Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers Explained

Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers
Motto:	Pietas Et Veritas
Motto Translation:	la|Duty and Truth
Coordinates:	-17.965°N 32.7397°W
Established:	1962
Principal:	Mr. Nzenze
Lower Age:	12
Upper Age:	19
Enrollment:	500 - 600
Yearbook:	Marist Mirror
Address:	Private Bag 2006 Nyanga
Colors:	Blue Gold

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

Notes and References

1. News: A' Level top 100 schools . DailyNews Live . 20 February 2014 . Mugove Tafirenyika . 3 April 2018 . 2 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302003030/https://dailynews.co.zw/articles/2014/02/20/a-level-top-100-schools . dead .
2. Web site: Zimbabwean high school the quiz champ. www.enca.com. en. 2018-02-24.