Kutama College

St. Francis Xavier’s College Kutama, also known as Kutama College is a boys-only school located in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe.  Founded by the Jesuits (Catholic order of the Society of Jesus) and now run by the Marist Brothers, Kutama offers secondary education starting from Form One up to Advanced Level (Form Six).

The other Marist schools are Marist Nyanga and Marist Dete.

Kutama College was ranked 26th out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2017, based on the quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility.

The school has about 900 students.

Kutama College Pass Rate

The school is a perennial high performer. Its presence in the top 100 schools is almost guaranteed each year. In the 2019 O-Level exams the school had a pass rate of 83.44% and it was placed 28 out of 100. Kutama College also attained 83.44% and 81.95% pass rates in 2013 and 2015 respectively.

The school was ranked 41 out of 100 in the best A-Level schools of 2017. In 2014, a 100% pass rate had been realised by the school at A-Level.

Kutama College Application

All candidates go through a pre-assessment at age 12  (during year 7 of Primary School in Zimbabwean educational terms) by writing an Entrance Examination. The assessment consists of academic tests covering mainly Mathematics and English language which are used as the first screening point.  If successful, the candidate will be interviewed, and a report or recommendation will be required from the boy’s current school.

Those offered conditional places must then pass their Grade Seven national examinations to secure their place, or do at least reasonably well in their final mid-term examinations if there are extenuating circumstances for unacceptable performance in the national examinations.

Kutama College Contact Details

Email:  info@kutamacollege.com