Our Institutions

Eight schools. One family.

From a farm school for girls in Mazowe to mission schools in Mhondoro and a busy high school in Chitungwiza, every Anglican school in the Diocese of Harare shares one calling: quality education rooted in Christian values.

Langham learners at the school sign
Secondary

Langham Girls High School

Hasfa Farm, Mvurwi (Mazowe District)

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The school's biogas digester
Secondary

St John's High School, Chikwaka

Juru, Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East

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The St Phillips Magwenya school bus
Secondary

St Phillips High School, Mangwenya

Guruve District, Mashonaland Central

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The administration block
Secondary

St Mary's High School, Chitungwiza

Chitungwiza, Harare Province

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St Mark's learners in school tracksuits
Secondary

St Mark's High School

Mhondoro, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West

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The St Oswald's Mission agri-business sign
Secondary

St Oswald's High School

Zimhindo Village, Ward 3, Mhondoro-Ngezi

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Primary

St Clare's Primary School

Hanyanga Village, Ward 16, Murewa

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The St Mary's Anglican Primary School bus
Primary

St Mary's Primary School

Anglican Diocese of Harare

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Schools featured
8
Learners*
4,412+
Teachers*
183+
Serving since
1962

* Totals of the schools that publish their figures; the true numbers are higher.

Directory

Meet our schools

History, facts, results and photos for every school. Each may have its own admission criteria, so please confirm details with the school you are interested in.

  • Secondary
  • Girls
  • Boarding

Langham Girls High School

Hasfa Farm, Mvurwi (Mazowe District)

Since 1934 Cathrine Langham ran a home craft centre for women on Hasfa Farm. She donated the farm to the Anglican Church to start a girls-only high school, and Langham Girls High School opened in 1983. A Level followed in 2002 (Commercials and Arts), with Sciences added in 2017.

  • Registered as an A Level Cambridge Centre in 2023
  • Also offers a French Diploma and HEXCO examinations
  • 92.05% O Level pass rate in 2019, ranked 14th best O Level school
  • Run by a Board of Governors appointed by the Bishop of Harare
Founded
1983
Location
Hasfa Farm, bordering Chiweshe communal area, about 100 km from Harare
Learners
498 girls (18 day scholars)
Staff
27 teachers · 23 ancillary
Levels
O Level (ZIMSEC) · A Level (Cambridge)
  • Secondary

St John's High School, Chikwaka

Juru, Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East

Motto“In Pursuit of Excellence”

Founded in 1972 as a small rural school, St John's grew through the 1980s and 1990s into one of Mashonaland East's respected centres of academic and character development, and marked 50 years in 2022. It aims to produce graduates with academic, vocational and entrepreneurial skills for a fast-changing world of work.

  • Commercial biogas plant powering the dining hall and piggery
  • Broiler project producing at least 6,000 birds per batch
  • 12 vocational subjects alongside the academic curriculum
  • Values: integrity, respect, discipline, faith, excellence, leadership, compassion, responsibility
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Founded
1972
Location
Juru, Goromonzi District
Learners
900+
Staff
60+
Focus
Academic, technical-vocational and entrepreneurial
  • Secondary
  • Boarding

St Phillips High School, Mangwenya

Guruve District, Mashonaland Central

A mixed boarding school about 150 km from Harare, reached by tarred road. The range and quality of its extracurricular activities, including sports, arts, music, drama, debate and community service, is commendable.

  • 100% A Level pass rate in 2024 (directory report)
  • Received the 2024 Secretary's Merit Award in its province (directory report)
Location
Guruve, about 150 km from Harare
Type
Mixed boarding
Levels
O Level and A Level (ZIMSEC)
  • Secondary

St Mary's High School, Chitungwiza

Chitungwiza, Harare Province

Founded in 1962 on Christian principles with 70 boarding boys and three teachers, St Mary's welcomed its first girls in 1975. It aims to produce well-rounded, morally upright citizens guided by the virtues of Unhu/Ubuntu, and its choir has won many trophies in church competitions.

  • 2024: 85% at O Level and 95.3% at A Level
  • Best A Level candidate scored 22 points; 12 candidates scored 15+
  • Best O Level candidate achieved 9 As and 1 B
Founded
1962
Learners
1,268 (605 boys · 663 girls)
Staff
53 teachers · 11 ancillary
Special classes
34 learners
Pass rates
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YearO LevelA Level
201876.52%91.76%
201972.2%96.46%
202075%86%
202161.04%95.5%
202264.7%95.9%
202365.78%98.3%
202485%95.3%
  • Secondary
  • Mission
  • Boarding

St Mark's High School

Mhondoro, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West

Motto“Let the Light Shine”

An Anglican mission school founded in 1982. It began as a day school and became a boarding school in 2005 with 250 pupils. Spiritual life is central: two Eucharist services every Sunday, a midweek service, and Saturday guilds (St Agnes for girls, St Peter's for boys, servers and choir).

  • 100% A Level pass rate in 2024
  • 79 students baptised and 74 confirmed in 2024
  • Ranked 34th among A Level schools in 2014 (97.92%)
Founded
1982 (boarding since 2005)
Learners
879 (765 boarders)
Staff
43 teachers · 26 ancillary
Levels
O Level and A Level
Pass rates
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YearO LevelA Level
202061%98%
202157%98.6%
202270%92%
202379%92%
202478%100%
  • Secondary
  • Mission
  • Boarding

St Oswald's High School

Zimhindo Village, Ward 3, Mhondoro-Ngezi

Established in 1982 under the Anglican Diocese of Harare and developed into a boarding school in 2018. In line with the Heritage-Based Curriculum (2024–2030) it now offers pure sciences at O and A Level and tech-vocational HEXCO courses, guided by the values of oneness, accountability and transparency.

  • New dining hall opened by the Rt Rev Dr Farai Mutamiri, 21 September 2024
  • Business section since 2022: gardening, poultry, piggery and goats
  • Solar-powered borehole and refurbished Wi-Fi computer lab (2024)
  • Trophies in handball, volleyball, soccer, netball and athletics (NASH & ASSA)
Founded
1982 (boarding since 2018)
Learners
867 (416 boys · 451 girls)
Boarders
320 (boarding full)
Levels
O Level and A Level
  • Primary

St Clare's Primary School

Hanyanga Village, Ward 16, Murewa

St Clare's follows a curriculum that adheres to national standards while adding subjects and activities that reflect the school's values and mission. Parents' project levies have funded major improvements.

  • Two-classroom ECD block built in 2019 (US$40,000, from parent levies)
  • 160 learner chairs and tables purchased (US$7,200)
  • Borehole with a 5,000-litre tank
  • The 2023 dip followed COVID-era school closures
Location
Hanyanga Village, Ward 16, Murewa
Levels
ECD to Grade 7
Grade 7 pass rate
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YearGrade 7
202076%
202173%
202266%
202346%
202455%
  • Primary

St Mary's Primary School

Anglican Diocese of Harare

Committed to holistic education grounded in Christian values, with a focus on academic excellence, character development and moral integrity, and dedicated staff giving each student personalised support.

More details about this school are being gathered.

At a glance

Compare our schools

School Level Location
Langham Girls High School Secondary 1983 Hasfa Farm, Mvurwi (Mazowe District) 498
St John's High School, Chikwaka Secondary 1972 Juru, Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East 900
St Phillips High School, Mangwenya Secondary — Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Not published
St Mary's High School, Chitungwiza Secondary 1962 Chitungwiza, Harare Province 1,268
St Mark's High School Secondary 1982 Mhondoro, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West 879
St Oswald's High School Secondary 1982 Zimhindo Village, Ward 3, Mhondoro-Ngezi 867
St Clare's Primary School Primary — Hanyanga Village, Ward 16, Murewa Not published
St Mary's Primary School Primary — Anglican Diocese of Harare Not published

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