Westridge High School is an
independent,
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school in
Harare,
Zimbabwe. It was founded in 1999 by the
Hindoo Society, a registered welfare organization dating back to 1916.
Westridge High School is a member of the
Association of Trust Schools
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(ATS) and the Headmaster is a member of the
Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe
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(CHISZ).
Overview
The school has approximately 300 students from Form One (Freshman) to Form 6 (Seniors). Westridge High School follows the traditional Zimbabwean-British system of education in which examinations are administered at both
Ordinary Level, and at Advanced Subsidiary and
A Level. Westridge High school is located in Belvedere and the primary school within the same property area.
The founding headmaster is Mr N. Kala (1999 - 2006), then came Mr. R. Ramlaul (late), who was an expert in
Geography.
Followed by Mr. D. Chouhan, a
Mathematics
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expert , followed by Mr. J. Davies, a
Physics expert and the current headmaster is Mr. Kanjee
Subjects include English, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Information and Communication Technology, Accounting , Business Studies, Economics, Geography, English Literature, History, Shona, Art and Design Technology. The school also has several sports and clubs. The sports the school offers include soccer, cricket, hockey, tennis, basketball , badminton, table tennis, volleyball, swimming . The clubs at the school are chess, art and craft, debate, interact, Coding /Animation , Zimun and many more .
Westridge high school has 4 Group houses which are namely Shanti (Green house) , Dharma (Blue house) , Satya (Yellow house) and Prema (Red house) , Each house name represents a virtue that is regarded as important in hindoo culture with shanti referring to peace , dharma referring to path of rightness , satya referring to truth and prema referring to love . Upon registration in form 1 , each pupil will be given a house that they have to represent in various academic and sport endeavors e.g. Athletics , debate , swimming , Quiz and many many more . Once a pupil is assigned a house , they represent it for the 6 years at the school.
As of 2024 :
it is believed that they are approximately 200 students from form 1 to form 6 .
Westridge high school has a principal who over looks the day to day running of the school namely Mrs. Kondowe .
Westridge High school developed 2 new IT labs .
See also
*
List of schools in Zimbabwe
References
External links
*
Westridge High School Profileon the
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Schools in Harare
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