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

Photo: Jpm2367jp, CC0.

St John's College is a private Anglican day and boarding school in Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was founded on 1 August 1898 by the Revd John Darragh, rector of St Mary's Church, as a parish school for boys. 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. 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
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Latitude

-26.17606° or 26° 10′ 34″ south

Longitude

28.05784° or 28° 3′ 28″ east

Levels

Open location code

5G5CR3F5+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 445689642

OpenStreetMap feature

building=school

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