Hilton College is a private boarding school for boys.

Established 150 years ago, the school is deeply traditional yet refreshingly contemporary.

In a fast-paced, dynamic world, men of the future need to be grounded in their identity, and at the same time agile and ever-ready to embrace change and challenges.

To prepare boys for this world, Hilton College develops a plan for every boy who attends.

This is the school’s endeavour: to know every boy; challenge him as an individual and as a member of a team; stretch him in formulating his opinions and worldview; and ensure he gives his best consistently.

Key to the school’s offering is its 1 600-hectare estate, 650 hectares of which is a proclaimed nature reserve.

Bordered by the uMngeni River, the Hilton College Game Reserve is home to giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, warthog and six species of buck, providing an outdoor classroom unlike any other.

Meet the principal – Hilton College

Hilton College headmaster George Harris has a rich and varied experience in education.

He has taught in townships, and at private schools, and was the founding principal of Lebone II College.

Before joining Hilton in 2017, Harris served as CEO of the Royal Bafokeng Institute, helping schools apply innovative teaching approaches.

His own education is equally diverse, having attended the Drakensberg Boys Choir, Pretoria Boys High, Wits, Harvard and Columbia universities.

He engages young minds by integrating learning across subjects and taking learners out of conventional classrooms.