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Pupil Development Department
Big “D”
The Maritzburg College Pupil Development
Department consists of three programmes within the
school that cater for social and skills development
beyond the formal classroom and sports fields of
College. These comprise of Student Counselling, the
Leadership Programme and the Careers and Tertiary
Study Programme. The Department aims to offer an
even more all-round education and 'readiness' for after
school life to our pupils.
It is headed by OC Brandon Swart (2001), who has
been teaching and working at College since 2004 (and
co-ordinates specifically the Leadership Programme).
Brandon is assisted by Mrs Liesl Dos Santos, who
co-ordinates the Careers and Tertiary Study Programme
full time, and the school Counsellor, Mrs Rene
Wulfsohn, heads up all counselling programmes. All
aspects of the Department are taught in formal class
streams to our Form 2, 3 and 6 pupils as well has
having a full co-curricular branch that includes leadership camps for forms 2-5, leadership workshops and
seminars, career aptitude testing, vocational
presentations and university visits.
Photo of Pupil Development Centre
If you are a regular on our facebook page, Maritzburg
College Old Boys Association (MCOBA), you will note
that our most successful post to date, was that of Dave
Anderson (1963) (ex College Staff) and the Green
Mamba. We had a record number of stats, namely;
5 246 views / 32 comments / 321 likes/
17 shares
Herewith some of the comments:
Narvaar Harridave: Big D’s “HEY YOU AT THE BACK
THERE!!!” always a favourite of mine—index finger in the
air.
Ernst Louw: Hey! You tryna be a hero! There’s always
room at Alex! What a legend.
Erol Collings: What a legend and gee, 6 of the best was
more like 20.
Shaun Killian: Jeepers Mr Anderson….that thing still
going???
Our Form 6 lesson taught each cycle is dedicated to
'Leaver Extension' where they are guided on a host of
topics that, amongst others, include tertiary
applications, basic finance and investing,
entrepreneurship, career field exploration and CV and
interviewing skills. The Department is housed in the
specially dedicated Pupil Development Centre located
above the boarder dining hall. The centre boasts the
offices of the Department staff, a counselling suite, a
careers and tertiary research lounge with a host of
resources and IT access, two classrooms and a multipurpose workshop and function venue. College
certainly has the all-round development of our boys at
heart, and ensurie that they are equipped with the right
social and personal skills to handle the life that awaits
them as they depart as OCs into the wide world.
Karl Wüst: Driving to College, all Anderson boarders
coughing from the exhaust smoke coming in and big D
shout “this can’t be as bad as the mountain cabbage you
smoke”. Legend!
Craig Allen Gemmell: Exhaust tied on with shoelaces.
Heard it a mile away. Legendary.
Qhawe Mthiyane: I’m telling you right now my boy!!
*Big D voice*
Ian Duncan McLeod: The Mambe will never die! Jeez,
this brings back memories. The old 1 finger raised off
the steering wheel greeting. Most of us jogging back to
Scottsville rather than ride back to dorm in it!
Andre Baillon: BBBBBIIIIGGGG DDDD’s coming,
aaaaaaagghhhhhhh