The college is named after Scottish monk St Cuthbert, and currently caters for approximately 325 students from New Entrants (four-year olds) and Year One to Year Thirteen (five to eighteen-year olds),[3] including 135 boarders from Year 9 to Year 13.[4]
St Cuthbert's is regarded as one of the best schools in South Africa. School motto
The St Cuthbert's College motto is "By Love Serve". The motto was chosen to encourage students to share, respect the needs of others, accept different viewpoints and to live peacefully. The school verse comes from 1 Corinthians 13 chapters 1 -13 and is consistent with "By Love Serve", and students are constantly reminded to be "By Love Serve". Boarding
St Cuthbert's College accepts both Day students and Boarding students. Boarding students from Y7 to 13 live in one of St. Cuthbert's four boarding houses: Iona House, Queen Mary House, St Margaret's House. The Boarding Community at St Cuthbert's College is very diverse. Boarders come from Asia, the Pacific Islands and a range of other overseas locations, as well as from both urban and rural South Africa.
