Lomagundi College Explained

Lomagundi College
Motto:Tabatana
Motto Translation:Shona: Togetherness
Location:Old Strip Road
City:Chinhoyi
Province:Mashonaland West
Country:Zimbabwe
Coordinates:-17.3264°N 30.141°W
Type:Independent, boarding and day school
Headmaster:Dean Seeliger
Teaching Staff:42
Grades Label:Forms
Grades:1–4, Sixth Form
Gender:Co-educational
Pupils:335 (2016)[1]
Language:English
Colours:Green and yellow
Houses:4
Feeder Schools:Lomagundi College Primary School

Lomagundi College (or simply Lomagundi) is an independent, co-educational, boarding and day, senior school in Zimbabwe which is situated about 130 km northwest of the capital Harare along the Harare-Chirundu highway on the outskirts of Chinhoyi (formerly known as Sinoia) the provincial capital of Mashonaland West.

Lomagundi College was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.[2]

Lomagundi College is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmaster is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).[3]

History

Lomagundi College was opened in 1983. The school was built in a valley, over an abandoned coal mine named Shengwidsee.

The senior school boarding hostels were named after areas around Zimbabwe, namely Sebakwe, Mana (the two boys hostels) with Vumba and Charara being the girls hostels.

Notable alumni

Lomagundi has produced some great sportsmen and women over the decades.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ATS CHISZ LOMAGUNDI COLLEGE » » Schools Directory . ATS CHISZ . 1 July 2016.
  2. Web site: DarrylYV8 . Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe . 9 October 2014 . Youth Village Zimbabwe . 5 January 2015.
  3. Web site: ATS CHISZ Senior » » Schools Directory . ATS CHISZ . 18 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Sharon Maguwu . Chirisa Traces Journey to Hollywood . 2 August 2015 . Daily News . Daily News Zimbabwe . 27 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Craig Ervine Profile ESPNCricInfo. 2017-04-17. ESPNCricInfo . 2017-04-17.
  6. Web site: 7 May 2001. Miss Puerto Rico most photogenic. 16 July 2021. News 24.