Cordwalles Preparatory School was founded by Bishop Samuel Baines in 1912 when Michaelhouse moved from Pietermaritzburg to Balgowan and needing a preparatory school of its own to ensure its future enrolment.
kˈɔːɹdwɔlz pɹɪpˈæɹətˌoːɹi skˈuːl wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ bˈɪʃəp sˈæmjuːl bˈeɪnz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv wɛn mˈaɪkəlhˌaʊs mˈuːvd fɹʌm pˈaɪəɾɚmˌæɹɪtsbˌɜːɡ tə bˈælɡaʊən ænd nˈiːdɪŋ ɐ pɹɪpˈæɹətˌoːɹi skˈuːl ʌv ɪts ˈoʊn tʊ ɛnʃˈʊɹ ɪts fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ɛnɹˈoʊlmənt.