St Dominic's Chishawasha
Private, boarding school in Zimbabwe
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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]
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| Type | Private, boarding school |
| Motto | Veritas (Latin: Truth) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Sister school | Saint Ignatius College |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | 420 |
| Website | DominicChishiawasha |
History
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
Notable alumni
- Petina Gappah, author
- Betty Makoni, gender activist
- Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga, politician
- Zukiswa Wanner, author
- Divine Ndhlukula, Business woman
