St. Dominic's Priory School is an independent co-educational Catholic Pre, Primary, and High School in Godlonton Avenue in the suburb of Miramar, in

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. The school was founded in 1900.

History

In 1867, six foundresses left

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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

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) and St Dominic's Priory (started by the

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). 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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, singer of

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* Talitha Ndima, actress *

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, novelist *

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, model and paralegal

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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 Gqeberha {{SouthAfrica-school-stub

History

Notable alumni

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