Founders High School

Founders High School
Founders High School Crest
Address
Dundee Drive

Bulawayo

Zimbabwe
Information
School typePublic boarding/day
MottoTruth is ever simple
OpenedJanuary 1952; 73 years ago (1952-01)
HeadmistressMrs D.Moyo
LanguageEnglish 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, Southwold, Bellevue and Nkulumane.

In 2016, the school received an award called the Secretary's Bell

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

References

  1. ^ a b c "Founders High School, Bulawayo Province, Zimbabwe | Phone: +263 9 463 012". placesmap.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Chung, Fay (2006). Re-living the Second Chimurenga: Memories from the Liberation Struggle in Zimbabwe. African Books Collective. p. 34. ISBN 9781779220462.
  3. ^ "Rashid Gatrad". The Memon. World Memon Organisation. July 2015. pp. 3–4.
  4. ^ "Noel Kaseke clocks record 15 years in Europe". The Sunday News. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.


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