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| St Mary's School, Waverley | |
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55 Athol Street,Waverley Johannesburg ,2090 South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 26°08′29″S28°04′41″E / 26.1415°S 28.0780°E /-26.1415; 28.0780 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private &Boarding |
| Motto | Latin:Candida Rectaque (Honest and upright) |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| Established | 1888; 137 years ago (1888) |
| Locale | Suburban |
| Sister school | St John's College, Johannesburg |
| Headmistress | Deanne King |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Grades | 000–12 |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1,057 girls |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 07:30 – 14:15 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
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| Colours | Blue, red, white |
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| Alumni | Old Girls |
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| Website | www |
St Mary's School,Waverly is aprivate English medium,Anglican andboarding school for girls. It is situated in the suburb ofWaverley in Johannesburg in theGauteng province of South Africa, it is one of the top and most academic schools in Gauteng.[citation needed]
Established in 1888, it is the oldest school in Johannesburg.[1][2] It was founded by the Anglican clergyman the Rev.John T. Darragh, who also founded its brother schoolSt John's College, Johannesburg inHoughton ten years later in 1898.[citation needed]
St Mary's School writes theIndependent Examinations Board exams.
As of December 2023, the headmistress at St Mary's was Deanne King.[2] In January 2025, the school introduced a no-cellphone policy during school hours.[3]
St Mary's consists of four houses, each with a different colour, which compete in inter-house events such as hockey, tennis, swimming, athletics, squash, music, debating and theatre.
Pupils in grade 0 are placed in houses in the first term and stay through grade 7.
The house system was introduced in 1934 and students wear their house badges on their blazers with pride. The houses are named after bishops of Johannesburg;Geoffrey Clayton 1934-1949 andArthur Karney 1922–1933; bishop of Pretoria,Michael Furse 1909–1920 and archbishop of Cape Town,Francis Phelps 1931–1938.[citation needed]
