Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers also shortly known as 'Marist Nyanga', is a

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, boarding,

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school located in the Nyanga District of

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, 32 kilometres from Nyanga town. Marist Nyanga has a student population of about 550 pupils.

History

In 2016, the school's quiz team won first place in National School Quiz Championship contest held in Johannesburg, with 23 schools from South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe participating.

Houses

Like most high schools in Zimbabwe, which follow the traditional British school system, students at Marist Nyanga are divided into four

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each having its own colour: * Champagnat (Red), named after

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, the founder of the Marist movement. * Michael (Yellow), named after the Arch-angel Michael * Patrick (Green), named after Saint Patrick * Kizito (Blue), named after Brother Kizito, one of the first black Zimbabweans to join the Marist Brother order.

References

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History

Houses

See also

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