Marist Brothers Dete
| Marist Brothers Secondary School, Dete | |
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| Location | |
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Dete Zimbabwe |
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| Information | |
| Type | Catholic Co-ed (mixed) Secondary |
| Motto | Scientia et Virtus |
| Established | 1972 |
| Founder | Marist Brothers |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic, Marist Brothers |
| Website | www.mosadete.org |
Coordinates: 18°34′02″S 26°50′37″E / 18.567209°S 26.843735°E
Marist Brothers Secondary School (MBSS), otherwise referred to as 'Marist Dete' is an elite co-educational (mixed) boarding secondary school located in Dete, in the Hwange district of Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland North Province. The school was established in 1972 and is part of the international family of Marist schools run by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic society founded in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat in France.
The Marist Brothers Secondary School in Dete provides classes from Form 1 to Form 4. Most of the students come from the Hwange district (Dete, Hwange, Victoria Falls, etc.) and Bulawayo. Due to its high profile and excellent reputation, MBSS also attracts students from further afield, including the Midlands, Matebeleland and Masvingo provinces of Zimbabwe.
Marist Brothers Secondary School Dete was opened in 1972, as a transfer from St. Mary’s Secondary School in Lukosi, Hwange. St Mary’s Secondary School had been an old Catholic School run by the priests of the Hwange Diocese.
The Marist Brothers Secondary School in Dete has classes from Form 1 to Form 4. Academic subjects studied include English Language, English Literature, Ndebele, Mathematics, Geography, Science, Biology, and Bible Knowledge. The school also offers practical subjects including Metalwork, Bicycle Mechanics, Motor Mechanics, Woodwork (Carpentry), Needlework, and Cookery (Food and Nutrition). Typically, every student will produce and take home several pieces of furniture or clothing that they will have produced during the year, for their personal of family use.
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