St Mary's School, Waverley
St Mary's School is a South African Anglican private boarding school for girls located in Waverley, Johannesburg.
| St Mary's School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
55 Athol Street 2090 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Boarding |
| Motto | Latin: Candida Rectaque (Fair, and straight) |
| Established | 1888 |
| Locale | Suburban |
| Headmistress | Ms Deanne King |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Grades | 000 - 12 |
| Number of students | 1,057 girls |
| School color(s) | red and white |
| Fees 2013 | R 74 600 p.a. (boarding termly) R 92 450 p.a. (tuition Form V) |
| Website | www |
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.
Alumnae and Old Girls
- Cindy Brown
- Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
- Natalie Grainger (squash)
- Claire Nitch (squash)
- Lize-Mari Retief (swimming)
- Ashley Callie
- Prue Leith
- Lerato Mbele
- Carolyn Slaughter
- Jane Dutton
Houses
St Mary's consists of four houses, each with a different colour, which compete in inter-house events such as hockey, tennis, swimming, athletics, squash, music, debating and theatre.
Junior school houses
- Hares (Yellow)
- Zebras (Red)
- Springboks (Green)
- Lions (Blue)
Pupils in grade 0 are placed in houses in the first term and stay throughout until grade 7
High school houses
- Clayton (Yellow)
- Furse (Red)
- Karney (Green)
- Phelps (Blue)
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.