Often referred to as the backbone of the school, the boarders at Maritzburg College are a tight-knit group of boys. This home environment within the school often creates a sense of fierce loyalty to the school – one that lasts a lifetime.
The boarding ethos at College is imbued with traditional values that have seen the school flourish for over 150 years – camaraderie, commitment, respect, and honour. The boarding establishment is also the site of College’s pastoral care and mentorship in action. The community of boarders across all age groups balance school and recreational interests with the feeling of home within the progressive BE at College.
The Maritzburg College boarding community aims to be an extended family for every boy. Within this supportive, safe environment, boys embark on the adventures of growing up, building bonds of friendship along the way.
Tradition meets the modern needs of young men at the Maritzburg College boys’ boarding establishment. 45 resident house masters, a well-equipped San, and comfortable dorms and common rooms across the five distinctive houses create a supportive, safe environment for boys to learn, bond, and grow.
All Form 2 boys start boarding in Nathan’s. They are introduced to College’s ethos by experienced house staff and prefects. In this protective environment, they learn the ropes as juniors.
Boys then proceed as Third Formers to one of the three senior houses – the famous Clark’s, Hudson’s, or Shepstone’s, where they will remain until the end of their Form 5 year, gaining a few privileges along the way.
If he is selected to be a prefect at the end of his Form 5 year, a boy will remain in his house for his Form 6 year. The rest of the Sixth Formers re-join all their old friends from Nathan’s days in Elliott House for their final year at the school where they enjoy purpose-built facilities, adult routines, and a range of privileges.
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