Parktown Convent

Parktown Convent was built in 1905. In 1991 it became Holy Family College. It was formerly a girls' school.

Holy Family College
Location
Parktown
,
Gauteng

South Africa
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoLatin: Quid Retribuam
(What shall I give back?)
Established1905
PrincipalMark Potterton
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Black and red
Websitehfc-jhb.co.za

History

The convent was founded by Mother Ambrose Farren, [Cassie Farren DOB 1861] who came from Moville, Co Donegal, Ireland.

Notable alumni

Helen Suzman, a liberal South African, anti-apartheid activist and notable politician, attended the convent[1] and matriculated from the school in 1933. Later becoming an eloquent public speaker with a sharp and witty manner, Suzman was noted for her strong public criticism of the governing National Party's policies of apartheid at a time when this was atypical of white South Africans.

Margaret Scott graduated from the convent school in 1939, went to London, and continued her training as a ballet dancer. She performed with Sadler's Wells Ballet and Ballet Rambert in England and Australia in the 1940s. She moved to Australia in 1953 and became the first director of the Australian Ballet School, a post she held for twenty-six years.

Fire

Part of the school was destroyed by fire in 2013.[2]

Notes
  1. Shimoni 2003, p. 95.
  2. Roane 2013.
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References
  • Shimoni, Gideon (2003). Community and Conscience: The Jews in Apartheid South Africa. University Press of New England. ISBN 978-0-86486-620-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Roane, Brendan (23 May 2013). "Historic hall gutted". Independent Online. Retrieved 2014-09-25.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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