Marondera High School
Marondera High School is a co-educational high school located one and half miles from the Marondera town centre, in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe. The school was established in 1960.This school is one of the first schools in Marondera. It lies opposite Nagle House Girls High School. Previous headmasters have been Mr. Aeneas Chigwedere, Mr. Mutsigwa, Mr. Mufambisi, Mr. Chinake and Mr. Nyamayaro. The current acting headmaster is Mr. Madyangove who has just joined from St Ignatius College.
Founded in 1960 as Marandellas High School, the school catered for the Marandellas farming community and the surrounding towns. The school has five boarding houses named after English counties. The boarding houses are Cumberland, Hampshire and Sussex College (The Power House) for boys and Kent and Cornwall for girls. The school also includes day schooling with Stallion House for the girls and Tiger House(dhebhan'a) for the boys.
The school uses the symbol of the lion on its badge. The most notable event on the school calendar is the annual Chinamasa Inter-hostel rugby tournament held in the March. Cumberland, Sussex, Hampshire and the tigers go head to head where winner gets a trophy and aid to an annual celebratory braai(bbq). The tournament also serves purpose to identify and select players who go on to form the schools' Rugby first team and represent the school at the annual Dairy Board Rugby School Festival.
The games houses (Nehanda, Chitepo, Tongogara and Mutapa) are named after popular heroes from Zimbabwe. The houses are represented with the colors green, yellow, red and blue respectively .
The school offers a variety of sports which include soccer, rugby, cricket, netball, handball, basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, hockey and swimming. Also included are a variety of clubs which enrich the students culturally and socially.
Notable alumni
- Graeme Hick - cricketer
- Gamuchirai Gandawa- fashion designer
- Adin Kachisi - award-winning writer
- Stewart Makura -banker
- Tinashe Zibgowa -banker
- Liston Munetsi - artist
- Patrick Makanza - First Black Head Boy
- Tinotenda Webster Mafuratidze
- Arthur Seakhoa King - academic
- Dr Gaynor Paradza - Academic
- Dr. Chengethai Mutamba -Academic, Educator
- Dr. Thomas T. Zengeya - Award-winning research scientist
- Pepukai Kanengoni, Financier
- Stanley Kanengoni, Freelancer
- Kerry Ruzvidzo, Farmer
- Willard Mudzimiri, Farmer
- David Mrewa, Investor
- Samuel Dongo, Bishop
- Trouble Tanyaradzwa Mazheke - Zimbabwe National Badminton Team Player
- Oswald Moyo - Zimbabwe National Badminton Team Player
- Mildred Gwasira - Zimbabwe National Badminton Team Player
- Tapiwa Darlington Matavikwa- Zimbabwe National Badminton Team Player
- Kudzi Samushonga - International Banker
Headboys
- 2006 - Benshown Homera
- 2007 - Dennis Mazvimba
- 2008 - Shingirai Dzimwasha
- 2009 - Tonderai Mzilikazi
- 2010 - Tafadzwa Chakuzira
- 2011 - Robert Gwanzura
- 2012 - Simbarashe Chiweshe
- 2013 - Rodney Dzimwasha
- 2014 - Tonderai Murova
- 2015 - Tinotenda Jack
- 2016 - Tapiwanashe Chigowe
- 2017 - Kudzwayishe Machigere
- 2018 - Simbarashe Tsanyawu
2019 - Tafara Lein Mapungwana 2020 - Tendai Miguel Majonga
Headgirls
- 2006 - Rumbidzai Pambwe
- 2007 - Plaxedes Kunaka
- 2009 - Anesu Kanonhuwa
- 2010 - Mufaro Chinake
- 2012- Chikomborero Mwenje
- 2013- Tanyaradzwa Magorimbo
- 2014-
- 2015- Kudzwayi Hogo
- 2016- Shamiso Chikamhi
- 2017- Starcey Mareya
- 2018- Ruvimbo Ethel Madzivanyika
2019- Yvonne Sauramba 2020- Fadzaishe Maradza