The Sunday News
MISSION STATEMENT
To mould righteous citizens by providing a high quality and relevant, education and to be a institution of high Christian and Methodist ethics
SCHOOL MOTTO
Qondani ekukhanyeni
Background
Thekwane High School is a Methodist Church school, situated about 13 kilometres north of Plumtree, in Matabeleland South province, Zimbabwe. It is one of the earliest secondary institutions established in 1924 by Reverend Herbert Carter, a Methodist Church Missionary. It is situated near Thekwane River, which takes its name from the hammer-headed stork, “uthekwane”, which used to be common along its banks, and which is depicted on the school badge. Thekwane has had a difficult recent history, having struggled to re-establish itself after the destruction inflicted during the War of Liberation, against a background of financial stringencies.
Throughout this period Thekwane has remained a school of accolades in all life spheres; accolades in quality academic practise, accolades in sports; accolades in religious undertakings – Methodism, accolades in intellectual and political cultivation of minds. Our products like Dr SM Mahere, Dr Edson Zvobgo, Dumiso Dabengwa, Lutho Addington Tapela, Dr Dabudabu, LD Bhala, Dr Lazarus Dokora, Dr F Chitauro, Dr M Bhala among others are testimony of the above.
Currently the school has an enrolment of 708 students of which 656 are boarders. We boast of a very wide curriculum from academic to sport and technical and vocational education.
Our students have continued to do well and we have competed favourably from district to provincial and national level as shown by our pass rate in the past five years.
