Iona Convent School

Principal:	Ms L Kyle (Primary School) Mr T Peters (High School)
Phone	012 329 1033  072 235 0306	Fax	012 329 6689
Email:	secretary@ionaconvent.co.za	Website:
Physical address:	263 Voortrekker Road Capital Park Pretoria	Postal address:	PO Box 23057 Gezina 0031
Grades:	Boys Grade 0 to Grade 3 Girls Grade 0 to Grade 12	Enrolment:	574
Aftercare facilities:	No	Boarding:	No
Fees:	Contact school for fee schedule.

About our school

In 1928, Iona Convent School opened its doors to its first six pupils. Ostriches roamed the nearby koppie where the Pretoria Academic Hospital now stands, and a cow was tethered in the yard to make sure there was milk for staff tea-time. Most pupils walked to school but some of the fortunate ones rode on bicycles.

Today, with five hundred learners on the roll, the school continues to offer a service highly valued by parents. Over the years, Iona Convent has had a special interest in providing for the community in the lower-income bracket. Today, learners come from the surrounding formerly disadvantaged areas. Provision is made for the free and subsidised education of a number of children. Thirty children who are affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic are accommodated free of charge.

Facilities

Chapel, hall, library, computer centre, music centre,technology center, tuck shop, extra-curricular tuition (karate, ballet, violin, piano), full-time counselor, 5 netball courts, 2 tennis courts, swimming pool

Extra Murals

Extra-murals include hockey, netball, tennis, squash, swimming, diving, athletics, fitness, service learning, debating, public speaking, chess, drama, choir, marimbas, music ensemble and a music centre with individual tuition in a variety of instruments.

Subjects offered for Grade 12

English, Afrikaans, Accounting, Business Economics, Computer Technology, Life Science, Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Religious Education, Physical Science, History, Life Orientation