Mondeor is a suburb of

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. It is located in Region F of the

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. Known as the Jewel of the South, Mondeor is set amongst hills outside the urban Johannesburg area but is only a 15-minute drive from the city centre.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old

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farm called Ormonde. It was established in 1958 and its name is an

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of the old name of the farm.

Parks and green space

Parts of the

Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve consisting of veld and koppies (hills) run by the Johannesburg City Parks. It is located south of Johannesburg, in an area of . Home to many species of flora and bird life, it is also home to ...

are in Mondeor. The hills lying on the northern side of Mondeor are of

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, and those on the south are

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Education

Mondeor currently has four schools: Mondeor Primary, Dalmondeor, Mondeor High School, and Hartford College. Mondeor Primary School first opened in 1953. The initial school building was one converted

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at the site of the current

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club. The school moved to its current location in 1955. Mondeor High School opened in 1974. At the time there were three class years, standards 6, 7 and 8. An additional standard was added each year thereafter until the first class of

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in 1976.

Popular culture

Parts of the 2010 novel ''Happiness is a Four-Letter Word'' (2010) are set in Mondeor.

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* * * * * * * * Johannesburg Region F {{Johannesburg-stub