Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo

Dominican Convent Primary School
Address
116 Lobengula Street
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Information
Type Independent, preparatory school
Motto Veritas
(Latin: Truth)
Denomination Catholic
Opened 28 October 1895 (1895-10-28)
Founder Dominican Sisters
Headmistress Sister Tsitsidzashe Chikwani OP
Grades 1 to 7
Gender Girls
Pupils 497 (2015)[1]
Campus type Urban
Houses 4
Song Dominican School Song
Tuition US$700.00[lower-alpha 1]
Feeder to Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo
Affiliations
Website conventprimarybyo.com
  1. ↑ Termly fees, the year has 3 terms.[1]

Dominican Convent Primary School (also known as Convent or DC) is a Catholic, independent, preparatory, day school for girls in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The school was founded in 1895 by the Dominican Sisters, laying it's claim to being the oldest school in Bulawayo and in Zimbabwe.[1][2] Initially co-educational, the institution become a girls' school in the 1950s, when St. Thomas Aquinas Primary School was opened to cater for the boys.[2]

Dominican Convent Primary School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmistress is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).[3]

Academics

The following subjects are offered at Dominican Convent Primary School: Agriculture, Art, English Language, General Paper, Information and Communication Technology, Mathematics and Ndebele Language.[4]

The Grade Seven pupils sit ZIMSEC examinations in English, General Paper, Mathematics and Ndebele, thus ending their primary education.[4]

Sports

Several sporting disciplines are on offer at the school.[5] These are: athletics, basketball, football, hockey, netball, swimming and tennis.[5]

Houses

There are four houses at Dominican Convent Primary School, namely Saint Dominic, Saint Francis, Saint Joan and Saint Theresa.[5][6]

The following table shows the list of houses and their colours:

Dominican Convent Houses[6]
Houses Colour
St. Dominic      Green
St. Francis      Blue
St. Joan      Red
St. Theresa      Yellow

Clubs

Pupils take part in the following extra-curricular activities offered by the following clubs:

  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Knitting and Sewing
  • Majorettes
  • Torch Bearers
  • Wildlife

[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ATS CHISZ DOMINICAN CONVENT PRIMARY SCHOOL » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "History | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "ATS CHISZ Primary » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Academics | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sports | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Houses | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Clubs | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

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