Gifford High School
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Gifford High School is a government-owned boys only high school in Bulawayo
, Zimbabwe
. The school was founded in 1927 as Bulawayo Technical School led by Mr P.H. Gifford and four teachers, with an enrollment of about 39 pupils.
High school status was achieved in 1931. Since 1953 it has been located on Matopos Road, just adjacent to Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Show grounds. In 1962, it was renamed in honour of its founder. The school's motto is Hinc Orior which is Latin
meaning "From here I arise" or specifically "from these beginnings my formed mind springs". The school's major rival is Milton High School.
Gifford Technical High School Old Boy's Contact List
The Chess Club has a well established reputation in the Zimbabwe chess circles having won the national schools championship and the regional league on a number of occasions. Among the chess players who have been produced are Savvas Kyriakides (former Zimbabwe olympiad chess player), Jeffrey McCrone; Ronald Chikwava, Genius Runyowa and Thabang Moyo. Gifford High enjoyed a 10-year unbeaten run in the interschools chess league from 1976 to 1986!
Trevor Sibanda (4a 2011) wrote "After they received theory books the team of 2011 became almost unbeatable but this new found skill was not fully exploited. Despite that fact a mere Form two boy has managed to find him self a place in the top six of the team. the 2011 top six are Archford matiringe, Matthew Nyati, Jefferson Metha, Wayne Gazi, Victor Muchemwa and Tatenda Simoyi."
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. The school was founded in 1927 as Bulawayo Technical School led by Mr P.H. Gifford and four teachers, with an enrollment of about 39 pupils.
High school status was achieved in 1931. Since 1953 it has been located on Matopos Road, just adjacent to Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Show grounds. In 1962, it was renamed in honour of its founder. The school's motto is Hinc Orior which is Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
meaning "From here I arise" or specifically "from these beginnings my formed mind springs". The school's major rival is Milton High School.
Gifford High School on the internet
School Official WebsiteGifford Technical High School Old Boy's Contact List
Clubs
Gifford Junior Debate Club has shown to be the one and only truly working club in the entire school as it is constantly winning debate and public speaking competitions.The Chess Club has a well established reputation in the Zimbabwe chess circles having won the national schools championship and the regional league on a number of occasions. Among the chess players who have been produced are Savvas Kyriakides (former Zimbabwe olympiad chess player), Jeffrey McCrone; Ronald Chikwava, Genius Runyowa and Thabang Moyo. Gifford High enjoyed a 10-year unbeaten run in the interschools chess league from 1976 to 1986!
Trevor Sibanda (4a 2011) wrote "After they received theory books the team of 2011 became almost unbeatable but this new found skill was not fully exploited. Despite that fact a mere Form two boy has managed to find him self a place in the top six of the team. the 2011 top six are Archford matiringe, Matthew Nyati, Jefferson Metha, Wayne Gazi, Victor Muchemwa and Tatenda Simoyi."
Alumni
Notable alumni include- Brian Kagoro (lawyer, civil activist);
- Dr. Norman Mutangadura, MD and Entrepreneur; Entertainment & Radio Personalities
- Brian Davison, cicketer
- Dr. Nzimanyana Mpofu, medical doctor, London, UK
- Kyle Hannan, broadcaster and media consultant in UK non-profit sector.