Catholic Schools Office
Archdiocese of Pretoria and 
Diocese of Johannesburg

Maryvale College

Telephone
Pre-Primary and Primary School: 011 485 1210
High School: 011 640 3061  

Physical Address
Pre-Primary and Primary School
Cnr Louis Botha Avenue and Cheltondale Road
Orchards  
High School
10 St Mary's Road
Maryvale, 2192

Fees
Up to R19500 in Grade 12 (2010 figures)

Brief History
Fr Philip Erasme, OMI, parish priest of the Maryvale parish, believed strongly in the value of Catholic education. He himself had been educated by the Jesuit Fathers in Grahamstown, and felt his parish could really develop if its young people had the benefit of a Catholic education. To this end he drove himself from Johannesburg to Grahamstown to ask the Assumption Sisters to come and start a school in Maryvale parish. The sisters agreed, and Assumption Convent, Maryvale was founded in 1939 as a school for girls only. Fr Erasme was then concerned about the boys in his parish and in 1943, he founded St Paul’s Parochial School for boys. This was a primary school, and was unique in that it was not run by a religious congregation, nor by the diocese, but by a parish.

In 1990, meeting the signs of the times, it was decided that the two schools should merge to form one vibrant, co-educational Catholic school, and Maryvale College was born. What was once St Paul’s Parochial School is now Maryvale Primary, and the former Assumption Convent is now Maryvale High School.

We are a small but dynamic Catholic school. We compete in the usual sports leagues, and take part in the usual extra-murals, sometimes with great success, sometimes much less so. But we do not see any of this as the heart of our school. We have a consistent 100% pass rate in matric, with the vast majority of our pupils achieving matric exemption, but this is more a by-product than the primary aim of our school. We really aim to form each young person in the love of Christ. Hence, caring for each person in our school community as an individual is paramount. 

Maryvale College is a happy place; a happy place for young people to grow and to develop. It is our hope and prayer that our young people in turn will make a difference in the lives of others.

We have a very active service club, prayer groups, Focolare group, Early Act (Young Rotary Club), peer counseling, and our pupils visit eThembeni home for abandoned babies as well as Nazareth House weekly. 

Motto
In doctrinis honorate Dominum
Through learning we honour God

Current enrolment
461 (2010 figures)
Boys and girls
Grade 00 to Grade 12

Subjects offered for Grade 12 (Gauteng Department of Education examination)
English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Life Orientation, Physical Science, Business Studies, Mathematics, Math literacy, Religious Education, Accounting, History, Life Sciences

Facilities
Chapel, prayer room, 2 halls, 2 computer centres, design and technology centre,  2 tuckshops, afternoon care, extra-curricular assistance to struggling learners, school counselor, social worker, 2 soccer fields, 2 netball courts, 2 tennis courts, 3 basketball courts,

Extra-murals
Netball, basketball (boys and girls), soccer, social tennis, cricket (primary school), gymnastics club, community service group, debating, public speaking, social chess, drama, choir, drum majorettes, SCM and Focolare prayer groups

Primary School
Principal: Ms Elizabeth Redmond
School e-mail:maryvale@global.co.za
fax: 011 485 1213

High School
Principal: Mr Quentin Davids
School e-mail: maryvalecollege@intekom.co.za
fax: 011 640 7352  

Postal Address
PO Box 51698
Raedene  2124

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PRETORIA AND THE ARCHDIOCESE OF JOHANNESBURG
PRETORIA w Jolivet House, 140 Visagie Street w PO Box 8149 Pretoria 0001 w Tel 012 321 2049, 012 348 3197 w Fax 012 348 8280 w E-mail  rendol@netactive.co.za
JOHANNESBURG w The Haven w St Vincent School for the Deaf w Jellicoe Avenue, Melrose w PO Box 2635 Saxonwold 2132 w Tel 011 447 9219/9211 w Fax 011 447 9129 w E-mail  info@cso.za.org