Founders High School is a

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Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council cl ...

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. It includes both day and boarding students.

History

Founders High School was founded in January 1952 as

Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally kn ...

's first secondary school for

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and

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students. It was established at the Herbert Stanley Hostel on Dundee Drive in the Barham Green area of

. Today, most of its students are black Africans from suburbs including Emganwini, Nketa, Tshabalala, and Nkulumane. In 2016, the school received an award called the Secretary's Bell

Notable people

Alumni

* Fay Chung, educator and politician, cabinet minister * Rashid Gatrad, consultant paediatrician and deputy lieutenant of the West Midlands * Noel Kaseke, footballer * Edwin Muguti, surgeon and former deputy minister *

Fortune Chasi Fortune Chasi (born 5 February 1965) is a Zimbabwean politician, member of parliament, and formerly served as the country's Minister of Energy and Power Development. Fortune became member of parliament in Zimbabwe for Mazowe South in the 2013 Zi ...

,Politician and Lawyer * Prince James Mpande Ncube, Architect

Faculty

Andrew Shue Andrew Eppley Shue (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor, known for his role as Billy Campbell on the television series ''Melrose Place'' (1992–1999). Shue played soccer professionally for several years. He co-founded and served on the ...

, taught mathematics from 1989 to 1992

References

1952 establishments in Southern Rhodesia Buildings and structures in Bulawayo Educational institutions established in 1952 High schools in Zimbabwe {{Zimbabwe-school-stub