Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers

Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers also shortly known as 'Marist Nyanga', is a Catholic, independent, boarding, high school located in the Nyanga District of Zimbabwe’s Manicaland, 32 kilometres from Nyanga town. Marist Nyanga has a student population of about 550 pupils.[1]

Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers
Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers
Address
Private Bag 2006 Nyanga


Coordinates17.964976°S 32.739706°E / -17.964976; 32.739706
Information
TypeCatholic Boarding high school
MottoPietas Et Veritas
(Latin: Duty andTruth)
Established1962
PrincipalMr. Nyamandwe
GradesForm 1 - Upper Six
Age12 to 19
Enrollment500 - 600
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold
YearbookMarist Mirror
AffiliationRoman Catholic, Marist Brothers
Websitewww.nyangahighmarist.ac.zw

History

In 2016, the school's quiz team won first place in National School Quiz Championship contest held in Johannesburg, with 23 schools from South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe participating.[2]

Houses

Like most high schools in Zimbabwe, which follow the traditional British school system, students at Marist Nyanga are divided into four houses each having its own colour:

  • Champagnat (Red), named after Saint Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist movement.
  • Michael (Yellow), named after the Arch-angel Michael
  • Patrick (Green), named after Saint Patrick
  • Kizito (Blue)

See also

References

  1. Mugove Tafirenyika (20 February 2014). "A' Level top 100 schools". DailyNews Live.
  2. "Zimbabwean high school the quiz champ". www.enca.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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