Elon Musk attended several schools throughout his education. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and attended Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Bryanston High School, and Pretoria Boys High School, from where he graduated. After graduating, he briefly attended the University of Pretoria before immigrating to Canada at age 18, where he lived with a second cousin in Saskatchewan for a year, working odd jobs at a farm and lumber mill. In 1990, he entered Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he received bachelors degrees in economics and physics. He then attended Stanford University for a brief period to pursue a Ph.D. in physics but left after several days to focus on being an entrepreneur.
In summary, Elon Musk attended the following schools:
- Waterkloof House Preparatory School
- Bryanston High School
- Pretoria Boys High School
- University of Pretoria (briefly)
- Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- University of Pennsylvania
- Stanford University (briefly)
