| St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls | |
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| Address | |
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186 Duxbury Road, Hillcrest , | |
| Coordinates | 25°45′18″S 28°14′31″E / 25.75500°S 28.24194°E |
| Information | |
| School type | All-girls private school |
| Motto | Filiae Regis (Daughter of King) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Diocese of Pretoria |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Patron saint(s) | St Mary |
| Established | 8 September 1879 |
| Founder | The Rt Revd Henry Bousfield |
| School number | 012 366 0500 |
| Headmaster | Mrs Howard |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Staff | 100 full-time |
| Grades | 000–12 |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Number of students | 850 girls |
| Language | English |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 14:10 |
| Hours in school day | 6h30 |
| Campus | Urban Campus |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | St Andrew's St David's St George's St Patrick's |
| Colour(s) | Blue Brown |
| Nickname | St Mary's |
| Rivals | |
| School fees | R252,000 (boarding) R161,400 (tuiton) |
| Alumni | Old Girls |
| Website | www |
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St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls is an Anglican private boarding school for girls situated in Hillcrest, Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, St Mary's DSG was founded in 1879 by the Rt Revd Henry Bousfield, the first Bishop of Pretoria.[1] For 75 years of its existence the school was run by the nuns of the Community of St Mary the Virgin. The brother school is St. Alban's College.
The school was established in 1871 by Henry Bousfield known as St Etheldreda's but it became St Mary's DSG later on. It is known as one of the oldest schools in Pretoria. It is one of the most prestigious schools in South Africa.
- ^ Addison 1979, p. 1.