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| St Peters Diocesan School was established in 1911 under the influence of the Community of the Ressurection, Grahamstown South Africa. The School ran under various leaderships untill 1977. This book gives a historic profile of the school, from inception to the time it closed, a huge number of the chronicles are in the words of the former students and staff. | |
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List of all Headmistresses. List of all Headgirls Excerpts letters of Mother Superior . Excerpts of Old Girl Files Excerpts of Old Girl Files Old Girl Association files First hand student accounts of SPUDS experiences First hand Staff accounts of SPUDS experiences Extensive Photo gallery from 1919 - 1976
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This book is of value to anyone who went to St Peters Diocesan school, who wants to get an insight into the life and experiences of a then Rhodesian school, who is a historian and many more people. Allow me to give you an extract from the that establishes the foundations of the school, this reads as follows:
"........The foundation of the School is directly due to the Reverend Mother Florence as a result of a request from the Bishop of Central Africa for an extension of their work in Zimbabwe {formerly Rhodesia}. After much earnest prayer two sisters were sent to Bulawayo in May, 1911, to prospect, and they were joined in the following month by two teachers, Sister Ethel and Sister Christian. The aim was to found a church school for European girls (St. Peter's Diocesan School) and an orphanage for European children (St. Gabriel's). The advance guard lived in the Bishop's Palace, a three-roomed wood-and-iron building. The original "palace" of one room was the gift of Cecil John Rhodes...... "
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The Fletcher House |
Administration Building |
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This book covers some of the following areas of interest:
- Bulawayo historic background
- Bishops Dozen
- The early years of St Peters - foundation years
- St Peter's 1917 to 1977 - the journey from 1917 to 1977
- Eye Witness Accounts { from former students and staff}
- Birth of Gymnastics at Spuds
- Letters from Mother Superior
- Headmistresses and Head girls
- Miss A E Swart – {1967~1971}
- Old Girls Association
- Old Girl Association Member Eye Witness Account
- Old Girl News Files
- St Peters Parents Association
- St Peters in the newspapers
- Photo Gallery : School Staff, Students, Sports, Buildings and Extra Curriculum Activities
- Student Literary Works - extracts of literature works done by the students.
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