Dale College Boys' High School
Dale College Boys' High School is a school in King William's Town, South Africa.
The school boasts a vast history in the country, being renowned for its excellent academic, sport and cultural results. The school has an average intake of 450 boys from Gr 8- 12. The school is a government institution and the current headmaster is Mike Eddy. The school celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011.
The King Williams Town Public School was founded in 1861. Its name was changed to Dale College in 1877, taking its name from Sir Langham Dale, Superintendent-General of the Cape who died in 1898. LZ Lazarus was the most famous of Dale coaches running the rugby team from 1929 to 1954.
The 1913 team was the first unbeaten, others were 1916, 1938, 1964, 1990 and 1993. Many regard the 1993 side as the best ever, that year Dale had ten players in the Border School side. Percy Davis was a well-known cricket coach with Dales' greatest rivals being Queens of Queenstown (first match in 1891) and Selborne of East London (first match in 1892).
First old boy Springbok was Tony Taberer in 1906 followed by Cocky Brooks, Brem Neill, C B Jennings, Peewee Howe, H.O. de Villiers, and many others. Also included are five SA hockey players in 2011-2013 and an exchange student All Black Old Dalian Greg Somerville.
Various well-known sporting icons have studied at Dale College:
- Steve Palframan
- Makhaya Ntini
- Monde Zondeki
- Hilton Ackerman
- Des Torr
- Buster Farrer
- LLF Wood
- Bjorn Basson
- Gcobani Bobo
- Tera Mtembu
- Keegan Daniels
- Bandisi Maku