St Mary's School, Waverley
- St Mary's School, Waverley
Infobox School2
name = St Mary's School
motto = Candida Rectaque
established = 1888
type = Private, Boarding
locale = Suburban
grades = 000 - 12
head_name = Headmistress
head = Mrs Meg Fargher
head_name2 = Exam board
head2 = IEB
city = Waverley, Johannesburg
state = Gauteng
country = South Africa
students = 980 girls
school_colors = red and white
free_label = Fees
free = R 90 000 p.a. (boarding)
R 50 000 p.a. (tuition)
website = [http://www.stmaryschool.co.za/ www.stmaryschool.co.za]
St Mary's School is an independent private boarding school for girls located in Waverley, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The school is the oldest school in Johannesburg and was established in 1888. The school is renowned for excellence in academics and sport as well as cultural activities. It boasts an impressive alumni which bears testimony to the value of this balanced and excellent education.
To achieve this they focus strongly on discovering the potential of each St Mary's girl and the unlocking of that potential. After all, it is futures that we are building.
The school was founded by the Anglican Church in 1888. The founder, John Darragh started its brother school St John's College, in Houghton ten years later in 1898.
Academics
St Mary's School writes the Independent Examinations Board exams. The school has consistently achieved a 100% pass rate in the final public examination.
port
The school is one of the top sporting schools in South Africa. It currently has 4 old girls in the Springbok Hockey squad.
*Shelley Russell
*Cindy Brown
*Lisa Marie Detlefs
*Roxanne Turner
*Lisa Marie Retief is a notable swimmer who is hoping to swim at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
*Natalie Grainger has been ranked number one in the world in squash (sport).
Notable Old St Mary's Girls
*Helen Zille
*Caroline Slaughter
*Lerato Mbele
*Fiona Ramsey
*Prue Leith
See also
*List of boarding schools
External links
* [http://www.stmaryschool.co.za/ St Mary's School official site]
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