About our school
A school built on Veritas — truth, faith, and a love of learning.
For over seventy years, Sancta Maria Junior School has shaped curious, compassionate young people in the Dominican tradition — from Grade R to Grade 7, in a community where every child is known by name.
Seventy years of quiet courage in education.
Sancta Maria was founded in 1954 by the Cabra Dominican Sisters — an independent Catholic school grounded in a tradition that stretches back over eight hundred years.
We were one of the first schools in South Africa to enrol children of colour during the apartheid years, and the first in our area to open its doors to all races. That spirit — the courage to do what is right, quietly and consistently — still guides who we are today.
Once a senior school as well, our final matric class graduated in 1975. Today we focus our energy where it matters most: laying a strong, joyful foundation for children from Grade R to Grade 7.
A timeline of firsts.
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1954
Founded by the Cabra Dominican Sisters as a Catholic school in the Vaal.
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Apartheid era
Among the first schools in SA to enrol children of colour — and the first in our area to admit all races.
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1988
Leadership transitions from Sister principals to lay leadership, while the Dominican ethos endures.
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Today
A focused Grade R–7 junior school where every child is known, challenged, and cared for.
Mission, Vision & Charism.
Three statements that shape every classroom, assembly, and conversation at Sancta Maria.
Christian values, in a trusting community.
A Dominican co-educational Catholic Pre-Primary and Primary School that strives to inculcate Christian values within a trusting environment.
A love of learning, an enthusiasm for truth.
Forward-looking education of the highest quality — building love of learning, enthusiasm for truth, love for others, and respect for diverse cultures and religions.
A Dominican, Catholic spirit.
A Christian, Catholic attitude towards education — built on truth, unity, self-discipline, tolerance, understanding and compassion.
Six words. A whole way of being.
"Truth that is sought, contemplated, and lived — generously shared with the world."
The best way to know us is to walk our corridors.
Book a personal tour with our admissions team. Meet the Head, see a class in session, and ask anything that matters to your family.
- Phone
- 016 933 4791
- admin@sanctamaria.co.za
- info@sanctamaria.co.za
- Office hours
- Mon – Fri · 07h30 – 15h30