It is a mixed (Day and Boarding) school for both sexes.
Rio Tinto Zhombe High School is at Zhombe Growth Point 60 km northwest of Kwekwe and 80 km southeast of Gokwe closer to a township named Joel in Zhombe. The school is on the high road and is recognized by a sign post with a name and a logo.
Construction began in 1976 and ended in 1978. The first batch of students began in January 1977.[1] It was an F2 Technical Secondary School then, the system phased out now.[2][3][4]
RioZim Foundation built the school with the then government of Rhodesia's MIDLAND[5] S PROVINCIAL AUTHORITY helping by injecting $20 000 in the project in 1976.[6] However the school was owned by RioZim Foundation for 5 years. It was handed over to the then Mashambazhou District Council, now Zibagwe Rural District Council in 1982.[1]
Operationsedit
The school opened to students in 1977. It offers educational services up to Form 6. It is the only conversional boarding school in Zhombe.
The pass rate is very good. In 2014 the school was 84th of the top 100 secondary schools Zimbabwe.[7]
Facilitiesedit
Rio Tinto Zhombe High School has building facilities which are classrooms, science laboratories, computer laboratories, library, staffroom, girls hostels, boys hostels, dining hall, ric hall.
The school has the following sports play ground:
Soccer field
Tennis court
Basketball court
Netball field
Volleyball field
Track and Field Anthete
Alumniedit
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^Nelson Masukume (14 April 2015) Marked development in education sector since 1980: Abolishment of F2 system The Chronicle | Opinion & Analysis | Retrieved 03 December 2015
^Freedom Mutanda (5 December 2014) Education with production brings success Manica Post. Opinion & Analysis. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^Akim Zwelibanzi. (19 July 2011) Zim must move from nationalized education curriculum to a localized one. Bulawayo24. | Exploring the path of mandatory learning and teaching of Mathematics, Science and History, with key stakeholders. | Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^E. Musabayana. Township Superintendent. (October 1978) The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Dept. Annual for 1979....Notes- Why I am serving as a D.S.A.; The Midlands Provincial Authority; Sansagura African Township Archive.org | Stream | The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Department | Content #13 | Retrieved 19 December 2015.
^Front page | 20 February 2015 Zimbabwe top 100 O-level schools - 2015 list Harare24 News | news | Retrieved 9 January 2016
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