SACS School Song
The school song was written by Rev. Dr. F. C. Kolbe with music composed by Sir Meiring Beck and first publicly performed in December 1887. The original school song had three sections but only the first section is currently used. The S.A.C. is well-known to all Old Boys as well as those students who attend the University of Cape Town since they share this as their school song. In the High School, The S.A.C. is sung at the first and last assemblies of the school term as well as other special occasions such as Valedictory Service and the annual Academic Prize Giving events.
The S.A.C.
Is the College for me
The best in the Country round
Wherever you go
The record will show
Her equal has never been found
For study or play, it’s always the same
Wherever we be
We spread the name, and we swell the fame
Of the S A C
Refrain : Repeat
For study or play, it’s all the same
Wherever we be
We spread the name, and we swell the fame
Of the S A C
SACS War Cry
The war cry is performed by pupils and Old Boys (Alumni) alike at various occasions such as sporting events or the final assembly of the year.
Kaaaa…..
Boomaluka, Boomaluka, wha, wha, wha
Chilalaka, Chilalaka, cha, cha, cha
Boomaluka, Chilalaka, who are we?
We are, we are, the S.A.C
School, School, School Yeah SACS, yeah SACS, yeah SACS
Vat hom, vat hom, vat hom
Yeah.
The school song was written by Rev. Dr. F. C. Kolbe with music composed by Sir Meiring Beck and first publicly performed in December 1887. The original school song had three sections but only the first section is currently used. The S.A.C. is well-known to all Old Boys as well as those students who attend the University of Cape Town since they share this as their school song. In the High School, The S.A.C. is sung at the first and last assemblies of the school term as well as other special occasions such as Valedictory Service and the annual Academic Prize Giving events.
The S.A.C.
Is the College for me
The best in the Country round
Wherever you go
The record will show
Her equal has never been found
For study or play, it’s always the same
Wherever we be
We spread the name, and we swell the fame
Of the S A C
Refrain : Repeat
For study or play, it’s all the same
Wherever we be
We spread the name, and we swell the fame
Of the S A C
SACS War Cry
The war cry is performed by pupils and Old Boys (Alumni) alike at various occasions such as sporting events or the final assembly of the year.
Kaaaa…..
Boomaluka, Boomaluka, wha, wha, wha
Chilalaka, Chilalaka, cha, cha, cha
Boomaluka, Chilalaka, who are we?
We are, we are, the S.A.C
School, School, School Yeah SACS, yeah SACS, yeah SACS
Vat hom, vat hom, vat hom
Yeah.
the times they are a changing.
the war cry as it is done today.
THE SCHOOL UNIFORM
The traditional school colour of navy blue was determined in the 1880s when SACS pupils purchased the only pattern available of alternating white, light- and dark-blue horizontal stripes from Porter Hodgson's Outfitters in Cape Town. Prior to this, the pupils wore what they could afford while still being presentable.
The current uniform of the High School has been in place since the 1930s. Pupils from Grades 10 - 12 who excel is Academics, Cultural Acitivites or Sports may be awarded School Colours.
Summer Winter
Boater Standard
Blazer Navy blue
Tie
Shirt White short sleeve White long sleeve
Trousers Khaki shorts Charcoal long
Socks Brown knee high Black standard
Shoes Light brown Black
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The concept of the South African College was first formed in 1791 when the Dutch Commissioner-General, Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist, asked for funding to be set aside to improve schooling in the Cape. After the British took over control of the Cape Colony its first governor, Lord Charles Henry Somerset PC, gave permission for the funds reserved by de Mist to be used to establish the South African College in 1814.
The founding committee met in the Groote Kerk to discuss funding and accommodation for the school and on October 1, 1829, the inauguration of the South African College was held and classes began. The original location of the school was in the Weeshuis on Long Street and moved to what is now known as the Egyptian Building in the Gardens district of Cape Town in 1841.
It was decided in 1874 that the younger students should be separated from their older counterparts. The South African College was separated into the College which became the University of Cape Town and the College School.
The College School moved to its own building on Orange Street, separate from the College, in 1896. For the next few decades, the school grew and the building became too small for the number of students attending.
In 1959 the school moved to its current home in the Montebello Estate in Newlands, former home of the mining magnate Sir Max Michaelis, after a decade-long negotiation with the Cape Administration.
The South African College Schools, commonly referred to as SACS, is a primary and secondary education institution located in Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1829,[1] it is the oldest school in South Africa and one of four schools expressly named by Cecil John Rhodes to offer an annual Rhodes Scholarship to one of its graduating students.[2] The schools are a combination of the South African College Junior School and the South African College High School.