# St Mary's School, Waverley

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**St Mary's School**, **Waverly** is a [private](/source/Independent_school) English medium, [Anglican](/source/Anglican) and [boarding school](/source/Boarding_school) for girls. It is situated in the suburb of [Waverley](/source/Waverley,_Johannesburg) in Johannesburg in the [Gauteng](/source/Gauteng) province of South Africa, it is one of the top and most academic schools in Gauteng.[citation needed]

Established in 1888, it is the oldest school in Johannesburg.[1][2] It was founded by the Anglican clergyman the Rev. [John T. Darragh](/source/John_T._Darragh), who also founded its brother school [St John's College, Johannesburg](/source/St_John's_College,_Johannesburg) in [Houghton](/source/Houghton_Estate) ten years later in 1898. [citation needed]

St Mary's School writes the [Independent Examinations Board](/source/Independent_Examinations_Board) exams.

As of December 2023, the headmistress at St Mary's was Deanne King.[2] In January 2025, the school introduced a no-cellphone policy during school hours.[3]

## Alumnae and Old Girls

See also:

- [Cindy Brown](/source/Cindy_Brown_(field_hockey)) (hockey)
- [Lisa-Marie Deetlefs](/source/Lisa-Marie_Deetlefs) (hockey)
- [Lilian du Plessis](/source/Lilian_du_Plessis) (hockey)
- [Natalie Grainger](/source/Natalie_Grainger) (squash)
- [Claire Nitch](/source/Claire_Nitch) (squash)
- [Lize-Mari Retief](/source/Lize-Mari_Retief) (swimming)
- [Ashley Callie](/source/Ashley_Callie)
- [Prue Leith](/source/Prue_Leith)
- [Lerato Mbele](/source/Lerato_Mbele)
- [Mogau Motlhatswi](/source/Mogau_Motlhatswi)
- [Carolyn Slaughter](/source/Carolyn_Slaughter)
- [Jane Dutton](/source/Jane_Dutton)
- [Helen Zille](/source/Helen_Zille)
- [Alison Lewis](/source/Alison_Lewis)
- [Shelley Russell](/source/Shelley_Russell)
- [Hannah Pearce](/source/Hannah_Pearce)

## See also

- [List of boarding schools](/source/List_of_boarding_schools)

## References

1. ["Love, Community, Integrity"](https://www.stmarysschool.co.za/). *St. Mary's School, Waverly*. Retrieved 2025-05-21.

1. Matlhare, Asanda (27 December 2023). ["St Mary’s School Waverly’s headmistress looks forward to 2024"](https://www.citizen.co.za/rosebank-killarney-gazette/news-headlines/2023/12/27/st-marys-school-waverlys-headmistress-looks-forward-to-2024/). *Rosebank Killarney Gazette*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231228014026/https://www.citizen.co.za/rosebank-killarney-gazette/news-headlines/2023/12/27/st-marys-school-waverlys-headmistress-looks-forward-to-2024/) 2023-12-28 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Mashamaite, Modiege (21 January 2025). ["St Mary's School Waverley introduces no cellphone policy during school hours"](https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2025-01-21-st-marys-school-waverley-introduces-no-cellphone-policy-during-school-hours/). *Sowetan Live*. Retrieved 2025-05-21.

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