1969 was a momentous year. Man took his first steps on the moon, Woodstock happened and at home CBC made it's move to the Silverton campus known as Mount Edmund in honour of the founder Edmund Ignatius Rice.
The move to Silverton, necessitated by the expansion of the University of Pretoria provided an opportunity that is every headmasters dream. Brother Smith was able to re house a mature college with wonderful traditions in a modern environment. As the new principal Brother Thackaberry was to say in his 1970 report, 'One realises that buildings, no matter how imposing they may be, are merely a shell, and that the worth of a school is estimated by the calibre of its staff and of its students both of whom I am happy to say are among the best.' The ethos of the Christian Brothers' College Pretoria would live on.
The renaming of the College as Mount Edmund was the result of the Christian Brothers (worldwide) needs to re-examine their origins and mission. The Beatification of Edmund Rice on the 7 October 1996 was the culmination of the brothers work for the recognition of the work and influence of this Holy man who was born in 1762.
The last day at St Gabriels June 27th 1969. 'In casual dress boys and staff prepared, in cool weather, for the move out to Mount Edmund. Books, papers, desks, chairs, tables, scenery, statues were piled high on half a dozen lorries. Kindly lent by parents. Everyone lent a willing hand and by 12 o'clock a last cup of tea had been drained in the old staffroom. Only a few papers, swirling in the wind were left behind. The accumulation of 40 years had disappeared from St Gabriels'
Brother O'Neill was appointed in 1985 and he served a three year term. In an extremely frank address at prizegiving in March 1986 he highlighted the direction that the Brothers were taking 'The Education system in South Africa has been troubling the brothers of the Colleges around the country for quite a number of years, but as yet we have not been able to come up with a satisfactory solution. Different viewpoints exist; our white schools are helping to maintain black schools for which no Government Aid exists, so we must maintain the status quo; release more Brothers from the privileged schools to that they can help the materially poor and replace them by Catholic lay teachers or more radically to close down the schools for the materially well-off and free the Brothers for work among the lesser privileged and finance it from the sale of our properties. A middle of the road solution is being followed, a gradual withdrawal is taking place and the aim is to stimulate the Catholic Sprit of our schools so that in years ahead they can be handed over to Catholic laymen who will continue the schools as genuine Catholic Schools'
Such was the state of affairs when Brother McCarthy the last brother to head the school and who was aptly a South African, took charge in 1988, until April 1991.

To him fell the task of infusing the Catholic Spirit into the staff and boys. Shared leadership was introduced and the boys were encouraged to become involved in the students representative council. Every aspect of the school was re evaluated and accepted or rejected on its merits and discussions were opened up concerning Co-Education schooling. Parental advice on school matters was sought and this democraticization, although alien to some proved to be a harbinger for what we regard as normal in the late 1990's. The rod and the cane, again pre-empting current legislation were laid aside in favour of a more individualistic approach and the concept of self discipline. These years were by no means easy as many in a privileged position struggled with the concept of a new dispensation for South Africa but as a result of Brother McCarthy's leadership CBC Mount Edmund could meet the events of 1994 with great optimism, our 'transition years' had already happened.
The early 1990's were momentous years not just in the history of the country but in the history of the College as well.
In 1991 our first lay Principal was appointed. After 14 years of Christian Brothers at the helm, Mr Dave Olivier was selected to guide the fortunes of the College until his resignation in December 1996. He had been educated by the Marist Brothers at St Josephs, Rondebosch in the Cape and had later taught there. To him fell an extremely difficult task. Old Boys asked how can you have a CBC if the Principal is not a Brother? By his actions Mr Olivier responded eloquently, the Ethos of Edmund Rice was promoted rigorously and the traditions of the Christian Brothers were jealously guarded. The College numbers reached a low of 350 scholars because of the economic climate and the opening up of Model 'C' schools by the Government. During his tenure as headmaster, the College became co-ed, a girls' hostel was opened and classes from Gr 0 were established.The College reacted proactively and in spite of the proposed cuts in the state subsidy and the regrettable hike in fees as a result, the College Roll for January 1997 stood at over 600 learners.
In 1997 Mr EJ Brown was appointed Headmaster and the College wrote the first Independent Examination Board matriculation, obtaining 41 subject distinctions compared to the 9 achieved with the GDE matric exams the previous year. During Mr Brown's tenure, Hotelkeeping was introduced, the Design and Technolgy Center and four extra classrooms were erected. After many hours of carefull consideration, it was decided to close the Hostels at the end of 2000 due to both management and financial difficulties as the number of boarders had declined as parents were able to obtain schooling closer to home.
Mr PR Ross was appointed Headmaster in 2001, the year that the College celebrates its 80th Birthday and the 200 years of the founding of the Christian Brothers Order. The growth and direction the College takes and the utilisation of the vacated hostel buildings will form an intergral part of his plans to ensure that Mount Edmund achieves its aim " to be the leader in progressive, Christian education".