Phone
+27 33 386 8304Address
77 New England Road,Connect and Catch Up
The Old Girls’ Association came into being in December 1930, when a class of Matric girls decided that they wanted some social link after leaving school.
Elizabeth McDougall became the first Chairlady and Myrle Simkins the first Secretary and together they held the first AGM in the school library on May 10th, 1931.
Today the Old Girls’ Association at St John’s D.S.G. has well over 1,500 active members! Mrs Lucy Kewley (nee Pilcher – Class of 1994) heads up the Old Girls’ Association.
As a school, we are very proud of our Old Girls and consider them to be one of our greatest assets. We are proud of the mark they have made in the business, society and home front and know that even today they still embrace the school’s motto of Laborare Est Orare, which means ‘to work is to pray’, in all that they have achieved.
Please keep us updated with your news, from getting married and having a baby to becoming the first person on Mars – we want to know. You can send us your news, or even an old school friend’s news. We encourage our Old Girls to visit the school at any time, even if you are back from abroad for a short period of time, we love visitors.
If you would like to check that we have your details on record, please email Jane Cole-Edwardes on oldgirls@stjohnsdsg.com. You can also contact us via our Old Girls’ Facebook and Instagram pages. We look forward to hearing from you.
Take Heart
Old Girls’ Newsletter
The St John’s D.S.G. Old Girls’ Association produces a biannual newsletter titled “Take Heart.” To view, click on the image or the button to download the PDF file. Enjoy the read!
77 New England Road, Scottsville,
Pietermaritzburg, KZN,
South Africa
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+27 33 386 1500
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