St. Joseph's College is a government-aided

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school in

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, Botswana. The school was founded in 1928 by the

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to form and inform

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children. A government-aided

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, it is financed by the

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and owned and managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone. The college follows the

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as outlined by the

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Ministry of Education and Skills Development and at the end of their academic programme, students sit for the Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) terminal examination. The school has been the leading government senior school in the country, academically, for several years and is a school well known for the disciplined behaviour of its students. It was successful in the 2015 national examinations, as 51.29 percent of its students attained five credits or better, making it the only government senior school to exceed a percentage of 40 in that year.

Motto

The school's motto is ''Per Aspera Ad Astra''. ''Ad astra'' is a

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phrase meaning "to the stars" and ''per aspera'' is also a Latin phrase meaning "through difficulties" or "through hardships".

St Joseph's Mission Clinic

St. Joseph's

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has its own personal

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for students where they can be attended to by qualified clinic personnel. The clinic also gives help to members of the public who are aware of its existence without denial. Most workers in the clinic are nuns trained as nurses and qualified medical practitioners.

School identity

Colour(s)

Royal blue, Sky blue & Grey

Houses

Boys' uniform

* Royal-blue jersey with school logo * Kgale-blue shirt with logo * St Joseph's College blazer * Tie with school logo * Grey trousers * Grey or black socks * Black leather flat-heeled school shoes

Girls' uniform

* Kgale-blue dress with school logos * Kgale-blue socks * Royal-blue jersey with school logo * St Joseph's College blazer * Tie with school logo * Black leather flat-heeled school shoes

Co-curricular activities

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Performance

References

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