Weruweru Girls Secondary School (formerly known as Assumpta College) is a government secondary school in Moshi, Tanzania.

History

The school was established in September 1963 as Assumpta College and was officially inaugurated by Julius Nyerere,

Tanganyika Tanganyika may refer to: Places * Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state * Tanganyika (1961–1964), a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania * Tanzania Main ...

's first president on 22 October 1963. In 1970, the school was renamed to its present name after it was handed over to the government.

Headmistresses

* Maria Kamm (1970–1992) * Flaviana Msuya (1993–2001) * Anna Devota Sambaya (2001–2009) * Rosalia Frimin Tarimo (2009–Present)

Notable alumni

* Asha-Rose Migiro, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations * Mary Nagu, Tanzanian politician *

Anne Malecela Anne Kilango Malecela (born 9 January 1956) is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She was Member of Parliament for Same East constituency between 2005 and 2015, Deputy Education Minister, and Regional ...

, Member of Parliament for Same East constituency *

Mwele Ntuli Malecela Mwele Ntuli Malecela (26 March 1963 – 10 February 2022) was a Tanzanian civil servant who was a senior United Nations official and the director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization Headqu ...

, former Director General of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Tanzania, former Director in the Office of Africa Regional Director at the World Health Organisation, Director Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at World Health Organization headquarters (till death 10 February 2022). *

Irene Tarimo Irene Aurelia Tarimo (born 1 October 1964) is a Tanzanian environmental scientist and educator. She currently serves as Head of Department of environmental studies at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT), where she is also a lecturer and a res ...

, Researcher, Biologist and Lecturer at

OUT Out may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 * ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander * ''Out'' (2002 film), a Japanese film ba ...

* Rosemary Nyerere, Educator, Member of Parliament * Helen Kijo-Bisimba, Former Director of Legal and Human Rights Center * Julie Makani, Associate Professor and Research Fellow at

MUHAS Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) is a public university in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is accredited by the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU). Location As of June 2018, the university had two campuses: * The ...

. *

Victoria Kisyombe Victoria Kisyombe is a Tanzanian entrepreneur and founder of Sero Lease and Finance Limited (Selfina) in 2002, a Tanzanian company that micro-leasing to mostly widows and young girls. She received an Outstanding Social Entrepreneur Award from the ...

, Tanzanian entrepreneur and Social activist

References

External links

* * Weruweru Secondary School alumni Educational institutions established in 1963 1963 establishments in Tanganyika Girls' schools in Tanzania {{Tanzania-school-stub