the latter part of the twentieth century. Perseverance Building becomes department of education When teacher training colleges were abolished in the post-apartheid era, and Perseverance was absorbed into the National Institute for Higher Education, the Barkly Road building was taken over as the headquarters for the Northern Cape Department of Education. The loss of the name In 2012 the Perseverance Building was renamed I.K. Nkoane Education House. A call was made "to protest against this action which destroys a proud legacy" and breaks down "a people's history." Legacy John David Kester, President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU). Frances Baard, trade unionist and African National Congress activist. Education at St Cyprian's in the 21st century The Anglican Church in Kimberley recommitted itself to education in January 2009 in the (re)opening of St Cyprian's Grammar School, based within the precinct of St Cyprian's Cathedral, Kimberley. As a church school it is a successor to Perseverance which from the start and for most of its existence was intimately connected with St Cyprian's. References Schools in the Northern Cape Kimberley, Northern Cape 1883 establishments in the Cape Colony 1883 in South Africa