Maris Stella School is a private Roman Catholic day school for girls from three + to eighteen years old (grades 000-12 or pre-primary, primary and secondary phases), located on the

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in Durban,

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...

, South Africa. It was founded on May 22, 1899, by the Holy Family Sisters as a boarding school. It declared a non-racial policy in 1974. It has c. 830 pupils.ISASA school profile
Retrieved August 24, 2007 The principal is Joan Schmidt. The name of the school, ''Maris Stella'', is Latin, and means ''Star of the sea''. The school motto is ''Suspice confide'', which is Latin, and means ''Look up and trust''. The school's official newsletter is called ''The Anchor''.

Notable alumnae

* Diana Napier, film actress * Bree O'Mara, novelist, ballet dancer, TV producer and air hostess

References

External links

Maris Stella official siteMaris Stella Old Girls Directory
Catholic schools in South Africa Catholic secondary schools in South Africa Private schools in KwaZulu-Natal Educational institutions established in 1899 Girls' schools in South Africa Education in Durban 1899 establishments in the Colony of Natal {{SouthAfrica-school-stub