St Dominic's Chishawasha

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Denomination Catholic Gender Girls Founded 1896		Opened 1896 Motto Veritas
Type Private, boarding school

St Dominic's is a Roman Catholic girls school situated in Chishawasha, about 24 km from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.

History

St Dominic's was founded by the Dominican Sisters of the Dominican Order in 1896. The school is still run by the Dominican nuns of the Dominican order.

The school was established as a sister school to St Ignatius College which is run by the Catholic Jesuit Priests.

The school motto is 'Veritas', which is a Latin term for truth, and is the motto of the Dominican Sisters. The school badge has a black and white crest which has the cross and the school motto Veritas on the top.

Alumni

Notable alumni of the school include;

Petina Gappah, author

Betty Makoni, gender activist

Zukiswa Wanner, author

Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga, politician

Dr Iris Shiripinda,PhD Medical Anthropologist, Gender and Health Expert.

Rebecca Pasi (nee January), Independent Non-Executive Director of the CBZ Holdings Board, Chief Executive Officer of Bechr Holdings (PVT) LTD

References

St Dominic's Chishawasha Wikipedia

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