Chisipite Senior School

Chisipite Senior School
Chisipite Senior School Badge Fons Vitae Caritas Latin: Love is the Fountain of Life
Address
Hindhead Avenue, Chisipite Harare Zimbabwe
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
Tuition	US$2,540.00 (day) US$4,310.00 (boarding) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Feeder schools	Chisipite Junior School
Affiliations	ATS CHISZ
Alumni	Fontanians
Website	chisipitesenior.com
↑ Termly fees, the year has 3 terms.^[1]

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

Berry Bickle - Zimbabwean artist.
Kudzai Sevenzo - Singer, actress, television personality.

References

1 2 "ATS CHISZ CHISIPITE SENIOR SCHOOL » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
1 2 3 "History - Chisipite Senior School". Chisipite Senior School. Chisipite Senior School. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
↑ DarrylYV8 (9 October 2014). "Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe". Youth Village Zimbabwe. Youth Village Zimbabwe. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "ATS CHISZ Senior » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

External links

Chisipite Senior School Official website
Chisipite Senior School Profile on the ATS website

Association of Trust Schools

Primary schools	Ariel School Barwick School Bishopslea Preparatory School Bryden Country School Carmel Primary School Centenary Primary School Chisipite Junior School Coalfields Primary School Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo Eaglesvale Preparatory School Gateway Primary School (Zimbabwe) Goldridge Primary School Hartmann House Preparatory School Hellenic Primary School Highveld Primary School Hippo Valley Estates Primary School Hillcrest Preparatory School Kyle Preparatory School Lendy Park School Lilfordia School Lomagundi College Primary School Lusitania Primary School Masiyephambili Junior School Midlands Christian School Mubeena Ebrahim Primary School Murray MacDougall Primary School Mutarazi Junior School Mvurachena Primary School Petra Primary School Portland Primary School Riverside Stimulation Centre Ruzawi School Rydings School St. John's Preparatory School (Harare) St. Thomas Aquinas Primary School Sharon School Springvale House Twin Rivers Primary School Tynwald Primary School Victoria Falls Primary School Westridge Primary School Whitestone School

Secondary schools	Arundel School Chisipite Senior School Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo Eaglesvale High School Falcon College Gateway High School (Zimbabwe) Girls' College Goldridge College Hellenic Academy Hillcrest College Kyle College Lomagundi College Masiyephambili College Midlands Christian College Peterhouse Boys' School Peterhouse Girls' School Petra High School St. Christopher's School, Harare St. George's College, Harare St. John's College (Harare) South Eastern College Watershed College Westridge High School

Defunct schools	Eagle School St. Peter's Diocesan School

Private schools in Zimbabwe

The schools are categorised by province then education type.

Bulawayo

Secondary	Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo Girls' College Masiyephambili College Petra High School

Harare

Secondary

Arundel School
Chisipite Senior School
Dominican Convent High School
Eaglesvale High School
Gateway High School (Zimbabwe)
Groupe Scolaire Jean de La Fontaine
Harare International School
Hellenic Academy
The Heritage School, Zimbabwe
High Achievers Coach Educational Center
Maranatha Christian High School (Zimbabwe)
St. Christopher's School, Harare
St George's College, Harare
St. John's College
St. John's High School (Harare)
Tynwald High School
Westridge High School

Manicaland

Secondary	Hillcrest College Knowstics Academy Milestone College Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers St. Faith's School, Rusape

Mashonaland Central

Secondary	Mazowe Boys High School

Mashonaland East

Secondary	Bernard Mizeki College Goromonzi High School Peterhouse Boys' School Peterhouse Girls' School St Dominic's Chishawasha St. Ignatius College (Zimbabwe) Watershed College

Mashonaland West

Secondary	Cornway Senior College Kutama College Lomagundi College

Masvingo

Secondary	Kyle College Riverton Academy South Eastern College

Matabeleland North

Secondary	Inyathi High School Marist Brothers Secondary School, Dete

Matabeleland South

Secondary	Falcon College

Midlands

Secondary	Goldridge College Midlands Christian College

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