St. George's College, Quilmes
Private boarding school in Argentina
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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.
Sports
The 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]
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Location | Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Tenants | Argentina national cricket team |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
Notable Old Georgians
Alumni
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.
- Peter Prescott, barrister[6]
- Sir Robert Malpas (born 1927), engineer and industrialist [7]
- Sir Alasdair Neil Primrose, 4th Baronet (1935–1986), schoolmaster [8]
- Nicolas Aguzin, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Masters
- Aimé Félix Tschiffely (1895–1954) writer and adventurer, taught at the school in the 1920s[9]
See also
References
- ^ "History - St George's College".
- ^ "Home." St George's College. Retrieved on February 9, 2015. "Guido 800 (1878) Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina"
- ^ "Sports - St George's College".
- ^ "Sports facilities at College website".
- ^ main page of oldgeorgianclub.com.ar, web site of Old Georgians Association, accessed 11 March 2012
- ^ "Prescott, Peter Richard Kyle", in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black, 2014).
- ^ "Malpas, Sir Robert", in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
- ^ "Primrose, Sir Alasdair Neil", in Who Was Who 1986 (London: A. & C. Black, 1985)
- ^ "Tschiffely, Aimé Felix" in Who's Who 1953 (London: A. & C. Black, 1952)
External links
- St. George College Quilmes (in English)
- St. George College North (in English)
- Fundación Educacional San Jorge (in Spanish)
- Old Georgian Club (in English)
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- Escuela Dante Alighieri (Córdoba)
- Colegio Parque de España (Rosario)
- Goethe-Schule Buenos Aires (Boulogne Sur Mer)
- Hölters Schule(*) (Villa Ballester)
- St. George's College (Quilmes)
- Asociación Escuelas Lincoln (Vicente López)
All schools are located within the city of Buenos Aires unless noted; Schools marked with asterisks (*) do not appear on the ZfA list of German schools.