St. Peter's Kubatana

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St. Peter's Kubatana
Address
St. Peter's Kubatana
High Glen Road


Zimbabwe
Coordinates 17°54′19.5″S30°58′59.77″E / 17.905417°S 30.9832694°E / -17.905417; 30.9832694
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Former nameSt Peter’s Community Secondary School
Type Private secondary school and vocational training centre
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Denomination Jesuit
Established1963;61 years ago (1963)
PrincipalDominic Shoniwa
Enrollment1,051
TuitionUS$150 per term

St. Peter's Kubatana is a private Catholic secondary school and vocational training centre, located in Glen Norah, Harare, Zimbabwe. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1963. [1]

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History

In 1963 the Jesuit parish in the present Mbare area of Harare opened St. Peter’s Community Secondary School (SPCSS) for students in poverty. [1] [2] [ self-published source ]

The high school has, by one account, been ranked as fourth best high school in Harare. [3]

Programs

St. Peter's Kubatana Training Centre in Highfield, Harare, has launched an arts and culture programme and helps students to pursue arts as a career. It also assists local artists with further training and offers space for work and for exhibitions. The technical school at St. Peter’s Kubatanahas has expanded to include welding, sewing, motor mechanics, automobile and mechanical engineering, construction and civil engineering, and woodworking. [4] [5] St. Peter's is also a part of a United Nations' effort to strengthen vocational and technical education in Zimbabwe. [6]

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