Alexandra High School is located in Pietermaritzburg. Mr Udall's signet ring bore the words, Tant Que je Puis archaic French, meaning I do my very best. For the motto this was translated into the Latin, Summa diligentia laboro, which means 'I work with diligence'.

Then Mr Udal, the first headmaster, and his wife chose the distinctive colours of sky blue and maroon. Until the early 80s, Colours and Honours blazers were sky blue, but they were changed to navy blue, due to the problem of sourcing the fabric.

Straw 'bashers' were compulsory headwear for all pupils until late 70s. Founders House pupils continued with 'bashers' as part of their uniform until the early 90s. Mr Udal designed the school emblem himself, using the Maltese Cross from the royal coat of arms of Queen Alexandra, the elephant indicating Pietermaritzburg, and the Wildebeest of Natal.