Big School
Big School is a school building in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Big School is situated nearby to the square Clarke Quad, as well as near David Quad.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John’s College and Union Observatory.
St John’s College
School
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 120 metres west of Big School.
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 2 km southeast of Big School.
King Edward VII School
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. King Edward VII School is situated 670 metres east of Big School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillbrow and Braamfontein.
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.
Braamfontein
Suburb
Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard. Braamfontein is situated 3 km southwest of Big School.
Parktown
Suburb
Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.
Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town. Parktown is situated 3 km west of Big School.
Big School
- Type: School building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.17606° or 26° 10′ 34″ southLongitude
28.05784° or 28° 3′ 28″ eastLevels
1Open location code
5G5CR3F5+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 445689642OpenStreetMap feature
building=school
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