Hillcrest College (or Hillcrest, also informally referred to as Crest) is an independent, co-educational,

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

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 ...

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

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(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 which include Cambridge Secondary Checkpoint, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS/ A Level.

Notable alumni

*Jacques Leitao - Zimbabwe Sevens Rugby Captain *

Ozias Bvute Ozias Bvute is the managing director and chief executive of Zimbabwe Cricket. He replaced Vincent Hogg as chief executive in 2005. Hogg's departure came against the background of the player standoffs, with the senior and mostly white players taki ...

- Member of Parliament (2018) *

Tinotenda Mawoyo Tinotenda Mbiri Kanayi Mawoyo (born 8 January 1986) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He currently plays for the Mountaineers in the Zimbabwean Domestic Competition. He also serves as an occasional cricket commentator in the domestic cricket matches w ...

- Zimbabwe International

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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

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Academics

Notable alumni

See also

References

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