St. Paul's College is a

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primary and secondary school, located in

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, the capital of

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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

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, 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 people of St. Paul's

Staff

* Rebecca Ndjoze-Ojo, parliamentarian and former deputy minister, was principal of the school in the 2010s

Alumni

* Tony Figueira, photographer *

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, actress

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