Unity High School, founded in 1902, is an independent school in
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,
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, which uses the
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and provides a British-style education to children. In 2005, it had an enrollment of some 750 pupils which range from 4 to 18 years of age. It has Mrs Stephanie King as a vice principal from the year 2008 onwards, The director of the School is Mr Robert Boulos, Unity High is situated in the centre of Khartoum and is said to be a non-profitable school.
The school was founded in 1902 as an all-girls' school.
Unity High School, founded in 1902, is an independent school in
KhartoumKhartoum is the capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...
,
SudanSudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest country in Africa and in the Arab World, and tenth largest in the world by area...
, which uses the
English languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
and provides a British-style education to children. In 2005, it had an enrollment of some 750 pupils which range from 4 to 18 years of age. It has Mrs Stephanie King as a vice principal from the year 2008 onwards, The director of the School is Mr Robert Boulos, Unity High is situated in the centre of Khartoum and is said to be a non-profitable school.
History
The school was founded in 1902 as an all-girls' school. In the preceding years, the
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ic community in Khartoum had established a boys’ school but lacked the resources to found a girls’ school. Some Coptic families then approached the
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missionary Llwellyn Gwynne (who later became Bishop of Khartoum) for help and the school was opened in 1902.
In 1905 the school moved to its present site. In 1928 the school was renamed Unity High School, which reflected both the interdenominational origin and support the school received, as well as the school's policy of welcoming girls from both Muslim and Christian families.
Unity High School became co-educational in 1985.
Teddy bear blasphemy case
On 25 November 2007 the school came to international attention when one of its teachers, Gillian Gibbons from Liverpool, England, was arrested by Sudanese authorities for allegedly insulting
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by allowing the children in her class to name a
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