St. George's College, Harare
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The St George's College Grant of Arms (Crest)
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3 Borrowdale Road, Borrowdale Harare Zimbabwe |
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| Coordinates | 17°48′05″S 31°03′31″E / 17.801507°S 31.058498°ECoordinates: 17°48′05″S 31°03′31″E / 17.801507°S 31.058498°E |
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| Type | Private, day and boarding school |
| Motto |
Ex Fide Fiducia (Latin: From Faith Comes Confidence) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Established | 1896 |
| Founder | Marc Barthélemy |
| Sister school | Dominican Convent High School |
| Rector | Joe Arimoso |
| Headmaster | GK Atkinson |
| Gender | Male |
| Pupils | 765 (2015) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colour(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | The Dragon |
| Publication | The Chronicle |
| Newspaper | Saints' Weekly |
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| Feeder schools | Hartmann House Preparatory School |
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| Postal address | P. Bag 7727, Causeway Harare Zimbabwe |
| Website | www |
 St George's College, Harare, Zimbabwe |
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St George's College, is a private Catholic boys high school in Harare, Zimbabwe. The school, colloquially referred to as Saints or George's, is located in Alexandra Park, a Harare suburb. The land was donated to the Jesuits. This led to the relocation of the school site from Bulawayo to Harare, the foundation of St George's College. On the same site, a preparatory primary school was established, called Hartmann House (HH). This site is next to the official Zimbabwe State House, and the official president's house called Zimbabwe House. The school motto is Ex Fide Fiducia, a Latin phrase meaning "From Faith Comes Confidence".
In the past, St Michael's Preparatory School (Grades 1–3) in Borrowdale would often start a pupil's journey to St George's. Boys would attend Grades 1-3 before joining Hartmann House, where they would complete their Grades 4–7. However, at the beginning of 2017, with the introduction of Grades 1-3 at Hartmann House following its extension, the case has changed. It is, however, not a prerequisite to have studied at Hartmann House upon entering St George's College.
St George's College was ranked 5th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon the calibre of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility. St George's College was also ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.
St George's College is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS). The current Headmaster, Mr Kevin Atkinson, is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ) and an international member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).
St George's College was founded in 1896 by a French Jesuit, Fr. Marc Barthélemy, SJ, who opened the doors to a small corrugated-iron, two-windowed hut to admit the first six pupils to Bulawayo Boys' School in Bulawayo, the second largest city in Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia). In 1898, a permanent building was erected, and in December of that year, at the first prize-giving ceremony, the school assumed the title St George's Boys' Public School. In 1899, Fr. Francis Johanny, SJ joined the staff and set up the Cadet Corps. Three years later, Fr. Thomas Gardner, SJ, the first English Jesuit arrived. In the same year, in 1902, the first Rhodes' Scholarships were awarded in Southern Rhodesia, and they went to the St George's scholars: Albert Bisset and Woodford Gilbert. In 1912, the first permanent buildings were completed and opened by Earl Grey.
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