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girls boarding school situated in

valley, about 24 km from

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, the capital of

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. It began as an elementary school in 1898; the secondary school was opened in 1967. In 2017 the enrollment consisted of 420 full-time boarding students.

History

St Dominic's was founded by the Sisters of the Dominican Order in 1896, and is still run by them. Besides traditional school subjects, sewing, cooking, technology, and business courses are taught. Since 2001 the school has offered A-levels. In 2013, 89 girls from the school took O-levels and 93.26% of these passed, which ranked ninth in the country. The school was established as a sister school to St Ignatius College which is run by

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priests. Together they produced a music album in 2017. The school is in the Chishawasha Mission parish of St. Ignatius Loyola. The school motto is ' Veritas', which is a Latin term for truth, and is the motto of the Dominican Sisters. The school badge has a black and white crest which has the cross and the school motto Veritas on the top.

Activities

Student clubs include

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, chess, drummies, mbira, traditional dance, LEO, drama, art, cheerleaders, and rosary group. Sports include basketball, volleyball, athletics, and soccer. In 2016 the girls won first place among 17 schools in a choral competition.

Notable alumni

* Petina Gappah, author *

Betty Makoni Hazviperi Betty Makoni is a Zimbabwean women's rights activist who in 1999 founded the Girl Child Network, a charity which supports Zimbabwe's young sex abuse victims. The organization has rescued more than 35,000 girls and provided mentoring to a ...

, gender activist *

Priscilla Misihairambwi-Mushonga Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga is a Zimbabwean politician and Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden. During her time as Glen Norah's MP, she also served as the shadow foreign minister for the Movement for Democratic Change Movement for Democratic ...

, politician *

Zukiswa Wanner Zukiswa Wanner (born 1976) is a South African journalist, novelist and editor born in Zambia and now based in Kenya. Since 2006, when she published her first book, her novels have been shortlisted for awards including the South African Literary ...

, author * Divine Ndhlukula, Business woman

References

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History

Activities

Notable alumni

See also

References