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New school names by province
February 06, 2002

 

Matabeleland North/South Region

SCHOOL NAME

PROPOSED NAME

REASONS FOR PROPOSAL

 

MATABELELAND NORTH REGION

Baines Primary

Grace Todd Primary

A champion of African Education.

Barham Green

Masotsha Ndlovu Primary

National Hero.

Coghlan Primary

Johanna Fuyana Primary

Named after the wife of the late Vice President Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo.

Eveline High

Bulawayo Girls High

As the School is centrally located in Bulawayo.

Fairbridge Primary

Jairos Jiri Primary

A staunch supporter for the cause of the handicapped people.

Founders High School

Garfield Todd High School

Southern Rhodesian Prime Minister and Missionary who championed the African cause.

Gifford High

Bulawayo Boys’ High School

Reverting to its original name.

Greenfield Primary

Ziyapapa Moyo Primary

National Hero.

Hamilton High

Tennyson Hlabangana High

One of the earliest African Educationists.

Henry Low Primary

Humphrey Gibbs Primary

Humphrey Gibbs was one of the few whites who championed the African cause.

Hillside Primary

Hillside Primary

Name of suburb in which school is located.

Hugh Beadle Primary

Hugh Beadle Primary

One of the few white judges who championed the African cause.

John Slaven School

Cephas Cele Primary

National Hero.

King George VI

Lookout Masuku Primary

National Hero.

McKeurtan Primary

Joseph Culverwell Primary

National Hero.

Milton High

Khumalo High

Name of suburb in which school is located.

Milton Junior

Sydney Malunga Primary

National Hero.

Montrose Girls High

Montrose Girls High

Name of suburb in which school is located.

Newmansford

Nikita Mangena Primary

National Hero.

Northlea High

Northlea High

Name of suburb in which school is located.

Rangemore Primary

Rangemore Primary

Name of suburb in which school is located.

Robert Tredgold Primary

Robert Tredgold Primary

Named after Sir Robert Tredgold who championed the rights of the marginalised races.

Sir Roy Welensky Primary

Dete Primary

Dete is the name of a pool in the area.

Tennyson Primary

Ilanda Primary

Name of suburb in which school is located.

Thomas Coulter

Malasha Primary

Malasha is Nambyaan for "Coal" as the school is located in the coal mining town of Hwange.

Thomas Rudland Primary

Albert Nxele Primary

National Hero.

Townsend High

Joseph Msika High

Named after the Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.

Waterford Primary

Benjamin Burombo Primary

A staunch trade unionist and political activist.

Woodville Primary

Thambo Primary School

Named after Chief Thambo Ndiweni who was chief of the area.

 

MATABELELAND SOUTH REGION

Alan Redfern Primary

Plumtree Primary

Name of town.

Beitbridge Primary

Beitbridge Primary

Name of town.

Essexvale

Esigodini

Has already changed to the new name for area.

Mt. Cazalet Primary

Grace Todd Primary

After the champion for African Education.

Rhodes Estate Preparatory School

Matobo Primary

Identifies with Matopos Tourist area.

St Joseph’s Secondary

Mqabuko Nkomo High

Named after the late Vice President

St. Christophers

Nikita Mangena Primary

National Hero.

 

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