sacsrugby.com (Rugby) The South African College Schools (colloquially often known as “SACS”) is a public English medium primary and high education institution situated in Newlands – part of the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

[2] The concept of the South African College was 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.

The founding committee met in the Groote Kerk to discuss funding and accommodation for the school, and – on 1 October 1829 – the inauguration of the South African College was held and classes began.

The current school buildings are situated along Dean Street and Newlands Avenue in Cape Town.

The Junior School has a Media Centre which hosts computer facilities, a library and classrooms.

The swimming pool is mainly used for Water Polo, and is also heated to facilitate training and usage in winter.

SACS offers a wide variety of summer and winter sports for boys to partake in throughout the year.

As of 2022, there were the following active clubs, societies and bands operating at SACS:[6] 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.