King Edward VII School

King Edward VII School is a public English medium high school for boys situated within the city of Johannesburg in South Africa's Gauteng Province, one of the historically significant Milner Schools.

Type: School
Description: school in Johannesburg
Also known as: “KES”, “King Edward VII Preparatory School”, and “King Edward VII School, Johannesburg”
Address: Louis Botha Avenue, Johannesburg, 2198

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Union Observatory and St John’s College.

Union Observatory

Observatory

Union Observatory, also known as Transvaal Observatory, Republic Observatory and Johannesburg Observatory, is a defunct astronomical observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa that operated from 1903 to 1971. Union Observatory is situated 1½ km southeast of King Edward VII School.

St John’s College

School

Photo: Jpm2367jp, CC0.

St John's College is a private Anglican day and boarding school situated in Houghton Estate in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was founded in 1898, by Rev. St John’s College is situated 790 metres west of King Edward VII School.

Ponte City

Residential building

Photo: Geoffrey Hancock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ponte City is a skyscraper in the Berea district of Johannesburg, South Africa, just next to Hillbrow. It was built in 1975 to a height of 173 m, and was the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa for 48 years, until overtaken in 2023 by Building D01, in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. Ponte City is situated 2 km south of King Edward VII School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillbrow and Orange Grove.

Hillbrow

Suburb

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hillbrow is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.