Mondeor


Mondeor is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Mondeor is the location of Southgate Shopping Centre. Mondeor was known as the Jewel of the South. It is set amongst rolling hills, away from the sight and sound of the city, yet only 15 minutes drive from the Johannesburg city centre.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Ormonde. It was established on 19 May 1958, and its name is possibly an anagram of the old farms name.

Parks and greenspace

Parts of the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve are in Mondeor. Mondeor is interesting from a geological point of view; the hills lying on the northern side of Mondeor are of sandstone and those on the south are igneous.

Education

Mondeor has four schools; Mondeor Primary, Dalmondeor, Mondeor High School and Hartford College. Mondeor Primary School opened in 1953. The initial school building was a converted log cabin at the site of the current tennis club. The school moved to its current location in 1955.
Mondeor High School opened in 1974. At the time there were on 3 class years. An additional standard was added each year thereafter until the first Matriculation class in 1976. The first principal was Mr Russel Kitto.

Popular culture

Parts of the novel Happiness is a Four-letter Word, by Cynthia Jele, is set in Mondeor.

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