Covid-19 information

We would like to reassure our learners, parents and staff that all precautions have been taken, and that the school is doing everything in its power to combat the COVID-19 virus. Please wear your mask when you visit the school and please keep your social distance at all times. If you would like to discuss this matter, please contact the school office. Safety is a priority for us.

• For more information about COVID-19 please click here.

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Welcome

2007 was a special year for HOLY CROSS in Aliwal North, South Africa

This called for a deep, thorough reflection on the whole existence of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, especially on our Continent. 

Here you are invited to walk this journey with us... 

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Accreditation by UMALUSI

On 13 April 2013 we received our “Accreditation Certificate” by UMALUSI as the only independent School in the Eastern Cape so far.

Read more...

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See Conquesta 2016 Top 20 Awards Information...

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Latest news:

• School re-open for Grade 7's of 2020.

Our school has been deep cleaned and the whole school was disinfected by Rentokil Initial Bloemfontein.
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We have masks for all Learners, Teachers & Staff.
We have 3 Quarantine Areas for Intermediate/Senior Phase, Foundation Phase and Teachers.

• We have Sanitisers for all areas.
• We have put the required distancing for desks in Grade 7.
• The Teachers are working on the New Curriculum.
  
  

God bless and protect all our school!

~ Sr Bridget Cronin (Principal).

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Holy Cross Primary School & Convent Aliwal North celebrate
                                                                       
​“175 Years of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy

On 14th September, the “Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross”, Holy Cross Sisters all over the world (on 4 Continents) celebrated this Feast. We in Aliwal North blessed and opened a “Rosary Garden” on our School Grounds. The Rosary is a Catholic Prayer and it is seen as a devotion to our “Mother Mary”.
Holy Cross Primary School wanted to celebrate our “175 years” of the existence of the Congregation in a special way: The inspiration for the “Rosary Garden” came from our Art Teacher Mrs Anna de Wet. She made a sketch and both Staff and Sisters gave their input.  

Mr & Mrs Naude, parents of Anna de Wet, worked full time to transform the Garden. Mr Naude donated the “Water Feature” which is stunning. Mrs Snyman brought all the stones and sculptures. Mrs de Wet and Sr Bede worked for many hours in the Art Room decorating the stones in Mosaic fashion; they were works of art. I never envisaged that our “Rosary Garden” would be so beautiful.
We had a lovely service to bless our Garden. Bishop Joseph blessed it and he was delighted with the outcome.
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Mr JD. Naude and Sr Elizabeth added to the Service with lovely singing and guitar.
I hope our “Rosary Garden” will bring many blessings on us all and draw us closer to Mother Mary. We know she will protect us all in this time of “Covid 19”.
God bless and reward all who worked to make this Garden possible.
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~Sr Bridget Cronin (Principal).

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Children singing during the Blessing