St Joseph's College, Kgale
St. Joseph's College is a government-aided Catholic school in Gaborone, Botswana. The school was founded in 1928 by the Catholic Church to form and inform Batswana children. A government-aided mission school, it is financed by the government of Botswana and owned and managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone. The college follows the national curriculum as outlined by the Botswana Ministry of Education and Skills Development and at the end of their academic programme, students sit for the Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) terminal examination. The school has been  the leading government senior school in the country, academically, for a number of years and is a school well known for the disciplined behaviour of its students. It was successful in the 2015 national examinations, as 51.29 percent of its students managed to attain five credits or better making it the only government senior school to exceed a percentage of 40 in that year. Motto. The school's motto is "Per Aspera Ad Astra". "Ad astra" is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars" and "per aspera" is also a Latin phrase meaning "through difficulties" or "through hardships". St Joseph 's Mission Clinic. St. Joseph's College has its own personal clinic for students where they can be attended to by qualified clinic personnel. The clinic also gives assistance to members of the public who are aware of its existence without denial. Most workers of the clinic are nuns trained as nurses and qualified medical practitioners. School identity. Colour(s). Royal blue, Sky blue & Grey