St. Rupert Mayer's High School, Makonde

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St. Rupert Mayer's High School
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St. Rupert Mayer's High School, Makonde
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Zimbabwe
Coordinates 17°46′3.34″S29°41′34.62″E / 17.7675944°S 29.6929500°E / -17.7675944; 29.6929500 Coordinates: 17°46′3.34″S29°41′34.62″E / 17.7675944°S 29.6929500°E / -17.7675944; 29.6929500
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Type Private secondary school and vocational training centre
MottoEducation through Christ
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Denomination Jesuit
Established2000;21 years ago (2000)
RectorClemence Mutimutema
HeadmistressKudzai Mudzingwa
ChaplainOmar Francisco
Teaching staff16
Grades 7-12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment352
Color(s)Blue and white   
AccreditationMinistry of Education
TuitionUS$25 per term
Affiliations
  • Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council
  • National Association of School Heads
  • Jesuit Education Office
  • Chinhoyi Diocese Education Office

St. Rupert Mayer's High School is a private Catholic secondary school, located in Makonde District, Chinhoyi, in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 2000 and aims to offer quality education inspired by the Catholic ethos. It is part of the bigger St Rupert Mayer Mission which, in addition to the high school, comprises a primary school, a hospital, and a parish.

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School history

The school was founded in 2000, following a request by the local community for a mission boarding school. Seeing the need to start a high school, Fr. Chazunguza in collaboration with Wolfgang Tamm (the then Education secretary of the Chinhoyi Diocese) established the school.[ citation needed ] The foundation of the mission high school was approved by the Ministry of Education on the basis that it was to be a proper[ clarification needed ] boarding school. Fr. Mabiri replaced Fr. Chazunguza and served from 2000 till May 2002. Karl Hermann took over in 2004.[ citation needed ]

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