Church / Education / Feast Days / Schools
by asiel · Published August 30, 2019 · Last modified August 26, 2019
Marist Brothers Linmeyer in Johannesburg celebrated the life and work of the Marist Schools’ founder, St Marcellin Champagnat, on his feast day with a Mass celebrated by Fr David Dryden. More Stories: School ‘Overwhelmed’...
Church / Crisis / Education / Erin Carelse / Schools
by Erin Carelse · Published February 27, 2019 · Last modified February 26, 2019
Holy Cross Primary School in District Six, Cape Town, has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from the community and the provincial education department after a devastating fire earlier this month destroyed three...
Christen Torres / Christian Leadership / Schools / Youth
by Christen Torres · Published December 5, 2018
IT costs up to R100000 to train a guide dog for the blind, and the South African Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind (GDA) has various programmes to raise money for the training of the dogs.
April 7 next year marks the 300th anniversary of John Baptist De La Salle, a pioneer of Catholic schools throughout the world, including South Africa.
Holy Rosary Primary School in Edenvale, Johannesburg, performed A Magic Carpet Ride — a modern spin on Aladdin. Seen (from left) are visual arts teacher Monica Baart, Kiana da Silva, Emily Roeloefsz, Erin Buffey,...
Charity / Christian Living / Church / Schools
by Caleb SC · Published November 1, 2018 · Last modified October 29, 2018
The Catholic Board of Education proposed an initiative to raise awareness and funds for underprivileged Catholic schools around South Africa. Students at Marist Brothers Linmeyer in Johannesburg were asked to come to school in...
By Daluxolo Moloantoa – The closest connection that the Catholic Church has to a famous child writer may be that of Miep Gies, the Dutch Catholic woman who hid Anne Frank and her family from Nazi...
A Catholic school in Johannesburg is launching an art festival next week to make art appreciation, learning and buying more accessible to people. St Teresa’s School in Rosebank is launching the inaugural St Teresa’s...
Among the 300 choirs from 59 countries at the 10th World Choir Games in Tshwane this month was award-winning Brescia House School Serviam Sisters Choir from Johannesburg. The Brescia choir won a silver diploma...
Holy Rosary High School in Edenvale, Johannesburg, held its annual Interhouse One-Act Plays Festival. The winning house, Rosary, performed Citizen’s Arrest, written by Bobby Keniston. Seen is the full cast of the play. Rosary...
Editorials 2018 / Education 2018 / Schools
by Michael Shackleton · Published June 10, 2018 · Last modified June 8, 2018
By Michael Shackleton – Our special supplement on Catholic Education provided a reasonably comprehensive assessment of the state of education in South Africa, with special attention to our own schools. The positives and the...
Student Courtney Westley and rowing coach Kwaku Owusu from Assumption Convent School in Germiston, Johannesburg, were invited to the United Kingdom as part of the SA Schools Rowing Union squad. Courtney participated in three regattas, and...
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