St. George's College, Quilmes

St George's College is a private, bilingual, co-educational learning institution located in Quilmes, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina."Home." St George's College. Retrieved on February 9, 2015. "Guido 800 (1878) Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina" It was founded in 1898.

Sports The school's main sports are rugby union and women's field hockey. Apart from those activities, St. George's also hosts association football, athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, swimming, tennis, handball and volleyball.

Notable alumni

Alumni Alumni of the school, known as Old Georgians,main page of oldgeorgianclub.com.ar, web site of Old Georgians Association, accessed 11 March 2012 include Rhodes Scholars who attended Oxford, Cambridge, and Ivy League universities in the United States. In 1921, the Old Georgians Association was formed. Peter Prescott, barrister"Prescott, Peter Richard Kyle", in Who's Who 2014 (London: A. & C. Black, 2014). Sir Robert Malpas (born 1927), engineer and industrialist "Malpas, Sir Robert", in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012) Sir Alasdair Neil Primrose, 4th Baronet (1935–1986), schoolmaster "Primrose, Sir Alasdair Neil", in Who Was Who 1986 (London: A. & C. Black, 1985) Nicolas Aguzin, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

Masters Aimé Félix Tschiffely (1895–1954) writer and adventurer, taught at the school in the 1920s"Tschiffely, Aimé Felix" in Who's Who 1953 (London: A. & C. Black, 1952)

Media coverage

The school provides the backdrop to the film The Penguin Lessons.

St. George's College, Quilmes

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