I-St Johns College yafunyanwa ngongasekhoyo uMfundisi nowayesele enguBhishobhu uHenry Callaway webandla laseTshetshi ebambisene namalungu akhe aphezulu. Isoli yokuqala yathi yaguqulwa ngomhla wama-25 kuJuni ngo1879. Ngelo xesha esi sikolo sasibizwa ngokuba yi""St John's Theological College"". Lo ngumsebenzi owakhiwa phezu kwesiseko esiluqilima esasekwa nguBhishophu uHenry Callaway, elandelwa nguWarden waseSt Johns College, kwaba ngu ""W. Cameron, kunye nesikhuthali esingumfundisi uAA Hoadley, owathi walibeka kwizinga elingentla eli ziko lemfundo.