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| Dominican Convent Primary School | |
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| Address | |
116 Lobengula Street Zimbabwe | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, preparatory school |
| Motto | Veritas (Latin: Truth) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Opened | 28 October 1895 |
| Founder | Dominican Sisters |
| Headmistress | Sister Irene Makovere OP |
| Grades | 1 to 7 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Number of pupils | 497 (2015)[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | 4 |
| Song | Dominican School Song |
| Tuition | US$1000.00[a] |
| Feeder to | Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | conventprimarybyo |
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 its 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]
- ^ a b c "ATS CHISZ DOMINICAN CONVENT PRIMARY SCHOOL » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ a b "History | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "ATS CHISZ Primary » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 6 January 2016.