, established = 1985 , oversight = Hillcrest Schools (Pvt) Ltd , headmaster = Orlando Fernandez , grades_label =

Forms Form is the shape, visual appearance, or configuration of an object. In a wider sense, the form is the way something happens. Form also refers to: *Form (document), a document (printed or electronic) with spaces in which to write or enter data * ...

, grades = 1–4,

Sixth Form In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...

, gender =

Co-educational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...

, enrollment = 315 (2020) , campus_type = Suburban , houses = Chimanimani (Maroon), Inyangani (Yellow) and Bvumba (light blue) , colours = Navy, White and Grey , tuition = , feeder_schools =

Hillcrest Preparatory School Mutare (formerly Umtali) is the most populous city in the province of Manicaland, and the third most populous city in Zimbabwe, having surpassed Gweru in the 2012 census, with an urban population of 224,802 and approximately 260,567 in the surr ...

, affiliations = , alumni = Old Crestonians , website = , footnotes = Hillcrest College (or Hillcrest, also informally referred to as Crest) is an

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

co-educational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...

, boarding and

day A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours, 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds. In everyday life, the word "day" often refers to a solar day, which is the length between two so ...

high High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift ...

school in

Mutare Mutare (formerly Umtali) is the most populous city in the province of Manicaland, and the third most populous city in Zimbabwe, having surpassed Gweru in the 2012 census, with an urban area, urban population of 224,802 and approximately 260,567 ...

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

. The school was established in 1985, two years after the establishment of

. Alumni of Hillcrest College are referred to as ''Old Crestonians''. Hillcrest College is a member of the

Association of Trust Schools The Association of Trust Schools (ATS) is an organisation of independent primary and secondary schools in Zimbabwe that was founded in 1962. Each of these schools are run by their own Board of Governors and are not for profit entities. The Heads ...

(ATS) and the Headmistress is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe(CHISZ).

Academics

Hillcrest College offers programs developed by

Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Assessment International Education (informally known as Cambridge International or simply Cambridge and formerly known as CIE, Cambridge International Examinations) is a provider of international qualifications, offering examinations ...

which include Cambridge Secondary Checkpoint, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS/

A Level The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...

Notable alumni

*Jacques Leitao - Zimbabwe Sevens Rugby Captain * Ozias Bvute - Member of Parliament (2018) * Tinotenda Mawoyo - Zimbabwe International

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 ...

er *

Dave Ewers David Peter Ewers (born 3 November 1990) is a Zimbabwean rugby union player in the Aviva Premiership for the Exeter Chiefs. He previously played for the Cornish Pirates in the Championship on a dual registration. He is capable of playing both ...

- Exeter Chiefs rugby player

References

External links

*
Hillcrest College Profile
on the

ATS ATS or Ats may refer to: Businesses * ATS Wheels, or ''Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör'', a German wheel manufacturer and sponsor of a Formula One racing team * ATS Automation Tooling Systems, an Ontario, Canada-based factory automation company ...

website * {{Private schools in Zimbabwe Private schools in Zimbabwe Co-educational schools in Zimbabwe High schools in Zimbabwe Boarding schools in Zimbabwe Day schools in Zimbabwe Cambridge schools in Zimbabwe Educational institutions established in 1985 1985 establishments in Zimbabwe Member schools of the Association of Trust Schools Mutare Education in Manicaland Province

Academics

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links