Guy Harcourt
From the rough to the green “After you’ve played a round with somebody, you get a good sense of who they are and what they’re about...
Mary South
Knitting in love For the past 16 years, Mary South has made jerseys and beanies for the children in communities neighbouring Hilton College...
Matt Fitzsimons & James Walters
Birds of a feather It’s easier to find a Crowned Eagle’s egg on Hilton College’s estate than it is to find James Walters (1991, Falcon). Matt Fitzsimons (1991, Ellis) can attest to....
Caleb Venter
Free to be me Caleb Venter has lived at Hilton College since he was two. Having grown up on campus, Caleb (now in grade 12)....
Alexei du Bois
Paradigm-shifting perspectives The richness that Director of International Learning Alexei du Bois brings to Hilton College is immeasurably more than his Oxford PhD....
Kigen Chepkonga
Choosing his own adventure Kigen Chepkonga has been in boarding since the age of 11. A more chipper, broad-minded and relational boy you could not hope to meet...
Lionel Julius
Keeping it real Playing dad to 90-odd teenage boys is not for everyone, but Hilton College Maths teacher and McKenzie housemaster Lionel Julius takes it in his stride...
Wim Ebersöhn
Values to live by When he’s not at Hilton College, home for Wim Ebersöhn is a remote and rugged reserve in northern Mozambique, a 17-hour drive from the nearest town...
Akhona Kunene
Soft heart, strong faith Akhona Kunene’s parents are hard-working people. His dad, Greg, is in construction, and his mom, Nonjabulo, is a nurse. Neither have permanent work...
Thembi Zuma and Pamela Nel
Inspired to teach Thembile Zuma and Pamela Nel embody the values espoused by Hilton College. Hard working, perseverant and tenacious, both women joined Hilton College in administrative positions and worked their way into teaching posts…
June So
The soldier “The Soldier.” That’s how June So will be remembered by the boys in his boarding house. For he is the boy who walked the 160-kilometre Grade 10 journey in a pair of sandals.…
Campbell Ivins
Art that agitates Campbell Ivins’s art provokes a response. And not because it tackles hot-button topics like white privilege and toxic masculinity. His treatment of these sensitive subjects reveals more about the Grade 12 learner…
Harry Bailey
Grit and humour Harry Bailey is a poster boy for conservation at Hilton College. Earlier this year, he ran 100 kilometres over two days, raising R160 000 for rangers on the frontlines of the war…
Jabulani Kunene
True as steel Serene, steady, and true as steel. That’s Jabulani Kunene, who has worked as a lab technician in the science department at Hilton College since 1978. “It has been my only job, and…
Minenhle Makhathini
Nation builder Minenhle Makhathini has a head for business and a heart for nation building. When he leaves school, he plans to get his Bcom – a very Makhathini thing to do (both his parents…
Adam Cole
An overcomer Adam has struggled at school. Suffering from significant barriers to learning, he has had to work harder than most to get to Grade 11. Soft spoken and gentle in demeanour, Adam says that…