St Dominic's Chishawasha
St Dominic's Chishawasha Secondary School is a Roman Catholic girls school situated in Chishawasha, about 25 km from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. In 2017 the enrollment consisted of 420 full-time boarding students.
St Dominic's Chishawasha Secondary School was founded by the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1898. The school is still currently run by the Dominican sisters.
The school was established as a sister school to St.Ignatius College Chishawasha which is run by the Catholic Jesuit Priests. It was instituted as a secondary school in 1967.
The school Motto is Veritas which is a Latin term for truth and is the motto of the Dominican Sisters. The school badge has a black and white crest which has the cross and the school motto Veritas on the top.
The school is an ICDL center.
Student clubs include taekwondo, karate, chess, drummies, mbira, traditional dance, LEO, drama, art, cheerleaders, and rosary group. Sports include basketball, volleyball, athletics, and soccer. In 2016 the girls won first place among 17 schools in a choral competition.
St Dominic's Chishawasha Pass Rate
The school performs very well in public examinations. It features regularly in the top 100 best schools when results are announced. It was placed number 44 out of 100 in the 2017 A-Level exams.
The school has attained the following results in the past:
- 96.84% for O-Level in 2015
- 93.26 % for O-Level in 2013
- 100% for both O & A-Level in 2016
- 93.26% at O-Level in 2019.
The results above show that this is one of the top schools in Zimbabwe.
St Dominic's Chishawasha Contact Details
Tel: +263 774 229 828 /0772 767 025
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