Ibenga Girls Secondary School Explained

Ibenga Girls Secondary School is a Catholic girls boarding school providing secondary school education in Ibenga, south of Luanshya, Zambia. It has been described as "renowned"^[1] and "prestigious".

Ibenga Girls School was initially founded as St. Theresa's Secondary School in 1963, and run by Dominican Sisters.^[2] It later changed its name to Ibenga Secondary School. In 1994 the school's management changed, and the Dominican Sisters handed over to the Franciscan Sisters of Assisi.^[3]

Alumni

• Lindiwe Bungane, musician.^[4]
• Faith Kandaba, broadcaster.^[5]
• Christabel Mulala Mwanja, Mayor of Chililabombwe.^[6]
• Juliet Muyambo, local politician.^[7]
• Florence Mwanamakwa, Zambia's first female Sergeant-at Arms.^[8]
• Yichida Ndlovu, pilot.^[9]
• Christine Nyahoda, badminton player.^[10]

External links

• Ibenga Girls Secondary School

Notes and References

1. John Musonda and Joseph Mwitwa, Fr Miha continues to "speak", Zambia Daily Mail, 10 June 2015. Accessed 6 January 2021.
2. Brendan Carmody. The politics of Catholic education in Zambia. Journal of Church and State. 44. 4. Autumn 2002. 775–804. 10.1093/jcs/44.4.775 .
3. http://www.ibengagirls.edu.zm/html/about.html About - Ibenga Girls Secondary School
4. Book: Leonard Koloko. Zambian Music Legends. 2012. Lulu.com. 978-1-4709-5335-5. 109.
5. Jack Zimba, Faith Kandaba: Blunt, sharp, soft, Zambia Daily Mail, 27 February 2016. Accessed 6 January 2021.
6. Alice Nachilembe, Chililabombwe Mayor: successful wife, mom, teacher, politician, The Independent Observer, 25 April 2019. Accessed 6 January 2021.
7. Arthur Mwansa, Juliet Muyambo: Committed to service, Zambia Daily Mail, 9 April 2015. Accessed 6 January 2021.
8. Abel Mboozi, 'Florence Mwanamakwa - Country's First Female Sergeant-At-Arms', Times of Zambia, 8 March 2012.
9. Web site: Zambia's First Female Non-Military Pilot Yichida Ndlovu. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625044203/http://globserver.cn/en/southern-africa/yichida-ndlovu. dead. 2016-06-25. 2016-06-25. 2019-11-02.
10. Book: Moses Sayela Walubita. Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. 2011. iUniverse. 978-1-4502-7912-3. 146.