Talk:Maritzburg College

Link
Minor alteration to one of the links: it was linking through to Michaelhouse, part of a University in Britain, not Michaelhouse school.

Enthusiasm
The extensive additions to this article are impressive and much-needed, but I cannot help but feel that the writing bears resemblance to a promotional pamphlet or prospectus, and thus conflicts with the neutral-point-of-view policy that Wikipedia upholds. I have rewritten the more "enthusiastic" articles. Additionally, text claiming victories, such as "most international sportsmen produced" needs to be verified by having some sources shown.

Ssteedman 13:04, 28 December 2005 (UTC) Themalau 10:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I must agree. Additionally, something should be said about the demographics of this schoo

The demographics of the school have nothing to do with the article. BoonDock (talk) 02:52, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

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2012 edits
The substance of this website has not changed much since 2005. Ssteedman, I was the composer of much of the wording back then, and accept that, as a supporter of the place, I may have got a tad carried away. I shall attempt to tone it down this time 'round. I have already tonight made a few amendments to the tally of international sportsmen, roll of honour etc – as a resident on the school estate, it was easy for me to simply stroll about the school and count the names on the memorials and honours boards. However, I would appreciate any advice on how to reference those tallies! Ssteedman, I recall from an exchange of e-mails that we had back in 2005 that you are also an OC. I do suspect that you wrote the paragraph on "Fagging and Discipline". Although I do agree with much of what is written, I must say that I find its content a little too contentious for inclusion in an encyclopaedia – perhaps it is deliberately so. I think that it also needs a little further editing, as the school authorities these days keep a very close eye on such matters, whereas the current version seems to insinuate some resemblance between College and the notorious Long Room at Eton in the 1820s! I think that it will be interesting to include a more detailed, accurate list of "Notable Old Boys" and perhaps even its Roll of Honour, list of Rhodes Scholars etc. However, I do think that the spheres of excellence by Old Boys need to be individually broken down – Law, Politics, Sport, Military, Education etc, to make the webpage more readable. I had a look at the Durban High School page, and like the way that it has been laid out. Any suggestions, comments? Themalau, I cannot read the tone of your comment (perhaps you have an axe to grind?), but would be happy to include some details of the school's demographics, even if I do think that there are a number of other more worthy topics to cover as well.

Marcellus38 (talk)

Sounds promising. The list of Notable Old Boys is far too long given the size of the article, and I would propose it goes under its own article, List of notable alumni from Maritzburg College or similar (would need to see similar such lists from other schools articles for consistent wording). Also, I'd suggest stronger cross-linking to the Skonk Nicholson article, and image layout could be improved

Stuart Steedman (talk) 16:06, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

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Semi-private
Can someone explain please why the school is described as “semi-private”? As far as I know it is a section 21 public school. BoonDock (talk) 02:55, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

From the article linked:

2.21 South Africa	Edit Main article: Education in South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Independent schools with low tuition fees are state-aided and receive a subsidy on a sliding-scale. Traditional private schools that charge high fees receive no state subsidy.

State schools are all state-owned, including section 21 schools (formerly referred to as "model C" or semi-private schools) that have a governing body and a degree of budget autonomy, as these are still fully owned and accountable to the state. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_school

BoonDock (talk) 02:58, 13 August 2020 (UTC)