Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Chaplain Father Lawrence Phone +267 395 2951 Sister school Mater Spei College | Principal Ms C. Male Address Gaborone, Botswana National ranking 1 Founded 1928 | |
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Type Government-aided mission school Motto Per Aspera Ad Astra
(Through Difficulties To The Stars) Established 1928 (89 years ago) (1928) Colors Grey, Sky Blue, Royal blue | ||
St. Joseph's College is a government-aided Catholic Institution located in Gaborone, Botswana.
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The school was founded in 1928 by the Catholic Church to form and inform Batswana children. A government-aided mission school, it is financed by the government of Botswana and owned and managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone.
The college follows the national curriculum as outlined by the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development and at the end of their academic programme, students sit for the Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) terminal examination.
The school has been the leading government senior school in the country, academically, for a number of years and is a school well known for the disciplined behaviour of its students. It was victorious in the 2015 national examinations, as 51.29 percent of its students managed to scoop five credits or better making it the only government senior school to exceed a percentage of 40 in that year.
Motto
The school's motto is Per Aspera Ad Astra. Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars" and per aspera is also a Latin phrase meaning "through difficulties" or "through hardships".
St Joseph's Mission Clinic
St. Joseph's College has its own personal clinic for students can easily and quickly be attended to by qualified clinic personnel. The clinic also gives assistance to members of the public who are aware of its existence without denial. Most workers of the clinic are nuns trained as nurses and qualified medical practitioners.
Colour(s)
Royal blue, Sky blue & Grey