Arundel School

Arundel School
Arundel School
Address
	28 Arundel School Road, Mount Pleasant; Harare; Zimbabwe
Coordinates	17°45′52″S 31°02′26″E / 17.7645277°S 31.0406769°E
Information
Type	Private, day and boarding school
Motto	Gratia Et Scientia; (Latin: Grace and Learning)
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1955
Headmistress	Miss Kudzayi Shawatu
Forms	1–4, Sixth Form
Gender	Girls
Age	12 to 18
Enrollment	522 (2016)
Houses	Boarding: 4; Competitive: 6;
Tuition	US$US$2,075.00 (day); US$3,120.00 (weekly boarding); US$3,840.00 (full boarding);
Affiliations	ATS; CHISZ;
Website	www.arundel.ac.zw
	^ Termly fees, the year has 3 terms. ;

Arundel School is a private, day and boarding school for girls aged 12–18 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Arundel School was ranked 48th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumnae, school profile, internet and news visibility.^[2]

Arundel 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]

Boarding

Arundel School offers boarding accommodation on two levels which are weekly boarding for girls who return home at the weekends, and full boarding places for girls whose families are further afield. There are four boarding houses, Angwa, Sabi, Shire and Kafue, each accommodating age groups of girls under the guidance and care of full-time House Mistresses, Matrons and staff, assisted by senior girls. The Boarding Mistress has responsibility for all the boarding houses and is assisted by the deputy head girl of boarding as well as the boarding prefects.^[4]

Shire and Kafue hostels have recently been renovated and house full and weekly boarders forms 2 to 6. Sabi hostel houses form 1 and 2 full and weekly boarders and has also been recently renovated.

Competitive houses

The school is divided into six competitive houses, Austen, Bronte, Burney, Eliot, Gaskell and Irwin. All academic, sporting and cultural achievements earn points for their house. There are many school trophies which are awarded at the end of each term in recognition of the girls individual and collective achievements, including trophies for sporting events, academic achievements, school pride, flower arranging and deportment. .^[5]

Notable alumni

E. Tendayi Achiume - Professor in Human Rights Law, former United Nations special rapporteur
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE - publisher and literary critic
Professor Fareda Banda - Academic, scholar, author
Rutendo Chimbaru - Athlete
Tsitsi Dangarembga - Novelist, filmmaker and playwright
Mati Hlatshwayo Davis - Director of Health for the City of St. Louis Department of Health
Amira Elmissiry - Lawyer, African Development Bank
Alexandra Fuller - Novelist
Paula Hawkins (author) - Novelist
Elana Hill - Zimbabwe Olympic Rower
Fadzayi Mahere - Advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, LLM Cambridge
Vimbai Mutinhiri - Model, actress, television personality
Sindisiwe van Zyl - Physician, radio DJ, columnist, health activist and researcher

References

^ ^a ^b "ATS CHISZ ARUNDEL SCHOOL » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
^ "top20highschools". Africa Almanac. 1 October 2003. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2016. The research leading up to the publication of the 100 Best High Schools in Africa began with the launching of the website in December 2000.
^ "ATS CHISZ Senior » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "Boarding at Arundel". Arundel School. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ "About Us". Arundel School. Retrieved 7 August 2015.