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 in 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
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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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
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
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 97.64 at O-level & 85.5% at A-level
Fees are approximately $480 per term

15. 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 $3,820 for boarding scholars

16. 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

17. Moleli High School

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

18. Monte Cassino Girls' High School

A mission boarding & day institution in Murehwa district
Pass rate A’level 100% and O’level 98.5%
Fees $990 per term for boarders

19. Mt St Mary’s Mission School

A secondary school located in Wedza
Pass rate 85.3% at A-level & over 80% at O-level
Fees $460 per term for boarders

20. Queen Elizabeth

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

21. Peterhouse Group of Schools

Peterhouse is a family of schools consisting of Peterhouse Boys, Peterhouse Girls, Springvale House, and Peterhouse Nursery School.
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

22. Prince Edward School

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

23. Roosevelt girls' school

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

24. Ruya High School

A mixed Adventist secondary school
Pass Rate 100% at A-level & 92.8% at O-level
Fees $465 per term for boarders

25. 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

26. 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

27. St George's College

Known as one of the oldest schools in Harare
Pass 93% at A-level & 83.4% at IGCSE level
Fees $1.500 per term and $1,200 for boarding

28. 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

29. St John's College

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

30. 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

31. Waddlove High School

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

32. Watershed College

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

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