Catholic Schools Office
Archdiocese of Pretoria and 
Diocese of Johannesburg

Telephone: 011 917 5150/1

Physical Address
Kruger Street
Boksburg East

Fees
Varying from R30360 for Grade 0 to R42360 for Grade 12 (2010 figures)

Founding & history
The foundation stone of St Dominic’s Convent and School was laid by Bishop Cox of Johannesburg on 14 September 1921. 

Mother Rose Niland took possession of the buildings on behalf of the Dominican Sisters of Newcastle on 21 June 1923 and on 31 July that year the first boarders arrived – twenty-eight in number. They were joined by thirty-two day pupils the following day. With an enrolment of sixty pupils St Dominic’s Convent School was officially opened and registered with the Transvaal Education Department on 1 August 1923. The numbers of pupils steadily increased until we reached over eight hundred pupils and fifty teachers.

The original building, with its thirty acres of land used for recreation, sports and orchard cost one hundred thousand pounds. The 1923 Mayor of Boksburg, Councillor Campbell, described St Dominic’s as a magnificent building where students should find studying a pleasure under ideal conditions.

A hall and new wing were built in 1965 to accommodate the growing numbers of students.  In 1999 the Jubilee Centre was officially opened.                    

The tranquility and serenity of St Dominic’s has not changed; it has retained the peace of the age in which it was opened but has moved with the times in the technological, academic, cultural, sports and management spheres. 

Motto
Veritas 
Truth

Current enrolment
1007 (2010 figures)
Girls - Grade 000 to Grade 12

Subjects offered for Grade 12 (IEB examinations)
English, Afrikaans, Zulu, French, Mathematics, Maths Literacy, Physical Science, Life Science, History, Geography, Consumer Studies, Accounting, Life Orientation, Art, Computer Technology

Facilities
No details at present

Extra-murals
Swimming, water polo, squash, netball, volleyball, tennis, hockey, drum majorettes, steel band, marimba band, JSE game, junior achievement, hiking club, theatre group, wildlife club, public speaking, debating, general knowledge quiz, overseas tours, Young Dominicans outreach group, Boksburg Junior City Council, annual production, Portuguese lessons, ballet, Irish and Scottish dancing, violin lessons, piano/keyboard lessons

Principal
Mr Roger Loring

Postal Address
PO Box 230
Boksburg
1460

Fax: 011 917 8081

E-mail: info@stdominics.co.za

Website: http://www.stdominics.co.za

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