Springvale House Preparatory School
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Mashonaland East Zimbabwe |
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| Type | Independent, preparatory, boarding and day school |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1985 |
| Oversight | Peterhouse Group of Schools |
| Headmaster | Graham Peebles |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 6 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 222 (2015) |
| Nickname | SVH |
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| Website | www |
Springvale House Preparatory School (commonly known as Springvale or Springvale House) is an independent, preparatory, boarding and day school in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe that was established in 1985. The school shares facilities with Peterhouse Girls' School on the Springvale Estate of approximately 1,200 acres (490 ha) with Gosho Park, a conservation area on the estate, being adjacent to the two schools. The majority of the pupil population are boarders while the remainder are day scholars.
Springvale House 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).
Springvale School was founded by Rev. Canon Robert Grinham and Maurice Carver, the founders of Ruzawi School, in 1952, as a second Anglican junior boys' school in Marondera. The school was born of the desire to cater for the large number of children on Ruzawi's waiting list which grew to 'epic proportions' in 1945. Canon Grinham fought against the proposal to expand Ruzawi's intake as he felt it would hurt the ethos of the school, thus pushing forward the idea of establishing another preparatory school. In 1949, the Ruzawi Board bought 1000 acres of land for £2 an acre from Jim Blake, the owner of Springvale Farm.
In 1950, Canon Grinham left the headship of Ruzawi School to undertake the new project. His first task was to raise funds for building the school and to assemble a Board of Governors. The board included the likes of the Rt Rev Edward Paget, Winston Field, Howard Smetham, Colonel Ralston and Maurice Carver, with the chairman being Sir Robert Hudson. At the first meeting, the Board was advised that the Registrar of Companies had formally registered "Springvale Ltd" on 2 March 1952. The company was set up under the Anglican Foundation and 100 shares were issued.
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