Vainona High School is a

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in a

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called Vainona, near

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History

Vainona High School accepted its first 150 pupils in January 1974. The founder-head-master was Mr. William (Bill) A. Staude. Current Head is Mr. A. Mhene who took over from the Headmistress Mrs. N. Chinamasawho had taken over from Mrs B Sibanda who had retired aged 65. Mrs. B. Sibanda replaced the Mr. D P Makanza who died in June 2013. Previous

headmaster A head master, head instructor, bureaucrat, headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the teacher, staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school ...

L Nhembe died in April 2022. Mr Mugumwa is now the senior master alongside the senior woman Mrs Chinamasa.

Notable alumni

Many famous Zimbabwe sports personalities attended Vainona High School. *

Andy Flower Andrew Flower (born 28 April 1968) is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and a former cricketer. As a cricketer, he captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He was Zimbabwe's wicket-keeper for more than 10 years and is, statistically, the greatest ...

, the Zimbabwean

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player, before he moved to St Georges *

Takudzwa Ngwenya Takudzwa Ngwenya (born 22 July 1985) is a former rugby union player who played on the wing for the United States national rugby union team and Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14. He made his mark in the 2007 Rugby World Cup with tries against Sout ...

– Plays for the USA (Eagles) and Biarritz in France. Educational institutions established in 1974 High schools in Zimbabwe Schools in Harare 1974 establishments in Rhodesia {{Zimbabwe-school-stub