Chisipite Senior School
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Chisipite Senior School Badge
Fons Vitae Caritas
Latin: Love is the Fountain of Life
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| Address | |
| Hindhead Avenue, Chisipite Harare Zimbabwe |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent, day & boarding school |
| Denomination | Interdenominational |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Headmistress | Jacqueline Robertson |
| Faculty | 75+ |
| Gender | Girls |
| Number of students | 642 (2015)[1] |
| Campus size | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
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| Feeder schools | Chisipite Junior School |
| Affiliations | |
| Alumni | Fontanians |
| Website | chisipitesenior |
Chisipite Senior School (or Chisipite) is a independent, day and boarding senior school for girls in Harare, Zimbabwe. The school is located on 25 acres of land with 75+ academic staff and 750 girls (of whom 150 girls are boarders) enrolled.[2] Chisipite Senior was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.[3]
Chisipite Senior School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Head is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).[4]
Overview
Chisipite Senior School was opened in 1954 to cater for students who had finished their primary education at Chisipite Junior School. Initially, the school had two members of staff and 48 girls. Chisipite Senior School is "the first inter-denominational private girls school in Central Africa".[2]
The name of the School, Chisipite, is derived from a spring rising in a nearby vlei. "Chisipiti" is the Shona word for spring. It has also inspired the fountain badge and the motto "Fons vitae caritas".[2]
Fontanians
The alumni of the Chispite Senior School are referred to as Fontanians.
Notable Fontanians
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- Berry Bickle - Zimbabwean artist.
- Kudzai Sevenzo - Singer, actress, television personality.
See also
References
External links
- Chisipite Senior School Official website
- Chisipite Senior School Profile on the ATS website
- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Zimbabwe articles missing geocoordinate data
- Schools in Zimbabwe
- Private schools in Zimbabwe
- High schools in Zimbabwe
- Girls' schools in Zimbabwe
- Girls' high schools in Zimbabwe
- Day schools in Zimbabwe
- Boarding schools in Zimbabwe
- Cambridge schools in Zimbabwe
- Educational institutions established in 1954
- 1954 establishments in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- Member schools of the Association of Trust Schools
