Mr Rob Long
Principal, Yeshiva Boys High School
Rob Long is a dedicated principal at Yeshiva College. He has many years of educational experience and is passionate about creating a school that produces true menchen who are confident, values-driven young men and women who will enter the world with a strong sense of self, while being grounded in Torah values, and who are well equipped to compete in the wider world. Rob hopes that all Yeshiva graduates will make a difference in the world.
Rob Long has a Bachelor of Art Degree from University of Witwatersrand, and a higher diploma in education from University of Witwatersrand. He further studied to achieve a second diploma in education through CEFT, and has completed a leadership development course from Wits Business School.
He was Second Master at St John’s College until July 2018, before joining Yeshiva College as the High School principal in August 2018. He was appointed the director of academics of Yeshiva College in 2020.
Rob is passionate about the outdoors, bush and wildlife, and is a keen birder. He enjoys sports and jogging, gardening and fly fishing. But above all, he is a dedicated family man who is devoted to his wife, Margot, and his two sons.
Rob’s favourite quote: “The impossible we do immediately. Miracles may take a little time.”