St. John's College (Harare)
| St. John's College | |
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The Emblem of St. John's College
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179 Fisher Avenue, Rolf Valley, Borrowdale Harare Zimbabwe |
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| Coordinates | 17°45′52″S 31°06′47″E / 17.7645°S 31.1130°ECoordinates: 17°45′52″S 31°06′47″E / 17.7645°S 31.1130°E |
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| Type | Independent, day high school |
| Motto |
Dominus Pastor (Latin: The Lord Is Our Shepherd) |
| Established | 22 January 1986 |
| Oversight | St John's Educational Trust |
| Chairman | Charles N. Msipa |
| Headmaster | William J. Annandale |
| Forms | 1-4, Sixth Form |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 12 to 18 |
| Pupils | 564 (2015) |
| Colour(s) | Green and White |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Publication | The Ram |
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| Feeder schools | St. John's Preparatory School |
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| Alumni | Old Johannians |
| Website | www |
St. John's College is an independent, day high school for boys aged 12–18 in Borrowdale, a suburb in Harare, Zimbabwe. The school, established in 1986, is owned and governed by the St John's Educational Trust.
St John's College was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.
St John's College is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC). The Headmaster is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).
Brian Igoe, a parent and Governor of St. John's Preparatory School, first raised the idea of another private secondary school in the mid-1970s. It could not be pursued due to constraints arising from the prevailing struggle for independence. In 1981, Scot Honey and David Ellman-Brown revived the proposal. There was an overwhelming positive response and by February 1982 the first informal discussions took place with the Ministry of Education. Scot Honey was appointed Chairman of a sub committee charged with overseeing the development of the proposed college. Colin Broadbent, Anthony de la Rue, Stuart Perry and David Zamchiya came on board and set about finding a suitable site. A location informally referred to as the 'maize patch' was preferable but it had been zoned out as a government primary school. The permission for the re-zoning of the land was granted and a donation of land was made by a local firm. By January 1983, a formal application to establish the college was made to the Ministry of Education. David Zamchiya played a crucial role in sensitive discussions, affirming Government's policy on racial equality and social justice.
On 1 February 1985 David Vincent, chairman of the Board of Governors received the go-ahead to establish the college from the Ministry of Education. The architects, Adams, Jackson and Moore produced plans for municipal approval; Ted Sharples was recruited as headmaster and fund raising was initiated in April 1985. Tony Knight was appointed chair of the fund raising committee, which also consisted of Barney Barnard, Brian Grubb, Scot Honey, Les Johns, Douglas Kadenhe, Gibb Lanpher, Ted Sharples, Tom Taylor, David Vincent and David Zamchiya. The architect's sketch of the school depicted a trim double storey building with facilities for classes up to Form IV level with intake being limited to 11 students in Form I. New forms would be added each year up to Advanced Level classes in 1990.
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