St Dominic's Chishawasha
| St Dominic's Chishawasha | |
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| Location | |
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Zimbabwe | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, boarding school |
| Motto | Veritas (Latin: Truth) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Sister school | Saint Ignatius College |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | 420 |
| Website | DominicChishiawasha |
St Dominic's Chishawasha is a Roman Catholic girls boarding school situated in Chishawasha valley, about 24 km from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. It began as an elementary school in 1898; the secondary school was opened in 1967. In 2017 the enrollment consisted of 420 full-time boarding students.[1]
History
[edit]St Dominic's was founded by the Sisters of the Dominican Order in 1896, and is still run by them.[2] Besides traditional school subjects, sewing, cooking, technology, and business courses are taught. Since 2001 the school has offered A-levels.[1][3] In 2013, 89 girls from the school took O-levels and 93.26% of these passed, which ranked ninth in the country.[4]
The school was established as a sister school to St Ignatius College which is run by Jesuit priests. Together they produced a music album in 2017.[5] The school is in the Chishawasha Mission parish of St. Ignatius Loyola.[6]
The school motto is 'Veritas', which is a Latin term for truth, and is the motto of the Dominican Sisters. The school badge has a black and white crest which has the cross and the school motto Veritas on the top.
Activities
[edit]Student clubs include taekwondo, karate, chess, drummies, mbira, traditional dance, LEO, drama, art, cheerleaders, and rosary group. Sports include basketball, volleyball, athletics, and soccer.[7]
In 2016 the girls won first place among 17 schools in a choral competition.[8]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Petina Gappah, author
- Betty Makoni, gender activist
- Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga, politician
- Zukiswa Wanner, author
- Divine Ndhlukula, Business woman
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Diverse Expressions of the Preaching Mission of the Missionary Dominicans of the Sacred Heart in Zimbabwe | Order of preachers". www.op.org. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ "St Dominics Chishawasha". www.stdominicschishawasha.ac.zw. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ "Zimbabwe School Examinations Council". 2014-08-02. Archived from the original on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "'O' Level top 100 schools". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ "St Ignatius College and St Dominics light it up in double album launch". Jesuits Zimbabwe - The Zimbabwe Province of the Society of Jesus. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ "Our Parish". Chishawasha Mission and Primary School. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ "St Dominics Chishawasha". www.stdominicschishawasha.ac.zw. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ "St Dominic's Chishawasha scoops CASA choral competitions". relzim.org. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- High schools in Zimbabwe
- Girls' schools in Zimbabwe
- Girls' high schools in Zimbabwe
- Boarding schools in Zimbabwe
- Private schools in Zimbabwe
- Catholic schools in Zimbabwe
- Catholic secondary schools in Zimbabwe
- Dominican schools in Zimbabwe
- Buildings and structures in Harare Province
- Educational institutions established in 1896
- 1896 establishments in the British Empire