Penryn College (South Africa)

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

Name
Penryn is named after Penryn, Cornwall. 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:
 * Athletics
 * Basketball
 * Cricket
 * Hockey
 * Rugby
 * Soccer
 * Swimming
 * Tennis
 * Netball
 * Chess

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


 * Marimba Band
 * Vocal Group
 * Debating
 * School band