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Private Private or privates may refer to: Music * " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...

& Boarding , religion =

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

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, locale = Suburban , district = , number = , grades = 00012 , gender = Female , head_name = Headmistress , head = Deanne King , head_name2 = Exam board , head2 =

IEB IEB may refer to: * Independent Examinations Board, a South African independent assessment agency * Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, the national professional organisation of engineers in Bangladesh * Instituto Estudios Bursátiles, a Spanish ...

, address = 55 Athol Street, Waverley, Gauteng , zipcode = 2090 , country = South Africa , coordinates = , students = 1,057 girls , lower_age = 3 , upper_age = 18 , schedule = ''07:30 - 14:15'' , language = English , colours = Blue, red, white , campus = Urban Campus , houses = , rivals = , song = , fight_song = , newspaper = , yearbook = , alumni = ''Old Girls'' , free_label = School fees , free = , website = St Mary's School is a

private Private or privates may refer to: Music * " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...

English medium An English-medium education system is one that uses English as the primary medium of instruction—particularly where English is not the mother tongue of the students. Initially this is associated with the expansion of English from its homeland i ...

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

and

boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...

for girls situated in the suburb of

Waverley Waverley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Waverley'' (novel), by Sir Walter Scott ** ''Waverley'' Overture, a work by Hector Berlioz inspired by Scott's novel * Waverley Harrison, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Stree ...

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

in the

Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...

province of South Africa, it is one of the top and most academic schools in Gauteng. 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

Houghton Houghton may refer to: Places Australia * Houghton, South Australia, a town near Adelaide * Houghton Highway, the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland * Houghton Island (Queensland) Canada * Houghton Townshi ...

ten years later in 1898. St Mary's School writes the

Independent Examinations Board Independent Examinations Board The Independent Examinations Board, or IEB, is a South African independent assessment agency which offers examinations for various client schools, mostly private schools. It is most prominent in setting examinations ...

exams.

Alumnae and Old Girls

* Cindy Brown (hockey) * Lisa-Marie Deetlefs (hockey) *

Lilian du Plessis Lilian du Plessis (born 17 December 1992) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team. She participated at the 2020 Summer Olympics. and the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup was ...

(hockey) *

Natalie Grainger Natalie Grainger (born 8 July 1977), also known for a period by her former married name Natalie Pohrer, is a professional female squash player. Grainger was born in Manchester, United Kingdom but raised in South Africa, which she represented i ...

(squash) *

Claire Nitch Claire Nitch (born 7 August 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African squash player. Nitch reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in 1997. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''( Malay: Sukan ...

(squash) *

Lize-Mari Retief Lize-Mari Retief (born 30 November 1986 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2008 South African Nationals in April, she set 3 ...

(swimming) *

Ashley Callie Ashley Callie (30 December 1976 – 15 February 2008) was a South African actress, best known for her role as Leone Haines in ''Isidingo'' (2000–08). She died on 15 February 2008, as a result of head injuries from a head-on car collision in ...

Prue Leith Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, (born 18 February 1940) is a South African restaurateur, chef, caterer, Television presenter, television presenter/broadcaster, journalist, cookery writer and novelist. She is Chancellor (education), Chancellor of ...

Lerato Mbele Lerato Mbele is a South African journalist and broadcaster working for the BBC. Mbele currently presents ''Talking Business Africa'' for the network. She previously presented the '' Africa Business Report'' and ''Newsday''. Early life Mbele was ...

Carolyn Slaughter Carolyn Slaughter (born 7 January 1946) is an English author now living in the United States. Her first novel '' The Story of the Weasel'' won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1977, given to authors under the age of 40. Life Born in New Del ...

Jane Dutton Jane Dutton is a South African broadcast journalist, who worked for Al Jazeera English. Career ;eNCA In July 2018 Jane joined eNCA presenting her show Tonight with Jane Dutton in the 8pm weekday slot which is broadcast from Johannesburg. ;Al Ja ...

Helen Zille Otta Helene Maree (''née'' Zille ; born 9 March 1951), known as Helen Zille, is a South African politician. She has served as the Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance since 20 October 2019. From 2009 until 2019, she w ...

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 Arthur Baillie Lumsdaine Karney (1874 – 8 December 1963) was the first bishop of Johannesburg in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and the Church of England. Family Karney was one of 10 children of Gilbert Sparshott Karney, rector of ...

1922–1933; bishop of Pretoria,

Michael Furse Michael Bolton Furse, KCMG (born Bolton Michael Furse;''London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812'England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915'' 12 October 1870 – 18 June 1955) was an emin ...

1909–1920 and archbishop of Cape Town,

Francis Phelps Francis Robinson Phelps (19 September 1863 – 26 June 1938) was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. Early life Phelps was born in Canada on 19 September 1863 and educated at Keble College, Oxford. he was made deacon in ...

1931–1938.

Alumnae and Old Girls

Houses

Junior school houses

High school houses

See also