turned out to be, with the assignation of JF Kennedy, Martin Luther Kings famous I have a dream speech, and the birth of a school that was to become a leader in its field. The college eventually moved due to the noise factor from these premises to a stately double story house in Park Drive, before settling on the hill in St Patricks Street, opposite the old SA Breweries off the then Main Street (Goven Mbeki). In 1999, the college acquired its own
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