St David's Marist Inanda
| St David's Marist, Inanda | |
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Inanda, Gauteng, Johannesburg South Africa |
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| Type | Private school |
| Motto |
Confortare Esto Vir (Take Courage and Be a Man) |
| Established | 1941 |
| Grades | 00–12 |
| Number of students |
640 (Prep School) 550 (High School) |
| Color(s) | Blue/black and gold |
| Website | www |
640 (Prep School)
St David's Marist is a Roman Catholic preparatory and high school located in Inanda, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The school was established in 1941 by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic order of brothers formed by a young French priest, Marcellin Champagnat, in 1817 to teach poor children in country areas devastated by war and revolution.
The school's roots began in post-revolution France. The Marist Order, also known as the Little Brothers of Mary, was founded by the Father Marcellin Champagnat to educate young children, especially the neglected or those suffering from poverty. The order has since spread throughout the world. The Order arrived in Johannesburg in 1889, three years after the founding of the city. They were among the first to establish a boys' school in the little mining town that was to become the centre of business and finance in South Africa. The location was at Koch St in downtown Johannesburg.
A second school was established in Observatory but it became apparent that the school premises in Koch St were becoming inadequate as the city grew and encroached on the property. Additional property was soughtv for a new school. Land was purchased in Inanda, then a semi-rural area north of Johannesburg, and building commenced in 1940. St David's opened in 1941 as a private boarding school, and by 1953 the school had 475 pupils, 200 of them being boarders. In 1963 the school acquired another 45 acres (18 hectares) of land, making it the largest Marist establishment in South Africa.
Marcellin Champagnat was canonised in 1999. His legacy lives on at St David's as it does at all Marist schools. The educational philosophy of Champagnat was simple: "To teach children one must love them and love them equally. I cannot see a child without wanting to tell them how much God loves them."
As of 2014, the school has 1,199 pupils. The school is separated into Junior Preparatory (Grade 00 and grade 0), Preparatory (Grades 1–7) and High School (Grades 8–12). The Preparatory School has 640 boys and the high school 550 boys. The school has continued to expand over the last few years with the addition of new classrooms, as well as media, music, art and technology centres.
Pupils are divided among one of four houses: The Bishops House (yellow), Osmond House (blue), Benedict House (green), and College House (red). The houses compete against each other in athletic, cultural and academic competitions. College House is the holder of the Owen Sims Shield for the overall Interhouse competitions throughout the Preparatory and High School as well as the House Cup for the top house in the High School.
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