St David's Marist Inanda Foundation

The Foundation was established in 2006 as St David's Marist Inanda's philanthropic and fundraising trust. The Foundation's main programmes aim to exponentially increase access to a quality St David's education both on the main St David's Marist Inanda campus through full bursaries for underprivileged boys (including boarding, uniforms and educational supplies), and on the St David's Marist Alexandra campus (established 2023), for young high school scholars primarily from and in Alexandra, to assist them and their families to break the cycle of poverty, unemployment, and poor education opportunities. The Foundation's mission is to ensure that an absence of means i... read more The Foundation was established in 2006 as St David's Marist Inanda's philanthropic and fundraising trust. The Foundation's main programmes aim to exponentially increase access to a quality St David's education both on the main St David's Marist Inanda campus through full bursaries for underprivileged boys (including boarding, uniforms and educational supplies), and on the St David's Marist Alexandra campus (established 2023), for young high school scholars primarily from and in Alexandra, to assist them and their families to break the cycle of poverty, unemployment, and poor education opportunities. The Foundation's mission is to ensure that an absence of means is no obstacle to a talented financially underprivileged boy receiving a quality St David's Marist Inanda education, and to exponentially increase access to a quality St David's education through the St David's Marist Inanda Alexandra satellite campus. The Foundation's aim is to contribute to fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goal 4 - of access to Quality Education. St David's is a specialist in boys' education and this is vital given growing evidence of a boy crisis in education. A March 2024 Financial Mail report, Lost Boys - inside South Africa's new education crisis, highlights that girls are pulling ahead of boys in all subjects and grades. In 2023, 72 765 more girls than boys passed the National Senior Certificate. The report warns South Africa must urgently address this looming crisis. St David's Marist Inanda Alexandra directly responds by supporting boys in one of South Africa's most disadvantaged communities, ensuring they are not left behind.