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Klein Windhoek Klein Windhoek ( in German) is an affluent suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. History The British explorer James Alexander had already visited the area in 1837. Klein Windhoek is the oldest part of the town, having been established in ...
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Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 2 ...
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Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 2 ...
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History and operations

The school was established in 1962 as a Catholic
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boys' school. The
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purchased a farm situated at the foot of Roman Hill in
Klein Windhoek Klein Windhoek ( in German) is an affluent suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. History The British explorer James Alexander had already visited the area in 1837. Klein Windhoek is the oldest part of the town, having been established in ...
, a low-density suburb. Due to the presence of
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s and fountains at the time, it was possible to develop a vineyard, gardens and orchards where the school is currently located. When Namibia became independent from South Africa in 1990, the school became multicultural and was opened to girls from grades 1 to 12. In 2014, St. Paul's College was Namibia's second-best high school, behind St Boniface College, located in the Kavango East Region.


Notable alumni

* Tony Figueira, photographer * Zenobia Kloppers, actress


See also

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Education in Namibia Education in Namibia is compulsory for 10 years between the ages of 6 and 16. ''This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain. There are approximately 1900 schools in Namibia of which 100 are privately owned. Nami ...
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List of schools in Namibia , Namibia has 1,947 primary and secondary schools, up from 1,723 schools in 2013. These schools cater for a total of 822,574 pupils (2013: 24,660 teachers, 617,827 pupils). Most of the country experiences a shortage of schools, school hostels, a ...
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Roman Catholicism in Namibia The Catholic Church in Namibia is part of the Catholic Church under the universal, direct jurisdiction of the supreme Vicar of Christ, the Bishop of Rome and the Catholic world, the Pope. As of 2004, there were 246,000 Catholics in Namibia, abo ...


References


External links

* , the school's official website 1962 establishments in South West Africa Educational institutions established in 1962 Catholic elementary and primary schools in Namibia Catholic secondary schools in Namibia Schools in Windhoek {{Namibia-school-stub