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The annual inter-house swimming gala was held on the 14th of January, and The Bishops emerged victorious as the winners of the first inter-house competition of 2022.

Our first College assembly of 2022 saw the induction of this year's prefects as well as the official welcoming of the Grade 8s into the College with the ceremonial banging of the school drum.

The 2022 school year got off to a great start on Wednesday 12th January, with every boy - new or returning - arriving with great excitement at what this school year may bring.

The 2022 House and Portfolio Heads were announced in an assembly held on Friday 5 November. The new leaders are taking charge for 2022 as well as the new Marist tradition of the house and school drums. The assembly also provided the opportunity for the formal introduction of the Marist Gold rose, a rose registered through Ludwig's Roses by the PTA as part of our 80th birthday celebrations. 

During the third term, the Grade 9s were given a Life Sciences project focusing on menstruation and period poverty called ‘Period poverty to period positivity’, which included the creation of a video or poster campaign aimed at normalising the conversation about mensuration, as well as running a sanitary product collection. 

The annual Inanda Hoops Classic Challenge basketball tournament took place from Thursday 21 October to Sunday 24 October. All teams played with great enthusiasm, and the event was filled with sportsmanship and excellence. Well done to everyone involved, and especially our St David's athletes who represented the school with pride and honour. 

On Friday 15 October, St David's began its journey into the new House system of eight houses, which will be fully implemented next year. Students were allocated into their new Houses, met their new House Directors and tutors, and received a House buff to begin to represent their Houses with pride.

The Heads of School for 2022 were announced on Thursday 14 October at the annual Speech Evening, Prizegiving, and Matric Valediction.