Emerald Hill is the name of a school and home for deaf children located in

Harare Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...

, Zimbabwe. It was established in 1914 by Dominican sisters. By 1955, the school had moved to Emerald Hill, Harare, from the Midlands Province. At that time, it had 80 students and 5 teachers. It operated as an orphanage and children's home. They only took in white boys and girls. The boys could only stay until puberty but the girls could stay until maturity and were able to find employment. Due to rapid growth, of the student population, construction of a new (primary) school started in 1983. In 1985, work started on a secondary school. As of 2005, the school had about 245 students and 50 teachers (including 10 specialists).

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* 1914 establishments in Southern Rhodesia Day schools in Zimbabwe Dominican schools in Zimbabwe Educational institutions established in 1914 Schools for the deaf Schools in Harare {{Zimbabwe-school-stub