Kudu Initiative
Vision 175 & Beyond
R2.5 million raised so far · 1.4% of the goal
Until the 175th anniversary: 0 days 00 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds
Every rand is administered through the Queen's College Trust and is 100% tax deductible under Section 18A.
One school. One association. One initiative.
The School
Queen's College Boys' High School
Founded in 1858, Queen's College is one of South Africa's oldest and most respected schools, with a rich heritage of producing leaders from the Eastern Cape. A holistic, values-based education in a caring environment, striving to be the boarding school of choice in South Africa.
The Association
Queen's College Old Boys' Association
The Old Boys' Association is the global network of Queenians past and present, and the custodian of the Queen's College Old Boys' Trust, under which Kudu Initiative operates as a subsidiary initiative.
The Initiative
Kudu Initiative
Founded in 2024, Kudu Initiative is the dedicated fundraising body of Kudu Foundation, created to build sustainable, B-BBEE-compliant funding for Queen's College and to deliver the projects that Vision 175 & Beyond demands.
An Allan Gray placement school.
The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation runs the largest high school scholarship programme of its kind for talented, deserving South African students, and it is the strictest in the country about the schools it partners with: the capacity of the school, the academics of the school, and the school's proven ability to form young people into both global citizens and change makers in South Africa.
Queen's College was vetted against that standard and chosen. Through a Kudu Initiative project, the school is now an official placement school of the Foundation: each Scholar is fully funded, tuition, boarding, books, uniform and allowance, and each candidate is interviewed and approved by the placement school itself before a scholarship is awarded. Queen's College is one of only 33 partner schools in the country trusted with that responsibility.
33
partner schools nationwide
600+
Scholars since inception, chosen from more than 72,000 applicants
11 months
of selection, ending with the placement school's own approval
Where the money goes
Vision 175 & Beyond, in numbers.
R2.5 million
Raised so far
R175m
Goal by the 175th anniversary, 2033
R46m
Raised and spent on scholarships and facilities in the past 7 years
11
Students directly benefited by the Kudu proof of concept
Whether you employ thousands or simply care.
For Companies
Corporates
- B-BBEE Skills Development (Code 300) and Socio-Economic Development (Code 500) points
- 100% tax-deductible through the Queen's College Trust, Section 18A
- Transparent impact reporting for your verification and ESG disclosure
- Brand association, naming opportunities and event access
For People
Individuals
- Give once or monthly, any amount, 100% tax deductible
- You do not need to be an Old Boy to take part
- Attend the events, follow the projects, spread the word
- Own a piece of the flagship: the Thina Siyazalana auction
A painting worth fighting for.
Loyiso Mkize, Queen's College Class of 2005, is painting Thina Siyazalana, We Are All Family, a 2.2 m by 2 m oil on canvas, as a partial donation to Kudu Foundation. It is Painting No. 1 of the Vision 175 Art Series and it goes to auction on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at the Headmasters' Symposium, Chef's Warehouse, Beau Constantia, Cape Town. The starting price is R300,000.
