St George's College is a private, bilingual, co-educational learning institution located in Quilmes, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] It was founded in 1898.
St George's College | |
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Address | |
Guido 800 , , (B1878 IIP) | |
Coordinates | 34°43′31″S 58°14′37″W / 34.72530089999999°S 58.24362159999998°W |
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Funding type | Private |
Motto | Vestigia nulla retrorsum (No footsteps leading backwards) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Anglicanism[1] |
Patron saint(s) | Saint George |
Founded | 1898 |
Founder | Reverend J. T. Stevenson |
Status | Open |
Sister school | St George's College North |
Chairman | John Lees |
Headmaster | James Diver |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 3 to 17 |
Number of students | 844 |
Student to teacher ratio | 22:1 |
Language | English |
Hours in school day | 8 |
Campuses | 1 |
Campus size | 27 hectares |
Color(s) | Red, Blue, White |
Sports | Rugby union, field hockey, swimming, athletics, football, basketball, cricket, golf, tennis |
Yearbook | The Georgian |
Website | stgeorges.edu.ar |
School's main sports are rugby union and women's field hockey. Apart from those activities, St. George's also hosts association football, athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, swimming, tennis,[3] handball and volleyball.[4]
St George's College Ground | |
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Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
International information | |
First T20I | 18 October 2023: Chile v Mexico |
Last T20I | 20 October 2023: Argentina v Chile |
As of 21 October 2023 Source: St George's College Ground Cricinfo |
St George's College Ground 2 | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
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As of 21 October 2023 Source: St George's College Ground 2 Cricinfo |
St George's College Ground 3 | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
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As of 21 October 2023 Source: St George's College Ground 3 Cricinfo |
Alumni of the school, known as Old Georgians,[5] include Rhodes Scholars who attended Oxford, Cambridge, and Ivy League universities in the United States. In 1921, the Old Georgians Association was formed.