St. Dominic's Priory School is an independent co-educational Catholic Pre, Primary, and High School in Godlonton Avenue in the suburb of
Miramar Miramar is a place name of Spanish and Portuguese origin. It means "sea-view" or "sea sight" from ''mirar'' ("to look at, to watch") and ''mar'' ("sea"). It may refer to:
Places Africa
* Miramar, Port Elizabeth, see St Dominic's Priory School
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, in
Port Elizabeth
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,
Eastern Cape,
South Africa
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. The school was founded in 1900.
History
In 1867, six foundresses left
Dublin
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and sailed to the missionary station in Port Elizabeth, where they founded the Holy Rosary Convent; it was followed by two other Catholic schools - Marist Brothers College for boys (started by the
Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers of the Schools, commonly known as simply the Marist Brothers, is an international community of Catholic religious institute of brothers. In 1817, St. Marcellin Champagnat, a Marist priest from France, founded the Marist Brothe ...
) and St Dominic's Priory (started by the
Cabra Dominican Sisters). Holy Rosary Convent, Marist Brothers College and Priory High merged to form Trinity High School, for boys and girls, in 1983. The Trinity High School moved to the Holy Rosary Convent buildings in central Port Elizabeth, while a junior school remained at the Priory. However, in 2000, urban decline and economic factors led to the move of Trinity High School to the Priory buildings when the Holy Rosary buildings were sold.
Notable alumni
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Zolani Mahola, singer of
Freshlyground
* Talitha Ndima, actress
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Marguerite Poland, novelist
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Reeva Steenkamp
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, model and paralegal
See also
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List of Marist Brothers schools
References
External links
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Marist Brothers schools
Catholic schools in South Africa
Private schools in the Eastern Cape
Educational institutions established in 1900
1900 establishments in the Cape Colony
Buildings and structures in Port Elizabeth
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