History
It was founded in 1872 by Gould Arthur Lucas and William Orde Newnham, an Anglican priest, when Natal was a British colony, as a non-denominational Christian school for boys. It is located on a 17 square kilometre estate. Hilton has seven houses these being: Ellis, Falcon, Lucas, Mckenzie, Churchill, Pearce and Newnham.
The original school buildings were red brick but with development this changed to the present Cape Dutch style.
Hilton has established a friendly rivalry with other schools in the province including: Maritzburg College, Michaelhouse and Kearsney College.
Hilton is a member of the unofficial Elite Seven.
Nelson Mandela was a guest speaker at the school's annual prizegiving and speech day in 2001.
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