Chandler House, for senior boarders, is named for the fifth Bishop of Bloemfontein, Arthur Chandler who became bishop shortly after the end of the Anglo-Boer War. At the out-break of war the school closed and during the war the school buildings were commandeered.

At the first Synod led by Bishop Chandler in 1902, he lamented the absence of a church school for boys as he believed that a Christian based education would be a transforming influence on the community. A hostel near the cathedral housed boys who attended classes at St. Michael’s School and the government school.

Arthur Chandler was a profound theologian and philosopher who became an influential figure of faith and vision and led a sustained campaign over more than a decade to reopen the school. Together with leading citizens he successfully negotiated with the town council which made a free grant of the current Westdene school site.

In February 1916, with limited funds, no buildings, few teachers and guided by his faith Arthur Chandler presided over the re-opening of the school. Throughout his bishopric (1902-1920) he was faithful to the mission of St. Andrew’s School raising money, in South Africa and England, to sustain and develop the school.

The Chandler House badge is a phoenix rising from the flames which represents the reestablishment of the school which had closed because of the Anglo-Boer War.