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New school names by province
February 06, 2002

 

Mashonaland Central/East/West Regions

SCHOOL NAME

PROPOSED NAME

REASONS FOR PROPOSAL

 

MASHONALAND CENTRAL REGION

Amandas Primary

Mbuya Nehanda Primary

Named after the Great Spirit whose Medium who was hanged for resisting white rule in 1898

Bindura Primary

Bindura Primary

Name of town in which school is located.

Centenary Secondary

Mapondera High

After one of the leaders of the 1st Chimurenga

Chimhanda Secondary

Chimhanda High

Name of local Chief.

Dotito Secondary

Dotito High

Name of local Chief

Mushumbi Pools

Mushumbi Pools High

Name of pools in the area.

Mutumba Secondary

Mutumba High

Name of local Chief

Nyava Secondary

Nyava High

Name of local Headman

Nzvimbo Secondary

Nzvimbo High

Name of Growth Point at which school is located.

Umvukwes Primary

Border Gezi Primary

National Hero.

     

MASHONALAND EAST REGION

Beatrice Primary

Kunzvi Nyandoro Primary

National Hero of Chimurenga I

Digglefold Primary

Herbert Ushewokunze Prim.

National Hero.

Godfrey Huggins Primary

Marondera Primary

Name of the town in which school is located.

Liebenberg High School

Liebenberg High

Named after liberal Dutch Reformed Church Missionary who founded the school and defended African interests.

Rakodzi High

Dombotombo High

Name of suburb in which school is located.

     

MASHONALAND WEST REGION

Chinhoyi 2

Chemagamba High

Liberation War momento.

Dudley Hall

Chivero Primary

Named after Chief Chivero of the area.

Hartley 1

Chaminuka Primary

Named after the Shona High Spirit.

Hartley 2

Mupfure Primary

Nearby River

Jameson High

Kadoma High

Town name.

Lady Tait

Kaguvi Primary

After one of the leaders of the 1st Chimurenga.

Lomagundi

Makonde Primary

Name of local Chief and the District

Munro infants

Kadoma Infants

Type of school.

Norton 1

Nehanda Primary

One of the most prominent religious leaders of Chimurenga I, hanged by the B.S.A.C. in April 1898.

Norton 2

Mbuya Bona Primary

Honouring Mbuya Bona.

Rimuka 1

Rimuka High

Township name.

Rimuka 2

Mutapa High

Township name.

Rimuka 3

Witness Rukarwa High

Named after the late Provincial Governor of Mashonaland West.

Sinoia

Robson Manyika Primary

National Hero.

Sir John Kennedy

Kadoma Primary

Town name.

 

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