Watershed College
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Watershed College is a private school
situated in a pastoral setting near the town of Marondera
in Zimbabwe
. The College provides secondary education as well as an Agricultural course for girls and boys between the ages of 13 and 19.
Watershed is predominantly a full-boarding school. Hostels accommodate 480 children, divided equally between boys and girls. A small number of students are day–scholar students who are mostly children of the staff and nearby farmers.
The school opened in 1987. Most of the children were drawn from surrounding farming communities. In later years students have been drawn predominantly from Harare
. The first intake had 87 children with seven teachers and a headmaster.
The school's sporting facilities include three rugby fields, the 400m athletics track, the javelin, shotput and discus areas and the long jump/triple jump sand pits. There are four hockey fields, a swimming pool, two basketball courts, two squash courts, eight tennis courts and a cross-country track.
The college has produced provincial and national basketball players such as Gary Grubb, Michael Mazvizvo, Tich Mwamuka, Boick Chiweshe, Tafadzwa Manhombo, Unity Chikoto, Alexander Ndoro, David Musenge, Kumbirai Hukuimwe, Tafara Makoni, Houser Shonhiwa, Itai Nangati and Emmanuel Madondo. Many great rugby players have also passed through Watershed with the likes of Alexander Ndoro, Ruramai Kudenga, Munyaradzi Maraire, Darren Uys, Duce Gotora, Itai Nangati, Sean Gotora, Peter Tarr, Graham Lang, Emmanuel Madondo, Kisset Chirengende, Brian Rose, Kuda Kudenga, Tim Hopgood and Ben Luke.Among them great cricket legends Kushinga Chizema, Takunda Chinyerere, Enos Mutyavaviri, Tarisai Musakanda, Sabelo Moyo, Tafadzwa "Ganda" Chitemamwise, Lakshmi Tariro Benza. Great basketball players Tatenda Madondo, Andrew Chisina, Tinashe Matavata, Dion Masoso.
On the track, Watershed college also produced the finest in Ruramai kudenga, Keith Chinake, Munetsi Mazarura, Munyaradzi Maraire (400 specialist), Gary Mansfield, Julias Hlambelo, McDonald Betha and Ndumiso Moyo.
Many great rugby players have also passed through Watershed with the likes of Ruramai Kudenga, Munyaradzi Maraire, Jayson Middleton, Roy Gonyora, George Gonyora, Itai Nangati, Darren Uys, Duce Gotora, Peter Tarr, Graham Lang, Sean Gotora, Emmanuel Madondo,Desmond Makoni,The Late JC (Jonathan Chapotera) Shane Rose, Muchabaiwa Rugoyi, Brian Chiota Kisset Chirengende, Brian Rose, Kuda Kudenga, Tim Hopgood, Godfrey Mangenje and Ben Luke among others..
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
situated in a pastoral setting near the town of Marondera
Marondera
Marondera is a town in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare; population 39,384...
in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. The College provides secondary education as well as an Agricultural course for girls and boys between the ages of 13 and 19.
Watershed is predominantly a full-boarding school. Hostels accommodate 480 children, divided equally between boys and girls. A small number of students are day–scholar students who are mostly children of the staff and nearby farmers.
The school opened in 1987. Most of the children were drawn from surrounding farming communities. In later years students have been drawn predominantly from Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
. The first intake had 87 children with seven teachers and a headmaster.
The school's sporting facilities include three rugby fields, the 400m athletics track, the javelin, shotput and discus areas and the long jump/triple jump sand pits. There are four hockey fields, a swimming pool, two basketball courts, two squash courts, eight tennis courts and a cross-country track.
The college has produced provincial and national basketball players such as Gary Grubb, Michael Mazvizvo, Tich Mwamuka, Boick Chiweshe, Tafadzwa Manhombo, Unity Chikoto, Alexander Ndoro, David Musenge, Kumbirai Hukuimwe, Tafara Makoni, Houser Shonhiwa, Itai Nangati and Emmanuel Madondo. Many great rugby players have also passed through Watershed with the likes of Alexander Ndoro, Ruramai Kudenga, Munyaradzi Maraire, Darren Uys, Duce Gotora, Itai Nangati, Sean Gotora, Peter Tarr, Graham Lang, Emmanuel Madondo, Kisset Chirengende, Brian Rose, Kuda Kudenga, Tim Hopgood and Ben Luke.Among them great cricket legends Kushinga Chizema, Takunda Chinyerere, Enos Mutyavaviri, Tarisai Musakanda, Sabelo Moyo, Tafadzwa "Ganda" Chitemamwise, Lakshmi Tariro Benza. Great basketball players Tatenda Madondo, Andrew Chisina, Tinashe Matavata, Dion Masoso.
On the track, Watershed college also produced the finest in Ruramai kudenga, Keith Chinake, Munetsi Mazarura, Munyaradzi Maraire (400 specialist), Gary Mansfield, Julias Hlambelo, McDonald Betha and Ndumiso Moyo.
Many great rugby players have also passed through Watershed with the likes of Ruramai Kudenga, Munyaradzi Maraire, Jayson Middleton, Roy Gonyora, George Gonyora, Itai Nangati, Darren Uys, Duce Gotora, Peter Tarr, Graham Lang, Sean Gotora, Emmanuel Madondo,Desmond Makoni,The Late JC (Jonathan Chapotera) Shane Rose, Muchabaiwa Rugoyi, Brian Chiota Kisset Chirengende, Brian Rose, Kuda Kudenga, Tim Hopgood, Godfrey Mangenje and Ben Luke among others..