St Albert's High School
| Saint Alberts High School - Centenary, Zimbabwe | |
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Centenary, Mashonaland Central Zimbabwe |
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| Coordinates | 16°29′S 31°17′E / 16.483°S 31.283°ECoordinates: 16°29′S 31°17′E / 16.483°S 31.283°E |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1970s |
| Authority | Diocese of Chinhoyi |
| Head of school | Fr. Vitalis Murombedzi |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 12 to 19 subject to how early or late a student will have started school |
| Average class size | 36 |
| Language | Multi lingual |
| Houses | Saint Martins,Saint Augustine,Miguel,Silveria |
| School colour(s) | Maroon |
| Sports | The school made notable achievements in volleyball between 1999 and 2001. The school made a notable contribution to the community between 2004-2006 through the Interact club and managed to buy a primary school amputee prosthetic legs.The school also made notable achievements in debate and public speaking competitions between 2006 and 2008 |
Saint Alberts High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic Church mission high school that also provides boarding for students. It is situated in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe, on the escarpment overlooking the Zambezi Valley in northern Zimbabwe near the Mozambique border. It is above this escarpment which is also popularly known as the Mavhuradonha Mountain range. The Valley below is also known as Dande. St. Alberts is located in a pristine area between Mt Darwin and Centenary, in a region of temperate weather.
The school was founded in the 1970s by the Jesuit society of the Roman Catholic Church. In July 1973, Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) cadres captured 292 pupils and staff from the school and force-marched them north towards Mozambique, where the ZANLA bases were. The march was intercepted by the Rhodesian Security Forces before it crossed the border and all but eight of the children and staff were recovered. The school is presently managed by Father Superior Rongai Chasarira, under the Diocese of Chinhoyi. Other priests who have been at this school include Father Mcabe, Father Chitimbe, Father Banda, Father Nigel Johnson, Father Osker Wermter, Father Christian, Father Murombedzi and Father Chasarira.
The school was closed in the late 1970s at the height of the liberation struggle. It had become a haven for the recruitment of freedom fighters.
In 1981, the school was reopened with around 120 students in Form One. The first head-boy in this group was Tapela Juma. He was replaced by Oversee Nyamuchanja. Other headboys who came in were scientist Muchenje, C lever Kabote who did not last long as a headboy as he was removed because he protected some students who were accused of smoking ganja in the hostels. In his place came in Sibarashe Musonza. All these headboys were for the first stream. Headgirls for this stream included Grace, Alice Tumbare, Memory Jonga and deputy Elizabeth Jackson. For the 1982 stream the headboy was Felix Mapfiro and his deputy was Nick Andrews. The headgirl was Barbra Muradzi. Other headboys and headgirls included Lydia Kudziyamira, Agatha Jimu, Lawrence, Christopher Murenga. Its first headmaster after the war was Celestine Mtandadzi (died 28 July 2007). His deputy was Cannan Chabayanzara (died 2003). Initially, the school had a total of four teachers. The school grew with each passing year; by 1984, it had forms one to four. The school added buildings to accommodate the increased class size.
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