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 by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumnae, school profile, internet and news visibility.
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).
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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.
Shire and Kafue hostels have recently been renovated and house full and weekly boarders forms 2 to 6. Shire hostel houses form 1 full and weekly boarders
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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.
Notable alumni
- Elana Hill - Zimbabwe Olympic Rower.
- Vimbai Mutinhiri - Model, actress, television personality.
- Shingai Manjengwa - Founder and Director at Fireside Analytics Inc.
- Vimbai Kajese - Model, Journalist, News Anchor at China's CCTV-9.
- Fadzayi Mahere - Advocate of the High Court and Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, LLM Cambridge.
- Kiri Kankhwende - Senior Press Officer at Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
- Renee Bonorchis - Journalist at Bloomberg News and NAUI Scuba Instructor.
- Alexandra Fuller - Novelist
- Professor Fareda Banda - Academic, scholar, author.
- Paula Hawkins (author) - Novelist
See also
- List of schools in Zimbabwe
- List of boarding schools
References
External links
- Arundel School website
- Arundel School Profile on the ATS website
- Arundel School's Twitter profile
Source of article : Wikipedia
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