Rondebosch Boys' Schools

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RONDEBOSCH BOYS' HIGH AND PREPARATORY SCHOOLS

Country: South Africa
Campus/location : Rondebosch, Cape Town

Coat of arms (crest) of Rondebosch Boys' Schools

Official blazon

(af)

Wapen: Deurgesny; I, Gedeel (a) in swart, drie verkorte kepers van silwer, geplaas 1 en 2; (b) in goud, 'n regopgeplaaste swart anker met kabel. II, In blou 'n boom op 'n los grond geplaas binne 'n ring, alles goud.
Wapenspreuk: ALTIUS ET LATIUS

(en)

Arms: Per fess, and in chief per pale, dexter Sable, three chevronels couped Argent, placed 1 and 2; sinister Or, an anchor with cable erect, Sable; in base Azure, within an annulet a tree on an island, all Or.
Motto: ALTIUS ET LATIUS

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 3, 1969.

The arms show an anchor for Cape Town and a tree in a circle as a canting element (ronde-boach meaning round-forest). I have no information on the chevrons in the first quarter.

The schools nowadays use a logo instead of the arms: