Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers

Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers
Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers
Address
Private Bag 2006 Nyanga Manicaland Zimbabwe
Coordinates	17.964976°S 32.739706°E / -17.964976; 32.739706
Information
Type	Catholic Boarding high school
Motto	Pietas Et Veritas (Latin: Duty and Truth)
Established	1962
Principal	Mr. Nzenze
Grades	Form 1 - Upper Six
Age	12 to 19
Enrollment	500 - 600
Color(s)	Blue   Gold
Yearbook	Marist Mirror
Affiliation	Roman Catholic, Marist Brothers
Website	www.nyangahighmarist.ac.zw

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.

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chool'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), named after Brother Kizito, one of the first black Zimbabweans to join the Marist Brother order.

See also

• List of schools in Zimbabwe
• List of boarding schools
• List of Marist Brothers schools

References

1. Mugove Tafirenyika (20 February 2014). "A' Level top 100 schools". DailyNews Live. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
2. "Zimbabwean high school the quiz champ". www.enca.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.