Boarding schools 200 km or less from Harare

Seeking the ideal boarding school near Harare for your child? Whether you value strong academics, nurturing environments, or top-tier sports and extracurriculars, there are several excellent schools within a 200-kilometer radius of Zimbabwe's capital.

This guide highlights boarding options, conveniently located yet offering the peace, structure, and focus that boarding life can bring.

Whether you're based in Harare or relocating nearby, explore these reputable institutions to find the right fit for your child’s future.

Boarding Schools Within 200km of Harare

Here are some of the boarding schools located within a 200km radius or less that you can consider:

1. Arundel School

Arundel High School is a private school catering to girls and is about 10km from Harare
Known for producing excellent academic results in Cambridge examinations.
Fees are approximately $5,150 per term for full boarders

2. Bernard Mizeki

A private boys' boarding school located 87 km east of Harare, and about 13.5 km northeast of Marondera town
Pass rate 71% at O-level & 98% at A-level
Fees are $2,000 per term for boarders

3. Bradley High School

A Salvation Army-owned mixed boarding school located about 129km from Harare
Pass Rate 100% at A-level & 96.4% at O-level
Fees $438, with additional fees for practical subjects

4. Chemhanza High School

A Methodist-run mixed boarding school located in Wedza and about 130km from Harare
100% pass rate at A-level
Fees $540 per term for boarders

5. Chinyika High School

A Salvation Army co-educational school located 35km from Harare
Pass Rate 97.7% at A-level
Fees $550 per term

6. Chisipite Senior School

An elite, private, girls-only school located about 12 km from Harare
Pass Rate 97% at A-level & 93% at O-level
Fees are approximately US$4,560.00 for boarding students

7. Churchill High School

One of the oldest boys' schools, located about 5 km from Harare
The school produces average results in the public examinations

8. Daramombe High School

A prominent co-educational school, located about 189km from Harare
Pass rate 100% at A-level and O-level 79.4%
Fees are $600 per term for boarders

9. Dominican Convent High School

A private Roman Catholic day school for girls located about 2km from Harare
Pass Rates 100% at A-level & 95% at O-level
Fees are approximately US$5,600 per term

10. Girls High School, Harare

Known as one of the oldest and biggest girls-only high schools in Zimbabwe, located about 2km from Harare CBD
Pass Rate over 60% at O-level & 90% at A-level
Fees are approximately $680 for boarders

11. Goromonzi High School

Known as a national historic government school, it was the first college for black people, located about 40km from Harare
Pass Rate: Ordinary Level 85% and an Advanced Level 75%
Fees are approximately $708 per term for boarders

12. Howard Institute

A Salvation Army Mission School located about 83 km from Harare
Pass Rate above 80% for both O & A-levels
Fees are approximately $556 per term

13. Kutama College

A co-educational school located in Mashonaland West, 80 km southwest of Harare
Pass rate 88% at O-level & 82% at A-level
Fees $1,900 per term for boarders

14. Kwenda Mission High School

One of the top mixed Methodist High schools in Zimbabwe, located 150 km south of Harare.
Pass Rate 98 at O-level & 100% at A-level
Fees are approximately $480 per term

15. Langham Girls High School

A girls' high school institution in Mazowe, located about 100km from Harare
Pass rate 97.4% at O-level & 98% at A-level
Fees are approximately $650 per term for boarders, depending on practical

16. Lomagundi College

A leading private co-educational boarding and day school, located about 130 km northwest of Harare, Mashonaland West Province
Pass Rate 98% at A-level
Fees are approximately $4,900 for boarding scholars

17. Mandedza High School

A government boarding institution in Seke, about 46km from Harare
Pass rate 88.3% at O-level & 100% at A-level
Fees are approximately $670 per term for boarders

18. Mazowe High School

A Salvation Army-sponsored boarding school, located approximately 40 kilometers north of Harare
Pass rate 89% at O-level & 98% at A-level
Fees $560 per term for boarders

19. Marondera High School

A co-educational institution located in Marondera, about 76km from Harare
Known for performing well academically with pass rates above 80% for O & A-level
Fees are approximately $667 per term

20. Moleli High School

A mixed boarding school that is run by the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, located about 90km from Harare
Fees are approximately US$600 per term
Pass Rate 100% at O-level

21. Monte Cassino Girls' High School

A mission boarding & day institution in Murehwa district, located about 115km from Harare
Pass rate A’level 100% and O’level 98.5%
Fees $990 per term for boarders

22. Mt St Mary’s Mission School

A secondary school located in Wedza located about 155km from Harare
Pass rate 98% at A-level & over 92% at O-level
Fees $460 per term for boarders

23. Murewa High School

A mixed boarding institution run by the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, located about 92km from Harare
Pass Rate 100% at A-level & 90% at O-level
Fees are approximately $526 per term

24. Mutoko High School

A mixed secondary School located in Mutoko
Pass rate 98% at A-level & 73.7% at O-level
Fees are approximately $445 per term for boarders

25. Nyamuzuwe High School

A Methodist-owned institution in Mutoko, located about 160km from Harare
Pass rate 100% at A-level & 99% at O-level
Fees are approximately $630 per term

26. Nyadire High School

A mixed boarding institution located about 165km from Harare
The school is known as a centre of academic excellence, having a pass rate that exceeds 80% at both O & A-levels
Fees are approximately $450 per term for boarders

27. Queen Elizabeth

An all-girls secondary school located about 1km from Harare CBD
Pass rate over 60% at O-level &over 80% at A-level
Fees are approximately $630 per term

28. Peterhouse Group of Schools

Peterhouse is a family of schools consisting of Peterhouse Boys, Peterhouse Girls, Springvale House, and Peterhouse Nursery School, located about 183km from Harare
Pass Rates: Pass rate 97.1% at A’level & 82.25 at IGCSE level (boys) & 97% at A’level & over 90% at IGCSE level (Girls)
Fees $4,350 per term for boarders

29. Prince Edward School

A government-owned boys' high school, located about 3km from Harare CBD
Known for excelling in extracurricular activities, sports, and leadership development.
Fees are approximately $940

30. Roosevelt girls' school

A girls-only government school located about 5km from Harare CBD
Pass Rate 73.55% pass rate at O-Level and 83.7% at A Level.
Fees are approximately $560 per term for boarders

31. Rusununguko High School

A co-educational institution that is part of Zimbabwe’s Education with Production (ZIMFEP) initiative, located about 55km from Harare
Pass rate 99.1% at A-level & at O-level, the school also produces good results
Fees are approximately $636 per term

32. Ruya High School

A mixed Adventist secondary school, located about 165km from Harare
Pass Rate 100% at A-level & 92.8% at O-level
Fees $465 per term for boarders

33. Sandringham High School

A mixed Methodist-owned school located 25 km from the town of Norton and 65 km from Harare
Pass Rate 100% A-level & 98.9% at O-level
Fees $630 per term

34. St Dominic's, Chishawasha

A girls-only school located in Chishawasha, bout 24 km from Harare,
Pass rate of 98.7% at IGCSE level
Fees $1,430 per term for boarders

35. St George's College

Known as one of the oldest schools, located about 5km from Harare CBD
Pass rate 93% at A-level & 83.4% at IGCSE level
Fees $1.500 per term and $1,200 for boarding

36. St Ignatius College

The only boarding scholar institution in Chishawasha, located about 27km from Harare
The School is known for its high academic performance
Fees: 2,200 per term for boarders

37. St John's College

A leading independent boys-only secondary school in Zimbabwe, located about 13km from Harare
Pass Rate 97% at A-level & 93% at O-level
Fees are approximately $ 2,900 per term for boarders

38. St Mark's Diocesan High School

A mission school in Mash West, located approximately 25-30 km from Halfway along the Harare-Bulawayo
Known for achieving notable pass rates at both O & A levels
Fees are approximately $585 per term for boarders

39. St Paul's Musami High School

A private co-educational (mixed) Catholic school, located about 80km from Harare
Pass Rate 87.39% at O-level & 100% at A-level
Fees are approximately $575 per term for boarders

40. Visitation Makumbi

A Catholic co-educational school located in Mashonaland East, approximately 30km from Harare
Pass rate 81.9% at A-level
Fees: $500 per term for borders

41. Waddlove High School

It is one of the top schools that are run by the Methodist church in Zimbabwe located about 76km from Harare
Pass Rate 95.76% for O-Level and 98.67% for A-Level.
Fees are approximately $553.66 per term

42. Watershed College

A Christian co-educational boarding school in Marondera, located about 70km from Harare
Pass rate 95% at A-level & 73% at O-level
Fees USD 3,527 per term

43. ZRP High School

A private boarding school owned and run by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, located about 20km from Harare
Pass rate 96.8% at O-level & 94.6 at A-level
Fees are approximately $520 for ZRP members, while non-police children are charged $820.

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