Tradition | Excellence | Opportunity
Founded in 1856.
The Grey Vision
Grey remains as one of the leading schools in the country, with a culture and value system that support its fine heritage.
Grey is recognised for its competitiveness and excellence in academic, sporting and cultural activities, as well as for its ability to consistently produce leaders.
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General Information
Facilities and Daily Life
Meriway House offers:
- Secure, supervised dormitories arranged by grade
- Comfortable common rooms for relaxation and study
- Structured daily routines including prep, meals, and recreation
- Nutritious meals served in our historic dining hall
- Access to Grey High’s excellent sports, cultural, and academic facilities
- Supportive academic oversight and pastoral care
- Meriway House has a dedicated Counsellor, Mrs Riordan, who is also the schools Director of Pastoral Care.
During the School day, she is available to all boarders by appointment.
Boarding Facilities
Dormitories:
Meriway House has eight large dormitories catering for 11-17 boarders per dorm. In addition, there are three smaller dormitories which sleep 4, 6 and 7 boarders respectively, one Grade 11 academic dorm and one Grade 12 academic dorm (5 & 7 boarders per dorm) All Prefects have their own 2/3 man dorms. Each bed has 4 built-in drawers under the bed fitted with a hasp and staple and a cupboard at the end of the bed. This is standard for all beds in Meriway House. Please purchase a good-quality padlock.
Safes:
Each bed comes with a digital safe (laptop can fit inside). Safes are serviced annually.
Computer Lab:
A computer lab with 25 computers is available for the boarders to use. This laboratory is linked to the school network via a fibre-optic allowing internet access so that school projects can be researched.
There is Wi-Fi access throughout the Boarding House. The mobile device/s must be taken to the School’s IT Department to activate this service.
Library & Project Room:
There is a small library with enough books to use for research for projects. A project room is available for group work and practical tasks.
Games Room:
A Games Room is available for the Grade 10-12 boarders. It has 2 billiard tables, 1 table-tennis table and a dart board. A music centre is also available. There are also 2 smaller billiard tables for use by the Grade 8-9 boarders in the braai area.
TV Areas:
A large television room is available for the use of the boarders with a projector and screen and two large flat screen televisions. In addition to the TV room there are two flat screen TV’s in the games room, two TV’s in sick bay and one TV in the Matric coffee bar. Access to certain DSTV channels e.g. Super Sport, National Geographic and the History Channel.
Braai Area:
All the boarders have access to the braai area which is situated right next to Meriway House. It has become tradition that the boarders who stay in for the weekend have a braai every Saturday evening.