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John Mackenzie School is a historic private school situated in 
John Mackenzie School - Francistown, Botswana
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Francistown
Francistown is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 103,417 and 147,122 inhabitants for its agglomeration at the 2022 census. and often described as the "''Capital of the North''" or as the natives would have it “''T ...
, Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...
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It caters for the education of boys and girls from Transition (Standard 0) to 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 ...
s in a multi-cultural, interdenominational environment. The school is Francistown's first English-medium education
An English-medium education system is one that uses English as the primary medium of instruction—particularly where English is not the mother tongue of the students.
Initially this is associated with the expansion of English from its homeland i ...
institution for primary and secondary education. A Cambridge International Examinations
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(CIE) accredited institution, it is highly regarded as the school of choice in Northern Botswana and the country at large, and as a gateway to the best local and international institutions of higher education.
It is named in honour of Scottish missionary John Mackenzie (1835–99), who spent his working life among, and who argued for the rights of, the Tswana people
The Tswana ( tn, Batswana, singular ''Motswana'') are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group native to Southern Africa. The Tswana language is a principal member of the Sotho-Tswana language group. Ethnic Tswana made up approximately 85% of the popu ...
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See also
*Education in Botswana
Education in Botswana is provided by public schools and private schools. Education in Botswana is governed by the Ministries of Basic Education. and Tertiary, Research Science and Technology Among sub-Saharan African countries, Botswana has one o ...
* List of secondary schools in Botswana
This is a list of notable schools in Botswana, organized by the country's administrative districts.
Francistown
* Francistown Senior Secondary School
* John Mackenzie School
* Mater Spei College
Gaborone
* Botho University
* Maru a Pula S ...
References
External links
* , the school's official websiteJohn Mackenzie School - Francistown, Botswana
John Mackenzie Prom 2008 - Tati River Lodge
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