The 2007 Co-ed Independent Schools Sport Festival coincided with the official opening of our astro turf, which is a first in the whole of Mpumalanga. The contractors worked frantically to get it ready and the first official match was played on Thursday afternoon between the Uplands girls versus Gateway.

The official opening followed this. Mr Miles Japhet, the Chairman of the Uplands College Board, spoke a few words about the significance of a facility like this on our campus and the fact that the broader community will also benefit from it. Miles was instrumental in securing the necessary funds to build the astro and he was also the representative of our benefactor, Hollard Insurance. We owe Miles and Hollard Insurance a great deal of gratitude for making this dream a reality - it is indeed a 'Milestone' in the short life of Uplands College.