Jameson High School Explained

Jameson High School
Streetaddress:	29 Mashonganyika Ave,
Country:	Zimbabwe
Type:	Government Boarding school, Government Day school

Jameson High School, located in Kadoma, Zimbabwe,^[1] offers education from Form 1 up to A-Level.^{[2] [3]}

Jameson High School was named after Sir Leander Starr Jameson, a Doctor and an administrator of the former Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. Jameson is a co-ed, interracial school which offers sports such as rugby, cricket, tennis, basketball, swimming, field hockey, netball, track & field and volleyball.

There are four hostels, Warne House (boys - the Bulldogs), Starr House, (boys - the Mighty Men), Leander Hostel (girls- the Birds) and Hoult House (girls- the Bunnies). Around 700 students enroll at the school yearly and 200 live in boarding. The school motto is 'Sine Metu' (Latin for 'without fear') and the school mascot is a Panda Bear.

List of Headmasters at Jameson High School

• Mr. Tony Tanser (1941 - 1943)
• Mr. David Stewart (1944 - 1945)
• Mr. John Simpson (1945 - 1961)
• Mr. Duncan Whaley (1961 - 1968)
• Mr. Angus Burns (1968 -)
• Mr. Rick Kershaw
• Mr. David Mutambara (1985 - 1994)
• Mrs. Noma Konono
• Mr. Ngara (1995 - 1998)
• Mr. Runyowa (1999 -)

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Top Zim high school gutted by fire..Pictures. 22 March 2019. Zw News Zimbabwe.
2. Web site: Houses, school hostel blocks destroyed by storm . . . as injured mother, two children are hospitalised.
3. Web site: Schoolboys invent low-cost water heater. The. Chronicle. 1 May 2023. The Chronicle.