Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo

Dominican Convent Primary School
Address
116 Lobengula Street Bulawayo Zimbabwe
Information
Type	Independent, preparatory school
Motto	Veritas (Latin: Truth)
Denomination	Catholic
Opened	28 October 1895 (1895-10-28)
Founder	Dominican Sisters
Headmistress	Sister Tsitsidzashe Chikwani OP
Grades	1 to 7
Gender	Girls
Pupils	497 (2015)^[1]
Campus type	Urban
Houses	4
Song	Dominican School Song
Tuition	US$700.00 per term^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Feeder to	Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo
Affiliations	ATS CHISZ
Website	conventprimarybyo.com
↑ The academic year has 3 terms.^[1]

Dominican Convent Primary School (also known as Convent or DC) is a Catholic, independent, preparatory, day school for girls in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The school was founded in 1895 by the Dominican Sisters, laying it's claim to being the oldest school in Bulawayo and in Zimbabwe.^[1]^[2] Initially co-educational, the institution become a girls' school in the 1950s, when St. Thomas Aquinas Primary School was opened to cater for the boys.^[2]

Dominican Convent Primary School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmistress is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).^[3]

Academics

The following subjects are offered at Dominican Convent Primary School: Agriculture, Art, English Language, General Paper, Information and Communication Technology, Mathematics and Ndebele Language.^[4]

The Grade Seven pupils sit ZIMSEC examinations in English, General Paper, Mathematics and Ndebele, thus ending their primary education.^[4]

Sports

Several sporting disciplines are on offer at the school.^[5] These are: athletics, basketball, football, hockey, netball, swimming and tennis.^[5]

Houses

There are four houses at Dominican Convent Primary School, namely Saint Dominic, Saint Francis, Saint Joan and Saint Theresa.^[5]^[6]

The following table shows the list of houses and their colours:

Dominican Convent Houses^[6]
Houses	Colour
St. Dominic	Green
St. Francis	Blue
St. Joan	Red
St. Theresa	Yellow

Clubs

Pupils take part in the following extra-curricular activities offered by the following clubs:

Dance
Drama
Knitting and Sewing
Majorettes
Torch Bearers
Wildlife

^[7]

References

1 2 3 "ATS CHISZ DOMINICAN CONVENT PRIMARY SCHOOL » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
1 2 "History | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
↑ "ATS CHISZ Primary » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
1 2 "Academics | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
1 2 3 "Sports | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
1 2 "Houses | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
↑ "Clubs | Dominican Convent Primary School". Dominican Convent Primary School. Dominican Convent Primary School. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

External links

Dominican Convent Primary School Official website
Dominican Convent Primary School Profile on the ATS website

Association of Trust Schools

Primary schools	Ariel School Barwick School Bishopslea Preparatory School Bryden Country School Carmel Primary School Centenary Primary School Chisipite Junior School Coalfields Primary School Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo Eaglesvale Preparatory School Gateway Primary School (Zimbabwe) Goldridge Primary School Hartmann House Preparatory School Hellenic Primary School Highveld Primary School Hippo Valley Estates Primary School Hillcrest Preparatory School Kyle Preparatory School Lendy Park School Lilfordia School Lomagundi College Primary School Lusitania Primary School Masiyephambili Junior School Midlands Christian School Mubeena Ebrahim Primary School Murray MacDougall Primary School Mutarazi Junior School Mvurachena Primary School Petra Primary School Portland Primary School Riverside Stimulation Centre Ruzawi School Rydings School St. John's Preparatory School (Harare) St. Thomas Aquinas Primary School Sharon School Springvale House Twin Rivers Primary School Tynwald Primary School Victoria Falls Primary School Westridge Primary School Whitestone School

Secondary schools	Arundel School Chisipite Senior School Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo Eaglesvale High School Falcon College Gateway High School (Zimbabwe) Girls' College Goldridge College Hellenic Academy Hillcrest College Kyle College Lomagundi College Masiyephambili College Midlands Christian College Peterhouse Boys' School Peterhouse Girls' School Petra High School St. Christopher's School, Harare St. George's College, Harare St. John's College (Harare) South Eastern College Watershed College Westridge High School

Defunct schools	Eagle School St. Peter's Diocesan School

Private schools in Zimbabwe

The schools are categorised by province then education type.

Bulawayo

Primary	Carmel Primary School Centenary Primary School Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo Masiyephambili Junior School Petra Primary School Rhodes Estate Preparatory School Riverside Stimulation Centre St. Thomas Aquinas Primary School Whitestone School

Secondary	Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo Girls' College Masiyephambili College Petra High School

Harare

Primary	Bishopslea Preparatory School Chisipite Junior School Dominican Convent Primary School Eaglesvale Preparatory School Gateway Primary School (Zimbabwe) Groupe Scolaire Jean de La Fontaine Harare International School The Heritage School, Zimbabwe Hartmann House Preparatory School Hellenic Primary School Lusitania Primary School Maranatha Junior School Mubeena Ebrahim Primary School Sharon School St. John's Preparatory School Twin Rivers Primary School Tynwald Primary School Westridge Primary School

Secondary	Arundel School Chisipite Senior School Dominican Convent High School Eaglesvale High School Gateway High School (Zimbabwe) Groupe Scolaire Jean de La Fontaine Harare International School Hellenic Academy The Heritage School, Zimbabwe High Achievers Coach Educational Center Maranatha Christian High School (Zimbabwe) St. Christopher's School, Harare St George's College, Harare St. John's College St. John's High School (Harare) Tynwald High School Westridge High School

Manicaland

Primary	Highveld Primary School Hillcrest Preparatory School Mutarazi Junior School Mvurachena Primary School

Secondary	Hillcrest College Knowstics Academy Milestone College Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers St. Faith's School, Rusape

Mashonaland Central

Primary	Barwick School

Secondary	Mazowe Boys High School

Mashonaland East

Primary	Ariel School Bernard Mizeki Primary School Lendy Park School Ruzawi School Springvale House

Secondary	Bernard Mizeki College Goromonzi High School Peterhouse Boys' School Peterhouse Girls' School St Dominic's Chishawasha St. Ignatius College (Zimbabwe) Watershed College

Mashonaland West

Primary	Bryden Country School Cornway Junior College Lilfordia School Lomagundi College Primary School Martindale Catholic School Rydings School

Secondary	Cornway Senior College Kutama College Lomagundi College Rydings College

Masvingo

Primary	Hippo Valley Estates Primary School Kyle Preparatory School Murray MacDougall Primary School Riverton Primary School

Secondary	Kyle College Riverton Academy South Eastern College

Matabeleland North

Primary	Coalfields Primary School Victoria Falls Primary School

Secondary	Inyathi High School Marist Brothers Secondary School, Dete

Matabeleland South

Secondary	Falcon College

Midlands

Primary	Goldridge Preparatory School Midlands Christian School

Secondary	Goldridge College Midlands Christian College

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