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and

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school , headmaster = Dean Seeliger , teaching_staff = 42 , grades_label =

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, grades = 1–4,

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, pupils = 335 (2016) , language = English , colours = Green and yellow , houses = 4 , tuition = , feeder_schools = Lomagundi College Primary School , affiliations = , website = , footnotes = Lomagundi College (or simply Lomagundi) is an

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, senior school in

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which is situated about 130 km northwest of the capital

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along the Harare-Chirundu highway on the outskirts of

(formerly known as Sinoia) the provincial capital of

. Lomagundi College was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014. Lomagundi College is a member of the

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(ATS) and the Headmaster is a member of the

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(CHISZ).

History

Lomagundi College was opened in 1983. The

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was built in a

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, over an abandoned

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named Shengwidsee. The senior school boarding hostels were named after areas around

, namely Sebakwe,

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(the two boys hostels) with

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and

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being the girls hostels.

Notable alumni

Lomagundi has produced some great sportsmen and women over the decades. *

Greg Lamb Gregory Arthur Lamb (born 4 March 1981) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who can bowl both off spin and right arm medium pace. He was Zimbabwe's Young Player of the Year and represented his country at Under-12, Under-15 ...

- Cricketer * Sean Ervine - Cricketer *

Brendan Taylor Brendan Ross Murray Taylor (born 6 February 1986) is a Zimbabwean former international cricketer and a former Zimbabwean captain, who played all formats of the game. Taylor is a right-handed batsman but is also an off spinner. In 2015, former Z ...

- Cricketer *

Tongayi Chirisa Tongayi Arnold Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor known for playing Man Friday on NBC's ''Crusoe'' television series, Father Nicholas on ''The Jim Gaffigan Show'', and Hekule on Leon Schuster's '' Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past'' movie. He is also ...

- Actor *

Craig Ervine Craig Richard Ervine (born 19 August 1985) is a Zimbabwean international cricketer who captains Zimbabwe in limited overs matches. Ervine is a left-handed batter. He was born in Harare and has played Test and limited overs cricket for the Zimb ...

- Cricket * Tsungai Muswerakuenda - Miss Universe Zimbabwe

References

External links

*
Lomagundi College profile
on the ATS website
"Chirisa traces journey to Hollywood"
in

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Lomagundi College
on Zimbabwe Schools Guide website * {{Zimbabwe private schools Chinhoyi Co-educational schools in Zimbabwe Private schools in Zimbabwe Cambridge schools in Zimbabwe High schools in Zimbabwe Buildings and structures in Mashonaland West Province Education in Mashonaland West Province Educational institutions established in 1983 1983 establishments in Zimbabwe Member schools of the Association of Trust Schools

History

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links