Eaglesvale High School

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Eaglesvale Senior School
File:EaglesvaleLogo.jpg
Diens
Service
Address
Glen Eagles Road
Harare, P. O. Box ST650, Southerton
Republic of Zimbabwe
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Information
School type Private Co-educational
Established 1911
Headmaster Mr. N. Tirivavi
Number of students 700+
Colour(s) Green, maroon (Academic/First team/Service honors)
Publication The Eyrie
Feeder schools Eaglesvale Preparatory School
Affiliations
  • ATS
  • CHISZ
Website www.eaglesvale.ac.zw

Eaglesvale Senior School is a Christian, co-educational independent, boarding and day school situated on approximately 100 acres. It is 12km south west of Harare city centre in Zimbabwe. It shares the same estate with Eaglesvale Preparatory School which is the primary school.

Eaglesvale caters for students of every academic level. Many different nationalities and cultures exist. There are over 700 pupils in the secondary school. Students, alumni and staff of Eaglesvale call their school 'Vale'.

Eaglesvale Senior School and Preparatory School are members of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmasters are members of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ). The schools participate in the festivals held by the National Institute of Allied Arts.

History

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The front of the Dining Hall

Eaglesvale’s first home was in Bulawayo where it started as the Bulawayo Orphanage in 1911, an establishment of the Dutch Reformed Church. In 1914 the Dutch Reformed Church then moved the school (orphanage) to Daisyfield Farm in Somabhula near Gweru with the intention of establishing a farm to produce food for the orphans. The school was renamed Daisyfiled. In 1948, the Dutch Reformed Church as the responsible Authority moved the school to the present site. This was a farm 10 miles from Salisbury (now Harare).[1] The school was built close to the railway line for easy transport. The school was renamed Bothashoff School in honour of Ds H Botha, a Reverend of the Dutch Reformed Church. As the city expanded, most of the farm was sold giving in to industrial development in the early 1970’s. In 1978 the school struggled to get students resulting in the Dutch Reformed Church, Central Africa, closing the school and selling the land to National Railways of Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia Railways).[1]

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Eaglesvale View

In 1982, the school reopened with one black student and the rest white. Due to the new Zimbabwean Government’s policy of education for all, the school enrolment increased dramatically to 400 in the Junior School and eight hundred in the Senior School. The principal was Mr Stokes.[1]

In 1985, Bothashoff School was renamed Eaglesvale. In 1988, the school celebrated 40 years in Willowvale. J Bousfield who joined the school in 1989 as the new headmaster. In 2002 Kenneth McKean took over as headmaster. Due to economic and other hardships, the school enrolment dropped to below 600. New subjects such as Design and Technology, Thinking Skills etc were introduced to the curriculum and the enrolment stabilised. McKean left at the end of August 2008 and Mr Tirivavi took over as headmaster of the school.[1]

On June 11 2010, the Dutch Reformed Church, Central Africa, surrendered the Daisyfield Trust which inter alia had the responsibility of Eaglesvale School to the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe under the leadership of Rev Dr Chomutiri as moderator. The Daisyfield Trust was renamed the RCZ Daisyfield Trust. All legal formalities were completed. On Thursday February 13 2014, the Dutch Reformed Church Central Africa represented by Rev G A Brytenbach publicly handed over Eaglesvale School to the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe represented by the Moderator Rev Dr Rangarirai Rutoro.[1]

Motto

Diens is the school motto which means Service in the Afrikaans language.

Transport

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Bus from Eaglesvale

Eaglesvale has a bus transportation service with 18 buses that transport students to and from school at 6.30 hrs, 13.00 hrs and 16.30 hrs to places all over Harare.

Eaglesvale school song

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Corridor view

Eaglesvale, one united school,
 Staff and pupils, come oh Lord to you
 Where we've failed You, where we've not shown your love
 Forgive us now.

We submit Lord to your Kingship,
 We want to glorify your Name
 In everything we think and say and do,
 Our desire is the same.
 May Your joy fill our hearts,
 May your love our lives rule,
 May we spread Your peace and caring,
 Lord we want to serve You.

Eaglesvale (echo: Eaglesvale), worships you Father,
 Eaglesvale (echo: Eaglesvale), loves you Jesus,
 Eaglesvale (echo: Eaglesvale), surrenders to Your Holy Spirit,
 We, are, Yours..
 (Repeat)

Sports

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Daisyfield Square

Boys sports

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Girls sports

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Notable alumni

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See also: Category:Alumni of Eaglesvale High School

Photo gallery

  • Eaglesvale.jpg

    The landscape

  • Benches and classrooms.jpg

    Classroom blocks

  • View of the Beit Hall.jpg

    Beit hall

  • Armillary Sphere.jpg

    The Vale Armillary Sphere

  • Classroom blocks.jpg

    Scenery from the paths of Vale

See also

References

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  2. ↑ http://kaganof.com/kagablog/category/contributors/johan-van-wyk/page/8/

External links

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