Founders High School
Public, government boarding/day school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
| Founders High School | |
|---|---|
 Founders High School Crest | |
| Address | |
Dundee Drive Bulawayo Zimbabwe | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public boarding/day |
| Motto | Truth is ever simple |
| Opened | January 1952; 72 years ago (1952-01) |
| Headmistress | Mrs D.Moyo |
| Language | English and Ndebele |
| Colour(s) | White, Yellow, Maroon |
Founders High School is a public high school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It includes both day and boarding students.
History
Founders High School was founded in January 1952 as Southern Rhodesia's first secondary school for Coloured and Asian students.[1][2] It was established at the Herbert Stanley Hostel on Dundee Drive in the Barham Green area of Bulawayo.[1] Today, most of its students are black Africans from suburbs including Emganwini, Nketa, Tshabalala, and Nkulumane.
In 2016, the school received an award called the Secretary's Bell
Notable people
Alumni
- Fay Chung, educator and politician, cabinet minister[2]
- Rashid Gatrad, consultant paediatrician and deputy lieutenant of the West Midlands[3]
- Noel Kaseke, footballer[4]
- Edwin Muguti, surgeon and former deputy minister[1]
- Fortune Chasi,Politician and Lawyer
- Prince James Mpande Ncube, Architect
Faculty
- Andrew Shue, taught mathematics from 1989 to 1992
References
- ^ a b c "Founders High School, Bulawayo Province, Zimbabwe | Phone: +263 9 463 012". placesmap.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b Chung, Fay (2006). Re-living the Second Chimurenga: Memories from the Liberation Struggle in Zimbabwe. African Books Collective. p. 34. ISBN 9781779220462.
- ^ "Rashid Gatrad". The Memon. World Memon Organisation. July 2015. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Noel Kaseke clocks record 15 years in Europe". The Sunday News. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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