Catholic Schools Office
Archdiocese of Pretoria and 
Diocese of Johannesburg

Telephone
011 839 3459

Physical Address
13 Somerset Street
Mayfair,  2108

Fees
R8400 (2010 figures)

Founding and history
From the beginning of 1908, in response to a request from the Bishop, the Sisters of Mercy began to teach at a small school in Crown Road, Fordsburg. At Fordsburg the classes were taught in a large hall lent by Mr Arthur Connolly, a baker and confectioner. This large room was well ventilated and when the Sisters took over on January 29 1908, the walls had been freshly coloured and the floor scrubbed white. The seating accommodation was enough for about forty children. All classes were taught in this one room.

For the first six months the Sisters walked daily to and from Braamfontein, where they lived. The Catholics of Braamfontein considered the walk too much for the teachers and organised a concert and dance which realised sufficient funds to buy a pony and trap. The pony was kept at the stables of Lion Brewery.

The Fordsburg district was very poor, but nearly all the pupils who attended paid a few shillings a month in fees. The Priest lent a room where music lessons were given twice a week at first, but later the numbers required two additional days and an additional Sister.

The surroundings were really unsuitable for a school but many attempts top get a better site were in vain. Then, in 1913, through the influence of Mr Sheridan of the Revenue Department, whose sister was a member of the Mafikeng community of the Sisters of Mercy, the present site in Mayfair was bought at a very reasonable price. There was not a single house between the mine dumps and the Convent at that time, but later the district grew into a popular suburb.

Today our school has grown to accommodate the needs and ever-changing demographics of our area.

Motto
Caritas et Veritas
Mercy, charity, truth

Current enrolment
732 (2010 figures)
Boys and girls
Grade 0 to Grade 7

Principal
Mrs Amalia Filiantris

Postal Address
PO Box 45010
Mayfair,  2108

Fax: 011 837 0267

E-mail: mayfairconvent@lantic.net

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  Schools in the
  Johannesburg
  West region

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