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DOMINICAN CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL, BULAWAYO

 The School was founded by the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1895 to serve the children of Zimbabwe. It is the oldest school in Bulawayo. It is a private Catholic school for girls. Dominican Convent High School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmistress is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).

 

Vision Statement:

To be a leading multi-cultural Christian high school offering a globally competitive and first-class holistic education.

 

Mission Statement:

We strive to educate and guide our pupils towards the development of their whole being, the realisation of their full potential and ability to care for and preserve their environment.

 

Core Values:

• Truth
• Equality
• Excellence
• Humility
• Punctuality
• Respect for all forms of life
• Responsibility
• Integrity
• Compassion
• Passion
• Tolerance

Dominican Convent decided to take part in the quiz competition because we encourage our girls to take part in extra curricula activities. Dominican Convent has a quiz club and taking part in this competition will encourage other girls to join the club. This gives them a chance to interact with students from other schools and it will enhance their confidence.

Buying stocks and investing is the talk in the economic world. Participating in this competition will educate our girls on the current trend in the economic sector. They in turn will educate others. It is from this background that Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo is looking forward to participate in this quiz competition.

 

ST ANNES GOTO HIGH SCHOOL

 Located 32 kilometres from Wedza Growth Point along the Harare – Murambinda Highway. Saint Anne’s Goto is one of the most outstanding institutions when it comes to showing off learners talents. We believe in winning and as quiz giants we are ready to grab the prize on that day, the 14th October 2022.

 

MUTAMBARA HIGH SCHOOL

 The school is a U.M.C mission school located in Chimanimani District 85km from Mutare (Manicaland Province). Our curriculum consists of Arts, Commercials, and sciences. Our Mission is to provide quality and relevant education to all pupils. Our vision is to produce quality results at all levels as well as producing God fearing and loving citizens. Mutambara High School aims to claim higher ground spiritually, physically, and morally. We are guided by the following denominational values:

• Doing no harm
• Doing good
• Staying in love with God, following his commands as espoused in the Holy Bible
• Experiential Christian life- living life that is guided by the Holy Bible.

Over and above: Commitment, Integrity, Teamwork and Transparency. In terms of co-curriculum activities, we offer soccer, basketball, handball, netball volleyball and various other disciplines.

 

NYADIRE HIGH SCHOOL

The school is a United Methodist Church run boarding school situated in Mutoko district, Mashonaland East. The school was founded in 1977 by the United Methodist Men (Vabvuwi) to cater for pupils with a technical bias who could not be absorbed into the mainstream school system of the pre-independence era. Thus, the school began its operations as a technical Boys Secondary school. However, by 1981 the school had begun transforming itself into a co-educational institution when it enrolled its first Girls, but only as day scholars. The school offers a relevant value centered curriculum to O and A Level classes which is anchored on Christian teaching. Our thrust is to serve the world by creating morally sound products with limitless potential to transform themselves and their communities.

 

 ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S KUTAMA COLLEGE

 Founded in 1914, St Francis Xavier’s Kutama College is a Catholic Boys College located 84 km from Harare along Norton / Murombedzi Robert Mugabe Road under the Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi. The school offers a diverse educational curriculum from form 1 up to 6. Each form has 4 classes with an average 42 students per class and a total of 867 Boys. St Francis Xavier’s Kutama College migrates to a Private Mission School with effect from 1 January 2023. The College educates and makes Jesus Christ known to young people.

MISSION STATEMENT – To provide a service which is truly civic and apostolic. To achieve this, the Marist school, in partnership with parents, aims at:

 

• INCULCATING CHRISTIAN VALUES of humanity, simplicity, diligence, obedience, selflessness, service, justice, forgiveness, and tolerance.

 

• NURTURING FAMILY SPIRIT THROUGH the inspiration of St. Marcellin Champagnat, love, respect, caring, concern, inter-dependence, belonging, togetherness, acceptance.

 

• PROVIDING A RELEVANT CURRICULUM which responds to the social, economic and technological challenges in today’s life; caters for the student’s varying intellectual abilities and
develops an inquiring mind.

Our Motto – Esse Quam Videri – To be rather than to seem

Dominican Convent High School Harare won the Pool B Capital Markets High Schools Quiz Competition held on 30th September 2022 in Harare. Other Schools that competed in Pool B were African Apostolic Church Secondary School, Regina Mundi High School and St. Johns Chikwaka High School. It was pleasing to note that Form 1 pupils from the African Apostolic Church Secondary School were representing their school and they surely gave it their best. https://www.businessweekly.co.zw/dominican-convent-tops-quiz-competition/

Well done Dominican Convent!!

 

Pool B Schools confirm their readiness for the Capital Markets High Schools Quiz Competition to be held on 30th September 2022 at the ZTN Studios in Harare.

AAC High School

AAC Guruve School Commenced in 2019.  The high school operates in Mashonaland Central.

Mission Statement

Our mission statement is derived by the very principal that aligns with education, sports and culture, self-motivation and study. We place, carry and associate ourselves with some of the best teachers and trainers in the industry and would like our scholars to achieve greatness. Our school offers education to scholars from Form 1 to 6 and each has one class with an average of 30 students per class and a total of 200 students.

 

Dominican Convent High School Harare

The High School Harare (Est 1892), has been synonymous with holistic education. Our founding pillars have produced engaged, morally forthright learners who have gained acceptance at most world class universities and leadership in industry, commerce and community.

OUR MISSION

To provide the girl child with a holistic reasonably priced globally competitive, educational package that is premised on the teaching of the Catholic Faith and its tradition, ultimately leading to the development of a wholesome and responsible relationship with the self, God, neighbour, society and the totality of creation, thereby facilitating the pursuit of the truth in all disciplines.

 

St John’s High School Chikwaka

St John’s High School Chikwaka started in 1972. The school is situated 55km east of Harare in Chikwaka, Goromonzi District and Mashonaland East Province. The school is a Mission school run by the Anglican Church and provides Christian values to it’s students. With an enrolment of 1023 learners St John’s offers form 1 to 6 classes.

Our school motto IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCY

 

Regina Mundi High School

Regina Mundi is a Latin phrase meaning “Queen of the World.” It was established in 1960. Our moto is mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body).

Mission Statement  – The School’s mission is to develop the whole person with special emphasis on Christian values as expressed in the Catholic vision and we also intend to give the girl child the same opportunities as those of her boy counterpart.

Our learners, “The Queens” strive to conquer the world. They believe that what men can do women can do better. The quiz competition is one such forum where they feel that their involvement will enable them to spread their tentacles especially in the economic sector.

 

St Angela Academy 

St. Angela Academy, is a private High school which is situated in Borrowdale, Harare. We offer the Cambridge curriculum to Forms 1 to 6 in Arts, Science and Commercial subjects. Our teachers are highly qualified and experienced, and their dedication and commitment to the school is next to none.

In order to groom well-rounded students, we also offer various sporting and extra-curricular activities which include soccer, basketball, tennis, swimming and golf. Other activities include drama, debating, chess, darts and snooker. Computer based learning is provided throughout the academic life of the student.

Our motto is Knowledge, Wisdom and Integrity. We teach our students to acquire KNOWLEDGE through wide reading and research, to acquire WISDOM though reasoning, resourcefulness and prayerfulness, and above all to have INTEGRITY as the driving principle in all the decisions and choices they make in life.