Kyle College
| Kyle College | |
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Kyle College Logo
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| Address | |
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Capota Road Masvingo Zimbabwe |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent, boarding and day school |
| Motto |
Veritas Vincit (Latin: Truth Conquers) |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headmaster | Cornelius Odendaal |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Pupils | 405 (2015) |
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| Feeder schools | Kyle Preparatory School |
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| Website | kylecollege |
Kyle College is an independent, co-educational, boarding and day school situated about 6 km from the centre of Masvingo on Capota Road on the Eastern side of the Shagashe river. It has views of the Ruvure, Nyuni and Nyanda hills to the South, and the Mangwandi granite dome in the North West.
Kyle College is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmaster is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).
The School is known for its Rugby. They have been co-opted into the Super 8 Rugby Schools.
Kyle College was founded in 1996 and the concept was formulated between Mr. D. Jansen and Dr. E. Layard at an informal meeting in February of the same year. There was very wide consultation on the idea of establishing an Independent secondary School for the Masvingo Region and meetings were held in the Lowveld and the Masvingo areas.The initial plan was to put money into Victoria High School where many of the prominent persons in Masvingo had received their education. The idea did not materialize because the then Victoria High Headmaster advised them that there was very little chance that the school (Victoria High) would change its policy of getting students with very good passes as was the case then. This simply meant that it was going to be very difficult for some children from Masvingo to get places at the school. Those who were behind the project were advised to start a private school instead of their initial plan of pouring resources into Victoria High. As a follow up to this, there was an undertaking to find out from the residents of Masvingo if the idea of a private school would be a feasible one.
The journey had already started and the two men were again not ready to part with their families at the time and wanted them to attend school locally. The dreamers were the Chair of the Board Mr. Donald Jansen and Dr. Eric Layard who in March of the same year held a public meeting of the prospective parents in the (D.R.C.) Dutch Reformed Church Hall. There was an overwhelming response from the public. At this meeting a Steering Committee was put into office. It was this committee that was transformed into the formally constituted Kyle College Board of Trustees. These were the Chairman Mr. D. Jansen, Dr. E.R. Layard, Dr. I.W.C. McGregor, G.W. Hill, P. Zographos, M.Addenbrook, S. Chireshe and Mrs. J. de Bruyn who would later on resign from the Board due to family commitments. The Board was formally constituted in June 1996 and the Trust was formed at the same time. It was this board that reported back to the parents that in their opinion the idea of the college was feasible. The Board worked towards a school for the 1998 scholastic year. In order to accommodate parents who needed 1997 Form One places, an Interim Form One was started at Kyle Preparatory School with the support of the Kyle Board. The Masvingo Community had shown their support for this project and aid was given in many ways. Winterton, Holmes and Hill would give their legal advice free of charge during this budding period for the school. The Preparatory School Board gave its advice from the beginning and would continue to do so up until the College was able to stand on its own.
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