Kutama College

St Francis Xavier's Kutama College
Kutama College Esse Quam Videri (To be, rather than to seem / Be what You Are!)
Address
Private Bag 909 Norton Mashonaland West Zimbabwe
Coordinates	17°48′24″S 30°23′10″E / 17.8067°S 30.3861°E / -17.8067; 30.3861Coordinates: 17°48′24″S 30°23′10″E / 17.8067°S 30.3861°E / -17.8067; 30.3861
Information
Type	Catholic Boarding high school
Established	1914
Principal	Brother Jacob Mutingwende
Grades	Form 1 - Upper Six
Age	12 to 18
Enrollment	1000 - 1200
Color(s)	Blue Gold
Yearbook	Echo Chronicle
Website	kutamacollege.ac.zw/f18/

Classrooms and Administration Block of Kutama College, 1995

Kutama College (officially St Francis Xavier College), is a Catholic, independent, boarding, high school located near Norton in the Zvimba area, 80 kilometres southwest of Harare. Kutama has a student population of about 900 pupils.

Kutama College was ranked 69th 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.^[1]

The school moto "Esse Quam Videri" is Latin meaning "to be, rather than to seem".

History

Founded prior to the Second World War by Jesuit Priests, Kutama was one of the first institutions to offer high school education to students of African descent in colonial Rhodesia. Its Jesuit origins are reflected in its official name, St Francis Xavier College. The school is part of Kutama Mission, a Catholic mission originally run by Jesuits but now run by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic order devoted to educational work.

James A. Chinamasa, Kutama College Headmaster in the 1990s, with his wife.

The school's first headmaster was Father Jerome O'Hea, an Irish-born priest after whom the local mission hospital is named. Its most famous headmaster was James Anthony (affectionately known as "Jachi") Chinamasa, a Kutama College old boy and elder brother of Zimbabwean Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa. The present headmaster is Br Jacob Mutingwende who took over from Br Bernard Chirombe, who served as deputy headmaster under Stephen Muchenje who retired at the end of 2008.

Houses

Like most high schools in Zimbabwe, which follow the traditional British school system, students at Kutama are divided into four houses each having its own colour:

Champagnat (Blue), named after Saint Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist movement.
Chichester (Red)
Michael (Green)
Patrick (Yellow)

Notable alumni

Robert Mugabe – President of Zimbabwe
Panashe Magwira Trevor Kangausaru Tapiwa Chiyangwa Takunda Masara

References

↑ "top20highschools". Africa Almanac. Africa Almanac. 1 October 2003. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2016. The research leading up to the publication of the 100 Best High Schools in Africa began with the launching of the website in December 2000.

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Private schools in Zimbabwe

The schools are categorised by province then education type.

Bulawayo

Primary	Carmel Primary School Centenary Primary School Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo Masiyephambili Junior School Petra Primary School Rhodes Estate Preparatory School Riverside Stimulation Centre St. Thomas Aquinas Primary School Whitestone School

Secondary	Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo Girls' College Masiyephambili College Petra High School

Harare

Primary	Bishopslea Preparatory School Chisipite Junior School Dominican Convent Primary School Eaglesvale Preparatory School Gateway Primary School (Zimbabwe) Groupe Scolaire Jean de La Fontaine Harare International School The Heritage School, Zimbabwe Hartmann House Preparatory School Hellenic Primary School Lusitania Primary School Maranatha Junior School Mubeena Ebrahim Primary School Sharon School St. John's Preparatory School Twin Rivers Primary School Tynwald Primary School Westridge Primary School

Secondary	Arundel School Chisipite Senior School Dominican Convent High School Eaglesvale High School Gateway High School (Zimbabwe) Groupe Scolaire Jean de La Fontaine Harare International School Hellenic Academy The Heritage School, Zimbabwe High Achievers Coach Educational Center Maranatha Christian High School (Zimbabwe) St. Christopher's School, Harare St George's College, Harare St. John's College St. John's High School Tynwald High School Westridge High School

Manicaland

Primary	Highveld Primary School Hillcrest Preparatory School Mutarazi Junior School Mvurachena Primary School

Secondary	Hillcrest College Knowstics Academy Milestone College Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers St. Faith's School, Rusape

Mashonaland Central

Primary	Barwick School

Secondary	Mazowe Boys High School

Mashonaland East

Primary	Ariel School Bernard Mizeki Primary School Lendy Park School Ruzawi School Springvale House

Secondary	Bernard Mizeki College Peterhouse Boys' School Peterhouse Girls' School St Dominic's Chishawasha Saint Ignatius College Watershed College

Mashonaland West

Primary	Bryden Country School Cornway Junior College Lilfordia School Lomagundi College Primary School Martindale Catholic School Rydings School

Secondary	Cornway Senior College Kutama College Lomagundi College Rydings College

Masvingo

Primary	Hippo Valley Estates Primary School Kyle Preparatory School Murray MacDougall Primary School Riverton Primary School

Secondary	Kyle College Riverton Academy South Eastern College

Matabeleland North

Primary	Coalfields Primary School Victoria Falls Primary School

Secondary	Inyathi High School Marist Brothers Secondary School, Dete

Matabeleland South

Secondary	Falcon College

Midlands

Primary	Goldridge Preparatory School Midlands Christian School Lingfield Christian Academy

Secondary	Goldridge College Midlands Christian College Lingfield Christian Academy

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