Bryden Country School

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Bryden Country School

Zimbabwe
Coordinates 18°07′35″S30°10′55″E / 18.12639°S 30.18194°E / -18.12639; 30.18194 Coordinates: 18°07′35″S30°10′55″E / 18.12639°S 30.18194°E / -18.12639; 30.18194
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Type Independent, preparatory, boarding and day school
MottoTenacity
Religious affiliation(s) Christianity
Opened27 January 1983
HeadmasterRichard Whitaker
Grades0 to 7
Gender Co-educational
Number of pupils157 (2015) [1]
Campus size22 hectares (54 acres)
Campus typeRural
Tuition
  • US$1,960.00 (day)
  • US$2,950.00 (weekly boarding)
  • US$3,450.00 (boarding)
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Affiliations
Website brydenschool.com
  1. Termly fees, the year has 3 terms. [1]

Bryden Country School (or Bryden) is an independent, preparatory, boarding and day school for boys and girls in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The school was founded in 1983. [2]

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Bryden Country School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Head is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ). [3]

History

In September 1981, a group of local farmers and businessmen from Chegutu convened to discuss the possibilities of creating a school. Lambourne Farm, of 22 hectares (54 acres) was the site chosen to establish the school. The farm was donated by Mr and Mrs Black on condition that the school be named after Mr Black’s great great grandmother, Jane Bryden. [2]

Bryden Country School was officially opened on 27 January 1983 with Pete Sinclair as the headmaster of the school and an enrollment of seventy children. [2]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "ATS CHISZ BRYDEN COUNTRY SCHOOL » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "History". Bryden Country School. Bryden Country School. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. "ATS CHISZ Primary » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Achievers". Bryden Country School. Bryden Country School. Retrieved 3 June 2016.