kˈɔːɹdwɔlz wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv baɪ ðɪ ˌɑːɹtˈiː ɹˈɛvd sˈæmjuːl bˈeɪnz, bˈɪʃəp ʌv nˈeɪɾəl æz ɐ pɹɪpˈæɹətˌoːɹi skˈuːl fɔːɹ mˈaɪkəlhˌaʊs.
Cordwalles was founded in 1912 by the Rt Revd Samuel Baines, Bishop of Natal as a preparatory school for Michaelhouse.