Crawford College, Pretoria

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Crawford College, Pretoria is an independent school (private school) in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. It has active sporting and culture programs.

History

Crawford College, Pretoria the Pretoria Campus of the Crawford Schools, a network of private schools. It was founded as the Carmel school in the Lukasrand suburb of Pretoria, to educate the large local Jewish community. After the school was acquired by Graeme Crawford it became Crawford College, Pretoria, with new buildings constructed for the College and the takeover of the old facilities by the Preparatory School.^[3]

In 2005 the buildings were extended and renovated. A new media center, art studio, technology and design studio, and drama classrooms were built.

The school has numerous sporting facilities including basketball courts, a cricket field, a swimming pool, and the Harlequins Field adjacent to the campus. The school has won the Co-ed Inter-High Gala, a swimming event in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Numerous South African Olympic Team swimmers were students at Crawford College Pretoria.

Sports

Crawford College, Pretoria competes in the following sports:^[4]

• Basketball
• Chess
• Cricket
• Football (soccer)
• Swimming
• Softball

References

External links

• Crawford Web Page

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