wˌɛn ðə bˈɪʃəp wˈɪljəm kˈɑːɹɾɚ wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz sˈɛkənd bˈɪʃəp ʌv pɹɪtˈoːɹiə nˈaɪntiːn mˈɪliən θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn, hiː fˈɜːvəntli əpˈoʊzd ðɪ ɐbsˈoːɹbɪŋ ʌv tʃˈɜːtʃ skˈuːlz baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɪt wʌz hɪz ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən ðæt sˈeɪvd ˌaʊɚ skˈuːl: hiː ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv sənt mˈɛɹi ðə vˈɜːdʒɪn fɹʌm wˈɔntɪdʒ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd tə tˈeɪk ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚ ænd ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɐksˈɛptᵻd.
When the Bishop William Carter was appointed as second Bishop of Pretoria (19031909), he fervently opposed the absorbing of church schools by the government, It was his inspiration that saved our school: he invited the Community of St Mary the Virgin from Wantage in England to take it over and the Community accepted.