John Mackenzie School

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John Mackenzie School
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School type Day scholar
MottoThe Best I Can
Established1899(123 years ago) (1899)
GradesTransition (Standard 0) to A-Levels
Education systemIndependent
LanguageEnglish
Accreditation Cambridge International Examinations
Website jms.ac.bw

John Mackenzie School is a historic private school situated in Francistown, Botswana.

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It caters for the education of boys and girls from Transition (Standard 0) to A-Levels in a multi-cultural, interdenominational environment. The school is Francistown's first English-medium education institution for primary and secondary education. A Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) accredited institution, it is highly regarded as the school of choice in Northern Botswana and the country at large, and as a gateway to the best local and international institutions of higher education. [1]

It is named in honour of Scottish missionary John Mackenzie (1835–99), who spent his working life among, and who argued for the rights of, the Tswana people.

A photograph of the original school premises in the church hall of what is now St. Patrick's Anglican Church, Francistown. JMS Original Schoolhouse.jpg
A photograph of the original school premises in the church hall of what is now St. Patrick's Anglican Church, Francistown.

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References

  1. Ngakane, Gale. "Will John MacKenzie move?". Mmegi online. Retrieved 23 October 2014.