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in Salisbury (now called

). Next door is

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, the school's sister school. The Ellis Robins school colours are blue and gold, the badge has two dolphins facing each other, and the school

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motto is "Esse Quam Videri" which means "To be, rather than to seem". This motto comes from the family coat of arms of

Sir Ellis Robins Thomas Ellis Robins, 1st Baron Robins KBE, DSO (31 October 1884 – 21 July 1962), known as Sir Ellis Robins between 1946 and 1958, was an American-born British businessman and public servant, mainly based in Rhodesia. Background and education ...

, who was Chairman of the

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and the school is also named after him. There was a government proposal in 2003 to rename all schools in Zimbabwe and Ellis Robins was scheduled to be called Leopold Takawira Boys High but overwhelming parental disapproval ensures that the original name is still used. The school is one of the popular group A schools that participate in the Dairiboard Schools Rugby Festival which is held annually at

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. Ellis Robins who are famously known as "FUSH", are fierce rivals with

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with whom they compete with in various sporting disciplines. This rivalry is known to have existed since the colonial era.

House system

Malcolm (boarders), Lawley, Newton, Abercorn

Clubs and societies

The school has a variety of Clubs and Societies that are offered to the students to participate in. Many of these run throughout the academic year on all 3 terms. *Drama *Toastmasters *Leo Club *Debate *Public Speaking *Scripture Union *Quiz & Current Affairs *Zimbabwe United Nations Association (ZUNA) *Conservation *Shona Culture

Sports

Sports at the school include Soccer,

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Table Tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

Lawn Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cove ...

Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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, Cross Country and

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Old boys association (EROS)

The Old Boys Association (EROS) is an association for the alumni that attended Ellis Robins School. The purpose is to maintain school traditions and reunite the Old Boys. Former students are able to contribute to their alma mater through the Old Boys Association which keeps a close working relationship with the school.

Notable alumni

Heidi Holland Heidi Holland (6 October 1947 – 11 August 2012), also known as Heidi Hull (during her first marriage), was a South African journalist and author who had been involved in the journalism industry for over 30 years. She edited ''Illustrated Life ...

– Author and journalist * Perez Livias (graduated 2016 ) Environmentalist * Grant Symmonds – First Class Cricketer * John Linwood – ex-BBC Chief Technology Officer *

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– Zimbabwe long distance runner *

Carlprit Rudi Schwamborn, professionally known as Carlprit, is a German-Zimbabwean rapper, actor, songwriter, and music manager. He has performed and written for acts such as Cascada, Alexandra Stan and Laurent Wolf. Schwamborn is best known for his son ...

– Rapper *

Roy Bennett (politician) Roy Leslie Bennett (16 February 1957 – 17 January 2018) was a Zimbabwean politician and member of the British South Africa Police. He was also a member of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe for the seat of Chimanimani, where he was affectiona ...

(19572018), Zimbabwean politician * Kevin Duers * Pastor G – Gospel artist * Winston Chitando (graduated 1981), Zimbabwe Minister of Mines, 20172019 *

Bronson Gengezha Bronson Gengezha (born April 21, 1981) is a Zimbabwean sculptor. A native of Dzivarasekwa, Gengezha attended Ellis Robins School where he took a special interest in art history. He credits his father, Temba Gengezha, as his greatest inspirati ...

(born 1981), sculptor * Albert Alan Owen – composer * Youngson Mtk – Rapper

References

External links

Official WebsiteAlumni graduates page
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