Head of School’s welcome

The City of Gold’s oldest school, St Mary’s School, Waverley’s roots date back to when Johannesburg was a dusty, wild mining boomtown.

Founded in 1888 by the Anglican Church to educate girls, St Mary’s has grown into one of South Africa’s leading independent schools. We provide our diverse student body with the resources they need to develop into grounded, young adults who have a strong sense of self and their place in the world.

Our academic, cultural and sporting record is exceptional; our alumni include women who have made – and continue to make – indelible marks on the sciences, the arts, business, politics, media and sport, among other arenas. Excellence is our watchword and we offer our girls every possible opportunity to develop and create their talents.

Our Anglican faith remains the foundation of our community, inculcating strong values in our pupils. Our well-developed pastoral care system supports them and our wider community. We also teach our pupils to look beyond themselves, and take part in our community programmes.

Our staff (some of them former St Mary’s pupils) comprise highly experienced, superb educators who not only teach but inspire in myriad ways.

We hope that you, too, will be inspired by our school and that your daughter will find a home here – where she will be nurtured and loved and given opportunities to discover and develop her best self.

Best wishes

Deanne King
Head of school