 Earlier on, in 1967, Donat became the first Mauritian Warden of Saint Andrew's School, the only Anglican secondary school of the country.He had been a pupil of the school from 1948 to 1954 and also a member of the teaching staff of the school since 1961.Donat was educated at Ramjas College, the University of Delhi in India, and Nashotah House, Wisconsin, USA, and ordained in 1964.