Bishops Diocesan College

Sunday was a fantastic day of cricket on tour for our junior A sides.

The U15A side beat Grey High by 7 wickets, and the U14A scored 322/8 in their 50 overs to help them beat Waterkloof by 20 runs.

A massive highlight of the day was Thaafier Japhta’s innings of 207 off 137 balls for the U14A.

Well done to all the cricketers.

We wish our Jewish community a meaning fast.
Happy Yom Kippur.

SACS Polo Tournament | SACS Tournament 2022

Our 1st water polo team will be live today at the SACS tournament. Support our boys and watch them take on Parktown at 12:50 and Grey PE at 7:30pm

SACS Polo Tournament | SACS Tournament 2022 The SACS Tournament 2022 (1 to 3 October) is proudly sponsored by Day 1 - Saturday Day 2 - Sunday Day 3 - Monday Standings Live Stream HEADMASTER’S MESSAGE It is my pleasure to welcome all participants, coaches, parents and guests to the 37th South African College High School (SACS) Water polo Tou...

Bishops_Rugby

We have a new Bishops Rugby page, as our previous page was sadly taken down. Please follow for all news and updates relating to Bishops and OD Rugby.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086174379854
Ina ddition to this, our new IG page is alo up and running,

Bishops_Rugby School Sports Team

We would like to wish our Jewish community a blessed and happy Rosh Hashanah.
Wish you and your family health, happiness, joy, and peace during this special time.

The U15A team picked up the silver medal at the Ian Melliar Cup hosted by Wynberg. They showed huge fight in the final and threw everything at Selborne College, the eventual winners.
Well done to all the boys and coaching staff in what was an incredible weekend for Bishops Water polo!

The U14A team won the Rondebosch tournament this weekend, beating the hosts in a cracking final which. Well done to the junior polo team!

Ian Melliar Cup 2022, sports event 22-Sep-2022 to 25-Sep-2022

Both our U14A and U15A waterpolo teams have progressed to the Quarter Finals of their respective tournaments.
Our U14A team topped their pool, winning all 7 of their games.
They will play against the Warriors at 12h40 (Rondebosch)
Our U15A team won their playoff game this morning to qualify for the QF against Reddam House at 12h25 (Wynberg)
Live scoring is available for today's games https://www.mycomlink.co.za/event.php?i=11995
https://rondebosch.com/high/2022/09/22/u14-water-polo-tournament-2022/

Ian Melliar Cup 2022, sports event 22-Sep-2022 to 25-Sep-2022 MyComLink listing for Ian Melliar Cup 2022, sports event 22-Sep-2022 to 25-Sep-2022, contains the following information: Event Organiser; Event Venue

Ian Melliar Cup 2022, sports event 22-Sep-2022 to 25-Sep-2022

The u14A team started their waterpolo season yesterday at the Rondebosch Tournament with 2 wins from 2 games.

Watch the games and support the boys live via
https://rondebosch.com/high/2022/09/22/u14-water-polo-tournament-2022/

The u15A team also have a tournament at Wynberg this weekend (U15 Ian Melliar Cup), which started yesterday. You can follow their progress on MyComLink. https://www.mycomlink.co.za/event.php?i=11995

All fixtures and results are on our website bishops.org.za

Ian Melliar Cup 2022, sports event 22-Sep-2022 to 25-Sep-2022 MyComLink listing for Ian Melliar Cup 2022, sports event 22-Sep-2022 to 25-Sep-2022, contains the following information: Event Organiser; Event Venue

Together we celebrate our cultural wealth as a nation. Happy Heritage Day, fondly referred to as Braai Day!

“Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that generation. Let your greatness blossom.”
Nelson Mandela.

Our Instagram page was recently removed and permanently deleted. These matters are, unfortunately, out of our control and happen from time to time in a digital world. We have thus launched a new page so please follow us on

Our Grade 11s went on leadership camp this week. It was an excellent platform for them to assess their expectations of their Matric year, and to discuss as group how to overcome any challenges that may lie ahead, the responsibility they carry and the exciting opportunity it is to lead our school in 2023.

6 Bishops Rowers will be representing UCT today in the universities boat race in Port Alfred

Best of luck to the following Bishops OD rowers.

A-Crew:
Oliver Kane-Smith 2020
Stefan Breytenbach 2020
Oliver Innes 2017
Shaun O'brien 2019

B-Crew:
Francois Breytenbach 2019
Nicholas Bowden 2017

Our golfers competed in the WP Schools League finals at King David Mowbray Golf Club where the winners of the respective “South” and “North” leagues went head to head for the WP champs title.

The Bishops 1st team were victorious against a strong Durbanville High School team to claim the gold medal.
The Bishops 2nd team also won their bronze medal match against Curro Durbanville in a very close encounter.

Well done to all the Bishops golfers on a stellar end to a very successful season.

Pictured is the 1st team with their golf medals.

The law society hosted a group of commercial in-house legal professionals from Ninety One PLC. These speakers, being Adam Fletcher (General Counsel), Mathew Burchell (Head of Legal, Africa) and Jonathan Shaw (Special Counsel, Corporate and Legal Affairs), discussed their career path, what it means to be an in-house counsel, as well as a general overview of the legal career path to attendees from various schools, such as Herschel, Saint Cyprians and Westerford. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Tony Reeler, along with college staff and boys enjoyed a morning to celebrate book week at the Pre-prep! Their enthusiasm for books and reading was a pleasure to be part of.

Yesterday around 20 Grade 7 rowers were treated to a day on the vlei to give rowing a try. Our potential new quad and oct for next year!

Another great Bish Bosch derby, also the 200th game these two fine schools have met on the rugby field. Well done Bosch for coming out deserved winners!
Thank you to our boys for the pride they have displayed in representing the blue jersey with such passion and dedication!

Well done to the Bishops 1st XI for a well deserved win to end the 2022 hockey season.

SuperSport Schools

It's the Bish Bosch Derby weekend and the hockey boys will in action this afternoon.
Click on the link and enjoy the matches if you cant be there to watch.

SuperSport Schools

Bish Bosch Derby weekend is here!
Who will come out on top of the 200th time these two teams meet?
We look forward to seeing you at the game, and for those who can't make it, please click on the link to enjoy the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFz_1waTZVI
Curtain Raisers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skGLlsIMwPM

Members of Simply Blue 2022 were joined by 40 OD members of the a Capella singing group on Saturday night at a packed Baxter Concert Hall to pay tribute to the group's founder, Marion Gardner. The 21-year reunion concert, which was also the 2022 group's final performance, showcased a wide range of music from the current and OD groups - thank you to everyone who attended to enjoy this musical treat and to Marion for 21 years of making music and memories for so many boys of Bishops!

Aidan and Daniel Richards were selected as part of the South African team to attend the Commonwealth Fencing games in London. Daniel had a very tough poule and made the top 64, and Adian made the top 32 in individual epee. In the team events, they were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Canada 45-33. It was a wonderful experience for both of them to meet other fencers from the Commonwealth. They are both awarded their distinction ties for Fencing.

Well done to our junior debaters who took home 1st place at the Rohan Bloom Interfaith day this past weekend.

Our Bishops 1st XI hockey team will be playing DF Malan today at 16:15, join us at the Woodlands this afternoon and support our boys!

Our Bishops law society held a moot court seminar tonight presented by David Herr from the UCT Moot Court Society. The boys had a wonderful evening gaining valuable experience.

Our Bishops Chess team took part in the annual Rohan Bloom Interfaith tournament at Herzlia High School on Sunday 21st August.

Bishops A won the chess section with an impressive 19 wins out of 20. Congratulations to Oliver Hufton, Michael Kruse, Yusuf Balim and Akshay Thakersee who made up the victorious A team. Thanks also to Jeremy Liddle, Che Nanoo, Noah Macnab and Divakaran Govender for their participation. Che, Divakaran and Noah also excelled in the Senior Debating section.

Three of our Bishops soccer teams took part in the interfaith Tournament. The scores were accumulative, and our boys came out on top! Well done boys. But more importantly, a wonderful day was had by all! Thanks to the organisers for a great event.
Six Bishops boys were also chosen to be in the invitational team to play at CT City stadium!

Well done SACS!
The home side dominated territory and possession, but the brave SACS defence kept the boys in blue from scoring on a few occasions. An exciting last game of the season on the Piley!

We are excited to be a part of the Rohan Bloom Foundation InterFaith sports day this Sunday! Please join us and support our soccer teams on Sunday the 21st August between 8:30 and 13:00 at Herzlia. We have 2 teams from the College and one u13 prep team!

Last night our future historians held their inaugural history quiz. Congratulations to the winners. Joe Mudge, Josh Traut, Stefan Dixon and Stewart Whitelaw.

We are proud to be a part of this incredible initiative. Please join us and support this wonderful interfaith sports day!

The Rohan Bloom Foundation is proud to once again host the Rohan Bloom Interfaith Sports Day - an annual event that takes place this year on Sunday 21 August 2022. ⚽️🏐♟🎤

We are looking forward to hosting our participating schools:
St Cyprian's School
Jam Eyyatul Qurra
Bishops Diocesan College
United Herzlia Schools

The Rohan Bloom Foundation’s vision is to build ROHAN HOUSE, a children’s hospice dedicated to restoring dignity and offering the necessary care, resources and support to terminal children and their families. ROHAN HOUSE will be open to ALL children, no matter their background, race or religion - Cancer does not discriminate and neither will we.

Wynberg hosted our Bishops College 1st XV at the Hawthornden field on Saturday afternoon. The home side put in a fine performance, dominating the game with their set-pieces and hard-running forwards. Their rock-solid defence gave the boys from Bishops very little time and space with ball in hand. Well done to them! This was also the final game of the season for our talismanic captain, Bruce Sherwood, who will be on national duty for the next two Saturdays; all of the best to him in the green and gold.

A chilly, but successful evening for our 1st and 2nd XI hockey teams against WBHS. Well done!
1st XI 5-1
2nd XI 8-0

WBHS Rugby 19A vs Bishops

It is Wynberg derby weekend. We anticipate a lot of exciting rugby, and encourage support of our teams at the venue. For those not able to attend, please click on the link to watch the games.

WBHS 19A vs Bishops, 12:30, Hawthornden https://bit.ly/3dnesBG

WBHS 19B vs Bishops, 11:20, Hawthornden https://bit.ly/3Q7LFiV

WBHS 19C vs Bishops, 09:10, Silverhurst A https://bit.ly/3Aci2Yk

WBHS 19D vs Bishops, 08:00, Silverhurst A https://bit.ly/3PdSxdk

WBHS 19E vs Bishops, 10:10, Silverhurst C https://bit.ly/3pa5GcQ

WBHS 19F vs Bishops, 11:20, Silverhurst C https://bit.ly/3deWdOB

WBHS 16A vs Bishop, 10:10, Hawthornden https://bit.ly/3p7F2RE

WBHS 16B vs Bishops, 09:00, Silverhurst B https://bit.ly/3P8DxgV

WBHS 16C vs Bishops, 08:00, Silverhurst C https://bit.ly/3SSytAr

WBHS 15A vs Bishops, 09:10, Hawthornden https://bit.ly/3bKGLt6

WBHS 15B vs Bishops, 10:20, Silverhurst A https://bit.ly/3Qv0cpf

WBHS 15C vs Bishops, 11:10, Silverhurst B https://bit.ly/3Qy30kN

WBHS 14A vs Bishops, 11:20, Silverhurst A https://bit.ly/3BWcfYb

WBHS 14B vs Bishops 14B, 08:00, Silverhurst B https://bit.ly/3dnKw8x

WBHS 14C vs Bishops, 10:10, Silverhurst B https://bit.ly/3bHYEsy

WBHS 14D vs Bishops, 09:10, Silverhurst C https://bit.ly/3dkSIq1

WBHS Rugby 19A vs Bishops Saturday 13 August 2022: 19A vs Bishops, live from Wynberg Boys' High. Follow Wynberg Rugby on our website http://bit.ly/WBHS-Rugby and on Face...

Bishops competed at the National Individual Public Speaking and Debating Competition at Parklands College this weekend. Our boys did exceptionally well, and despite it being an individual competition, they were completely supportive of one another and worked as an excellent team. Competitors were impressed by the Bishops poise, eloquence, and evident intelligence of their speeches.

Five boys won places on the South African team.

Ché Nanoo placed twelfth overall and was a finalist for Impromptu Speaking and Persuasive Speaking. Divakaran Govender was also a finalist in Impromptu Speaking and Persuasive Speaking and placed seventh overall.

Jamie Chester won the Impromptu Speaking and Persuasive Speaking categories and placed fifth overall.

Ben Anderson won the Debating category and was runner-up in both Persuasive Speaking and Impromptu Speaking. He placed fourth overall.

Jacob Fried was a finalist in the Impromptu Speaking, Interpretative Reading and Persuasive Speaking categories. He placed first overall and won the competition. Well done team Bishops!

WBHS Hockey 14A vs Bishops

We have a full hockey week ahead. Today the boys are in action at Bishops against Somerset College, and with the season almost at an end, we encourage you join us at the Woodlands and watch the boys live in action.

On Friday we head over to Wynberg, for those who cannot make it, streaming links for all Friday’s matches on the Wynberg Astros as below:

Friday, 12 August 2022

WBHS 19A vs Bishops, 18:30, Wynberg Astro 1 https://bit.ly/3dhzpxQ

WBHS 19B vs Bishops, 17:15, Wynberg Astro 1 https://bit.ly/3SyvwEO

WBHS 16A vs Bishops, 16:00, Wynberg Astro 1 https://bit.ly/3p1HObk

WBHS 16B vs Bishops, 16:00, Wynberg Astro 2 https://bit.ly/3zKdqXV

WBHS 16D vs Bishops, 15:00, Wynberg Astro 2 https://bit.ly/3p6lE7O

WBHS 14A vs Bishops, 15:00, Wynberg Astro 1 https://bit.ly/3BRRHjd

WBHS Hockey 14A vs Bishops Friday 12 August 2022: 14A vs Bishops, live from the Wynberg Campus of Schools Astros. Follow Wynberg Hockey on our website http://bit.ly/WBHS...

In the spirit of Ubuntu and to show appreciation and thanks to all those who work to keep Founders House running smoothly, the Founders' Matric boys hosted all staff at a dinner in the dining hall.

The boys planned everything leading up to the evening, prepared the gifts and dining hall for the guests, served the food, and cleaned up afterwards. Travel arrangements home again were also made for those who needed them.

Father Monwabisi joined the dinner and acknowledged the work that every member of staff contributed to the house, as well as the strong and respectful relations that our Founders boys have with those who work in the house.

It was an evening of role reversal, laughs, and service, and showed the essence of what it means to show respect to those who work to make their lives easier.