Shaaban Robert Secondary School (SRSS) is a co-educational secondary school based in
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (, ; from ) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the ...
,
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
. The school is named after the celebrated Tanzanian poet and author,
Shaaban Bin Robert
Shaaban bin Robert, also known as Shaaban Robert (1 January 1909 – 20 June 1962), was a Tanzanian poet, author, and essayist who supported the preservation of Tanzanian verse traditions. Robert is celebrated as one of the greatest Tanzanian S ...
.
Background
The School is owned by the Dar-es-Salaam Secondary Education Society. It is run by a Board of Governors and a Management Committee.
Sir Andy Chande is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the School and President of the Dar es Salaam Secondary Education Society.
The school has about 50 full-time teaching staff and offers the following facilities:
*27 class rooms
*5 staff rooms
*6 Laboratories
*A computer laboratory
*A geography room
*A library
*Teachers' Resource Centre
*A staff refreshment room.
*A multi purpose hall with a seating capacity of 1000 people.
*A sick bay
*An audiovisual room
*A reprographic room
*A basketball, volleyball and tennis court; facilities for badminton and table tennis.
*Football and Hockey ground and a running track.
*A cricket pitch.
*Two canteens
Co - Curricular activities include: debate, extempore, drama, elocution, seminars, field trips, quiz competition and club activities including fine arts and French
Notable alumni
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Adam Malima,
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives
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Richa Adhia
Rachael "Richa" Maria Adhia (born 1 May 1988) is a Tanzanian model and beauty pageant titleholder won Miss Earth Tanzania 2006, Miss Tanzania 2007 and Miss India Tanzania 2010. She is of Indian descent with family origins from Calangute, Goa wh ...
,
Miss Tanzania
Miss Tanzania is a national Beauty pageant in Tanzania.
History
Miss Tanzania started in the 1967 and the participants for the most part were from Dar es Salaam, the winners were however not sent to compete internationally. In 1968, the govern ...
2007
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Mohamed Raza
Mohamed Raza Hassanali Dharamsi (born 18 July 1962), popularly known as Mohamed Raza, was a Zanzibari businessman and Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM politician who represented the Uzini constituency in the Zanzibar House of Representatives.
Early life ...
, member of the
Zanzibar House of Representatives
The Zanzibar House of Representatives () is the unicameral, subnational legislature of the autonomous islands of Zanzibar in Tanzania.
History
The current legislature was formed in 1980. Prior to this, the Revolutionary Council held both the ...
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Fredrick Alban Kayumbo, Founder of Aspire Group (www.aspiregroup.co.tz), 1989-1993
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Khalid Mohammed aka TID,
Bongo flava artist
References
External links
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{{Dar Es Salaam
Private schools in Tanzania
Education in Dar es Salaam
Educational institutions established in 1963
1963 establishments in Tanganyika