Established 1888 Headmistress Ms Deanne King Grades 000 - 12 Phone +27 11 531 1800 Founded 1888 | Locale Suburban Exam board IEB Number of students 1057 girls Motto Candida Rectaque | |
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Deanne king headmistress of st mary s school waverley welcomes all to the festival
St Mary's School is a South African Anglican private boarding school for girls located in Waverley, Johannesburg.
Contents
- Deanne king headmistress of st mary s school waverley welcomes all to the festival
- Lace hallendorf scores first goal for st mary s school waverley against wykeham collegiate
- Alumnae and Old Girls
- Houses
- Junior school houses
- High school houses
- References
Established in 1888, it is the oldest school in Johannesburg. It was founded by the Anglican clergyman the Rev. John T. Darragh, who also founded its brother school St. John's College, Johannesburg in Houghton ten years later in 1898.
St Mary's School writes the Independent Examinations Board exams.
Lace hallendorf scores first goal for st mary s school waverley against wykeham collegiate
Alumnae and Old Girls
Houses
St Mary's consists of four houses each with a different colour who compete in numerous inter-house events such as hockey, tennis, swimming, athletics, swimming, squash, music, debating, theatre, etc.
Junior school houses
Pupils in grade 0 are placed in houses in the first term and stay throughout until grade 7
High school houses
The house system was introduced in 1934 and students wear their house badges on their blazers with pride. The houses are named after bishops of Johannesburg; Geoffrey Clayton 1934-1949 and Arthur Karney 1922-1933; bishop of Pretoria, Michael Furse 1909–1920 and archbishop of Cape Town, Francis Phelps 1931–1938.