Grey High School was founded in 1856 and has enjoyed a long association with top quality sport. Over the years, many provincial and international players in a wide variety of sports have been drawn from our ranks and currently there is still an abundance of talent to maintain Grey’s proud tradition of sporting excellence. Although an emphasis is placed on winning and being competitive, participation is also emphasized. On many Saturdays we will have over 500 sportsmen participating competitively.
Grey High offers a broad range of different sports that students are able to choose from. It is our intention to ensure that all our students take an active part in these co-curricular activities as this enables them to reap the benefit of the coaching offered by the large number of staff who commit themselves to sport in the school. The Rector places a great emphasis on sport at Grey High School, and it enjoys a world-wide reputation.
Many great sportsmen have started their careers at the School. Graeme and Peter Pollock are probably Grey’s best known sportsmen, with Graeme having been voted South African Cricketer if the 20th Century. But, it is not only in the cricketing world where Grey produced wonderful sportsman; Here are just a few of Grey sporting legends: Gavin Cowley (Rugby and Cricket), Dave Callaghan (Cricket, but also a provincial rugby player), Ian Kirkpatrick (Rugby), Mickey Gerber (Rugby), Michael Catt (Rugby), Luke Watson (Rugby), Cliff Drysdale (Tennis), Peter Williams (Swimming), and Wayne Graham (Captained first SA Hockey to Olympics) to mention a few. More Grey sporting history is covered in the individual sporting areas.
A high level of expertise is provided by our coaches, with many of the sports enjoying the services of a Professional Coach. Physical conditioning of our sportsmen is viewed in a very serious light and presently we have the services of a Physiotherapist and Biokinetisist on the property.
Our sport is backed up by wonderful facilities: the main cricket oval, The Pollock field named after Graeme, must be one of the most scenic schoolboy grounds in the world; the Philip field hosts the 1st team rugby games and has almost 10 000 spectators on occasions for the annual Grey College derby game, the water-based Rectory Astroturf was laid in 2006; a fully equipped gymnasium under the main school building, an indoor sports hall used predominately for basketball, six tennis courts, 2 squash courts, 3 fields that alternate between rugby and cricket fields, a heated indoor 25m swimming pool and a heated outdoor waterpolo pool. The golfers are very fortunate to have the PE Golf Club (former Grey School land) only 500m down the road.
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