Lomagundi College

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Lomagundi College
Lomagundi College Logo
Lomagundi College Logo
Tabatana
Shona: Togetherness
Location
Old Strip Road
Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West
Zimbabwe
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Information
Type Independent, boarding and day school
Opened 14 February 1983 (1983-02-14)
Headmaster Marius Erlank
Teaching staff 42
Gender Co-educational
Pupils 369 (2015)[1]
Language English
Houses 4
Colour(s) Green and yellow
Tuition
  • US$2,670.00 (day)
  • US$3,820.00 (boarding)
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Feeder schools Lomagundi College Primary School
Affiliations
Website
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Lomagundi College (or simply Lomagundi) is an independent, co-educational, boarding and day, senior school in Zimbabwe which is situated about 110 km northwest of the capital Harare along the Harare-Chirundu highway on the outskirts of Chinhoyi (formly known as Sinoia) the provincial capital of Mashonaland West. Lomagundi was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.[2]

Lomagundi College is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmaster is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe {CHISZ).[3]

History

Lomagundi College was opened in 1983. The school was built in a valley, over an abandoned coal mine named Shengwidsee.

The senior school boarding hostels were named after areas around Zimbabwe, namely Sebakwe, Mana (the two boys hostels) with Vumba and Charara being the girls hostels.

Notable alumni

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Lomagundi has produced some great sportsmen and women over the decades, such as Greg Lamb (Cricket), Sean Ervine (Cricket), Brendan Taylor (Cricket) and Margaret Odendaal (Athletics).

See also

References

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