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school for boys aged 13 to 19 in

, Zimbabwe. It provides education facilities to 1200+ boys in Forms I to VI. The school is served by a graduate staff of over 100 teachers. Prince Edward School was ranked 6th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility. Prince Edward School was also ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.

History

Prince Edward was established in 1898 in Salisbury,

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(now

), as Salisbury Grammar. It was renamed Salisbury High School in 1906 and adopted its current name in 1925 when visited by Edward, Prince of Wales. It is the second oldest boys' school in Harare and in Zimbabwe after its main sporting rival, St George's College. The School's badge is a crown and three feathers, granted to it by Prince Edward (later King Edward VIII of the UK) in the 1920s. The school's colours are maroon and dark green. For its centenary, Prince Edward School adopted a new

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which does not replace the school's badge. The motto of the school "Tot Facienda Parum Factum" ("So much to do, So little done") is attributed as Cecil John Rhodes' last words. In 2010 a former master at the school, Douglas Robb, became headmaster of

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in England and developed links between the two schools.

Name controversy

In 2002, before the March 2002 presidential elections, the Ministry of Education announced plans to change names of all government schools that had colonial connotations. Scores of government schools were set to have their names changed to honour liberation war heroes, past national and African personalities and/or the suburban area in which the school is located. Prince Edward School was set to be renamed Murenga Boys High School after a Njelele high spirit said to have assisted the local heroes who fought the First Chimurenga of 1896–7. The change of names did not occur but in its wake, as a compromise, the Games Houses within the school had their colonial names changed to those of rivers in Zimbabwe. Prince edward school

Alumni

Prince Edward old boys are called "Old Hararians". The Old Hararians Association was founded in 1922 and maintains very close ties with the school. The Old Hararians cricket team is based the Old Hararians Sports Club in Harare, and fields a team in the Vigne Cup, the Harare Metropolitan Cricket League, as well as the National League for club cricket. Old Hararians contain many national team and "A" team, such as Vusi Sibanda,

Prosper Utseya Prosper Utseya (born 26 March 1985 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean cricketer, who plays all formats of the game. He was the former captain of Zimbabwe from 2006 to 2010. He bowls right-arm off break and is a useful right-hand batsman. Uts ...

and Ryan Butterworth.

Notable alumni

* Allan Anderson - Pentecostal minister and theologian * Miles Anderson – actor * Kevin Arnott – cricketer *

Sir Hugh Beadle Sir Thomas Hugh William Beadle, (6 February 1905 – 14 December 1980) was a Rhodesian lawyer, politician and judge who served as Chief Justice of Southern Rhodesia from March 1961 to November 1965, and as Chief Justice of Rhodesia fro ...

– lawyer, politician and judge *

Eddo Brandes Eddo André Brandes (born 5 March 1963) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 59 ODIs from 1987 to 1999, spanning four World Cups. In the days when a number of Zimbabwe's players were amateurs with other full-time profes ...

– cricketer *

John Bredenkamp John Arnold Bredenkamp (11 August 1940 – 18 June 2020) was a Zimbabwean businessman and rugby union footballer. He was the founder of the Casalee Group. Early life Born in South Africa, Bredenkamp moved with his family to Southern Rhodesia wh ...

– rugby player and businessman *

Ryan Butterworth Ryan Eric Butterworth (born 14 April 1981) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer who played for the Mashonaland Eagles. He is a right-handed batsman, and right-arm medium-pace bowler, and is described as a batting all-rounder. Butterworth attended ...

– cricketer *

Tonderai Chavanga Tonderai Chavhanga (born 24 December 1983) is a South African rugby union player. Chavhanga has played for the national team, the Springboks, having been capped four times. Childhood Chavhanga was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was raised by his ...

– rugby union player * Graeme Cremer – cricketer * Colin Dowdeswell – tennis player *

Jackie du Preez John Harcourt "Jackie" du Preez (14 November 1942 – 8 April 2020) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in two Test matches for South Africa against Australia in 1967. A leg-spinner and useful lower-order batsman, he was educated at Prince ...

– cricketer *

Duncan Fletcher Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher (born 27 September 1948) is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former cricketer, who has coached the England and Indian national teams. He was England coach between 1999 and 2007, and is credited with the resurgence ...

– cricketer * Robert Gwaze – chess player * Graeme Hick – cricketer * David Houghton – cricketer *

Tino Kadewere Philana Tinotenda "Tino" Kadewere (born 5 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a striker and winger for La Liga club Mallorca, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lyon, and the Zimbabwe national team. Club career Zimbab ...

- footballer *

Sam Levy Samuel Rahamin Levy (1929–2012) was a Zimbabwean businessman and property developer best known for his construction of the Sam Levy's Village shopping mall in Borrowdale, Harare, Borrowdale, a suburb of Harare, in 1990. A self-made billionaire, ...

– businessman and property developer *

Rodwell Makoto Rodwell Makoto (born 1987) is a Zimbabwean chess International Master. He won the South African Open in 2012, and has featured for Zimbabwe in their Olympiad team. He became an International Master in 2013. With an Elo rating of 2403 in June ...

– chess player *

James Manyika James M. Manyika is a Zimbabwean-Americans, American academic, consultant, and business executive. He is known for his research and scholarship into the intersection of technology and the economy, including artificial intelligence, robotics autom ...

– consultant, academic, Rhodes Scholar * Evan Mawarire – pastor and democratic activist * Barry May – cricketer and

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Peter McLaughlin Peter McLaughlin (born 1956) is an Irish academic, historian, and educator. He is the CEO of Max Learning Limited, the educational arm of the Max Group. He was Headmaster of The Doon School. Before joining Doon in 2009, he served as Headmaster ...

– academic, historian, and educator * Mark McNulty – golfer *

John McPhun John David McPhun (born 8 September 1940) was a first-class cricketer who played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup. McPhun struggled early in his career, making just 147 runs from his first eight first-class matches, with a highest score of 39. Aft ...

– cricketer *

Leonard Ray Morgan Leonard Ray Morgan (1894–1967) was the first permanent Secretary for Education in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Biography Early life and education Morgan, whose father was a Sergeant in the Royal Artillery, was born on 11 January ...

– educationalist *

Lucian Msamati Lucian Gabriel Wiina Msamati (born 5 March 1976) is a British-Tanzanian actor. He played Salladhor Saan in HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', and was the first black actor to play Iago in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2015 production of ''Othel ...

– actor *

David Mutendera David Travolta Mutendera (born 25 January 1979) is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer who played one Test match and nine One Day Internationals. He now teaches cricket and football at St John’s College in Harare. A tall seam bowle ...

– cricketer *

Faustine Ndugulile Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile (born 31 March 1969) is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Kigamboni constituency since 2010. Dr. Faustine Ndugulile was appointed Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health, Community Developme ...

– politician and Tanzanian member of parliament *

Trevor Penney Trevor Lionel Penney (born 12 June 1968 in Salisbury, Rhodesia) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, noted particularly for his fielding. He was a substitute fielder for England during the 2005 Ash ...

– cricketer * John Plagis – pilot *

David E. Potter David Edwin Potter (born 1943) is the founder and chairman of the microcomputer systems company Psion PLC., and Psion Teklogix after Psion's acquisition of Teklogix in the year 2000. Early life Potter was born in East London, South Africa, in ...

– businessman and engineer * Nick Price – golfer * Ian Robertson – Springbok rugby player * Douglas Rogers – writer *

Herbert Schwamborn Herbert Schwamborn is a Zimbabwean born film and music producer, also known by his artist name of Metaphysics. He is most famous for being a member of the multi-platinum selling German band Söhne Mannheims (''Sons of Mannheim''). He is also ...

– musician * Colin Smith – rower * Alexander Steele – Scottish architect and cricketer *

Edmoore Takaendesa Edmoore Takaendesa (born 11 November 1980)
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– rugby player *

Wrex Tarr Wrex Tarr (24 June 1934 – 6 June 2006) was a Rhodesian comedian, news presenter and archer. He was most famous for his records, ''"Futi Chilapalapa"'' and ''"Cream of Chilapalapa"''. Early life Wrex Tarr was the eldest of three children ...

– comedian and archer * Russell Tiffin – cricket umpire *

Denis Tomlinson Denis Stanley Tomlinson (4 September 1910 – 11 July 1993) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in one Test match for South Africa in 1935. He was the first Rhodesian-born cricketer to represent South Africa. Early cricket career Tomlinson wa ...

– cricketer * Sir Robert Tredgold,

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, judge, politician and

Kennedy Tsimba Kennedy Chiedza Tsimba (Zimbabwean pronunciation: Shining Light; born 23 July 1974) is a 2012 World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee, South African professional Rugby coach and former player who is the current Director of Rugby at St Alban's College ...

– rugby player *

Mark Vermeulen Mark Andrew Vermeulen (born 2 March 1979) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer, who played Test matches and One Day Internationals. He is a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off spin bowler. Domestic career He was former captain of Z ...

– cricketer

References

External links

Prince Edward School websiteOld Hararians website
{{Authority control Schools in Harare Educational institutions established in 1898 Boys' schools in Zimbabwe Boys' high schools in Zimbabwe Boarding schools in Zimbabwe Day schools in Zimbabwe High schools in Zimbabwe 1898 establishments in the British Empire

History

Name controversy

Alumni

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links