St. Patrick's Christian Brothers' College, Kimberley

JJ Mullan was the first Head Master. In 1905, the school opened boarding facilities. These hostels were designed by Rogers and Ross. It was built by Church and MacLauchlin. ==School crest==

The crest consists of a star, a cross, a circle and a book, that is open. It also shows the symbols A and Ω, Alpha and Omega. The meaning is: • Star an indication of guidance. • The circle shows eternity. • Christ is pertained in the cross. • The open book shows learning from an early age. • The A and Ω is from "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty". ==School motto==

Two mottos are used collectively: • and • ==Temporarily closed==

CBC was temporarily closed from 16 February 1900 to 7 May 1900. During World War I it was used as a military hospital. Teaching went ahead in tents erected on the schools premises. In 1933 a clock tower as erected as a memory to the soldiers that died in the war. ==Chapel==

On the school's ground, a chapel was built which opened in 1923. It was designed by an Irish architect o'Connor, G.L. ==Today==

It is a co-ed school, with English as medium of education. It is an Independent School, regulated by the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA). ==1997==

In 1997, the school on its 100th year celebration decided to change its name to St Patrick CBC. ==Other CBC schools in South Africa==

• Veritas College – Springs, Gauteng • Christian Brothers' College, St John's Parklands – Cape Town, Western Cape • Christian Brothers' College, St Joseph's – Bloemfontein, Free State • St Dominic's College – Welkom, Free State ==Alumni==

• Clive Derby-Lewis – A Conservative Party (South Africa) politician who was a collaborator with Janusz Walus in the assassination of Chris Hani. • Tommy Bedford – Springbok rugby captain and apartheid critic. • Donald Woods – Journalist and anti-apartheid activist. • Frank Templeton Prince – British poet • John Briscoe – An engineer (water) and received the Stockholm Water Prize. • Pat Lyster – Springbok Rugby Wing, playing for the Springboks between 1933 and 1937. • Reunert Sidney Bauser – Rugby administrator, Freemason Grand Master and Mayor of Kimberley. ==References==