Gill College

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| city = Somerset East

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Gill College is a South African high school in Somerset East, Sarah Baartman District Municipality. It was founded in 1869 as a university.

The school's namesake, Dr. William Gill, died in 1863 and left an estate equivalent to £23,000 ({{Inflation|UK|23000|1863|r=0|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}) for the establishment of a college of higher education. Dr Gill nominated seven men to form Gill College Corporation. Included in the seven was James Leonard who was a prominent lawyer, another Dr Langham Dale. The corporation set about building the college."Charles Leonard , South Africa's First Revolutionary Leader" by Simon Winter. Gill College was officially opened on March 18, 1869.{{Cite web|title=Dr William Gill of Somerset East|url=https://www.somerset-east.co.za/page/dr_william_gill|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Blue Crane Route Tourism|language=en}} The architecture was based on that of the University of Glasgow.

In 1903, a change in educational regulations caused Gill College to become a high school. The high school was coeducational before 1928 and again after 1965; between those dates it was a boys' school.