Waterkloof House Preparatory School  Waterkloof House Preparatory School (WHPS, pronounced, and commonly known as, "WHiPS") is situated in Pretoria, South Africa and is an independent (private) primary school, offering education to Grade 000 and Grade 00 boys and girls, and Grade 0–7 boys only through the medium of English. Well known former pupils include, amongst others, Deon Chang, journalist; Eddie Barlow, South African international cricket star; Richard Sterne, professional golfer; Tony Peake, novelist; and Elon Musk, business magnate, founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla Motors. Waterkloof House Preparatory School has grown substantially from its small beginnings in 1923 with a total of twelve pupils to a prestigious preparatory school for boys, currently opening its doors to more than 400 pupils every year. The original Brooklyn House Preparatory School was located on the south-east corner of MacKenzie and Alexander Streets in Brooklyn without electricity or modern conveniences. To cope with the rapidly expanding numbers, the school moved to its present seven and a half acre site on Charles Street (Justice Mahomed Street), then known as Bailey's Avenue early in 1925. The Ruddells ran this private boys school until 1946 and established the relaxed teacher-pupil relationship coupled with firm but fair discipline, which have become part of the school's tradition. The school was bought by Mr Wilfred MacRobert when the Ruddells retired in 1946. WHiPS, as the school eventually became known, was virtually a family institution for the 18 years that Mr MacRobert was associated with it. Frederick J Ruddell (‘Mister’) and Captain Ernest Ruddell (‘Cappy’), twin sons of General and Mrs Ruddell (a one time Colonel of the Royal Scots,) Founders and Headmasters of Waterkloof House Preparatory School, initially known as Brooklyn House Preparatory School, or more familiarly, ‘Ruddells’. At a time when South Africa was still recovering form the traumas of the Great War and the devastating strike on the Rand in 1922, when General Smuts was Prime Minister, a brand new four-seater motor car could be purchased for £190 and family houses in Arcadia were selling for £1 500, the Ruddell brothers opened their Preparatory School for boys on Friday, 2 February 1923, with a total complement of twelve day boys (£6-2-0d per term) and two boarders (£25 per term.)