Goldridge College

Goldridge College

Goldridge College Logo
Address
825 Jason Moyo Avenue, Newtown
Kwekwe, Midlands Province
Zimbabwe
Information
Type Independent, boarding and day senior school
Denomination Interdenominational
Opened 2001
Oversight Goldridge Schools
Headmaster Mr Lovemore Mashanda
Forms 1-4, Sixth Form
Gender Co-educational
Pupils 314 (2016)[1]
Campus type Suburban
Houses Muonde, Mupani, Musasa
Tuition
  • US$1,300.00 (day)
  • US$2,765.00 (boarding)

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Feeder schools Goldridge Primary School
Affiliations
Website www.goldridgecollege.ac.zw
  1. Termly fees, the year has 3 terms.[1]

Goldridge College (or Goldridge) is a co-educational, independent, boarding and day senior school in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. Opened in 2001, the school is located in the low density suburb of Newtown and is in close proximity with Kwekwe Sports Club.[2] The school is run by the Goldridge Schools Board of Governors.

Goldridge College believes in holistic education. This means that all students are required to develop not only academically, but also socially, physically, spiritually and emotionally. A special curriculum has been developed by the school in order to achieve this.

Goldridge College is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmaster is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).[3]

Academics

Goldridge College is a registered Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) centre. Students write the CIE Checkpoint, IGCSE O Level,IGCSE AS Level and IGCSE A Level examinations.

Sport

Goldridge College offers numerous sports such as Athletics, Basketball, cross country, Cricket, Golf, Hockey, Netball, rugby, soccer, swimming and Tennis. As part of Goldridge College's holistic education, students are supposed to take part in at least one sport, each term.

Clubs and Cultural Activities

Goldridge College offers the following cultural activities: Drama, Debating, Quiz, Public Speaking, Elocution, Choir, Marimba band and Jazz band.

Goldridge College students are required to attend at least one club activity. The clubs offered include Youth Alive, Chess, Interact, Library, Information Communication Technology and Media, Grooming, Interact, Leo Club, Instrumental Music, Scripture Union, Art, SETA Engineering and Mathematics Olympiad.

Alumni

Most of Goldridge College's alumni go on to further their education at tertiary level. Some alumni have been accepted to prestigious universities such as Columbia University in the City of New York and the University of Cape Town.

Alumni who have learnt at Goldridge Primary and Goldridge College are usually referred to as 'Goldridgians'.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ATS CHISZ GOLDRIDGE COLLEGE » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. "Welcome to Goldridge College". Goldridge College. Goldridge College. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. "ATS CHISZ Senior » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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