For many years, most Zimbabwean schools have enforced strict hair policies requiring girls to keep their hair short. However, a growing number of schools allowing girls' plaited hair are now emerging across Zimbabwe, reflecting a shift towards more inclusive grooming standards.
This practice of enforcing short hair dates back to the colonial era when African students in former Group B schools designated for Black students and often underfunded were required to keep their hair short as part of school regulations. These rules were based on pre-independence policies rather than official law.
Despite this historical precedent, no national policy strictly prohibits girls from plaiting their hair. Instead, individual schools set their grooming standards, allowing room for discussion between parents and school authorities regarding hairstyle policies.
In response to this shift, we have compiled an updated alphabetical list of schools allowing girls' plaited hair in Zimbabwe.
This resource aims to assist parents and students in identifying institutions that embrace plaited hairstyles while maintaining neatness and discipline.
This list will be regularly updated as more information becomes available. If you know of other schools that permit girls to plait their hair, please leave a comment or share updates in the review section to help keep this list accurate and comprehensive.
(Please note, we have only included the schools we have profiled on this website)
- Anderson High School
- A mixed boarding School run by SDA Church
- Location: Gweru
See Anderson High School Profile here
2. Arundel High School
- An all Girls' School in Harare
- Hair Policy: Freehand form 1-2
See Arundel School Profile here
3. Bradley High School
- Salvation Army owned mixed boarding School
- Location: Mashonaland Central
See Bradley High School Profile here
4. Cheunje High School
- A mixed boarding institution in Mashonaland East
- Hair Policy: Permits neatly plaited hair, but only magodi and conrow
See Cheunje High School Profile here
5. Chinhoyi High School
- A government High School located in Mahonaland West Province
See Chinhoyi High School Profile here
6. Chinyika High School
- A Salvation Army-run boarding School
- Location: Mashonaland East
See Chinyika High School Profile here
7. Dadaya High School
- Church of Christ owned boarding institution
- Location: Midlands
See Dadaya High School Profile here
8. Empandeni High School
- A Catholic run girls' boarding School known for its strong academic curriculum
- Location: Plumtree, Mashonaland South Province
See Empandeni High School Profile here
9. Girls High School
- The biggest and oldest girls-only School in Zimbabwe
- Location: Harare
See Girls High School Profile here
10. Great Fish Girls High School
Location: Mutoko, Mash East
Hair Policy: Black Braids, 100 Lines Freehand.
See Greatfish Girls' High School Profile Here
11. Goromonzi High School
- A national historic government school in Mash East.
- Hair Policy (from form 3 only)
See Goromonzi High School Profile here
12. Hartzell High School
Location: Mutare, Manicaland Province
Hair Policy: Freehand
See Hartzel High School Profile Here
13. Jameson High School
- A government high School in Kadoma
See Jameson High School Profile here
14. Kriste Mambo High School
Location: Manicaland Province
Hair Policy: Freehand
See Kriste Mambo School Profile here
15. Kutama College
- A mixed School located in Mashonaland West
- See Kutama College Profile here
16. Langham Girls High School
- A girls only high school in Chiweshe
- Hair Policy: Freehand
See Langham Girls High School Profile here
17. Lydia Chimonyo Girls high
- A Methodist-run School in Chimanimani
See Lydia Chimonyo Girls High School Profile here
18. Mabelreign Girls High School
- A government-owned School in Harare
- See Mabelreign Girls High School Profile here
19. Masase High School
- A (ELCZ)mission School in Mberengwa
- See Masase High School Profile here
20. Marondera High School
- A co-educational institution located in Mashonaland East.
- Hair Policy: (A-level only)
See Marondera High School Profile here
21: Mavhudzi High School
- A mixed boarding institution located in Nyazura, Manicaland Province
- Hair Policy: (allows A-levels and prefects only)
See Mavhudzi High School Profile here
22. Midlands Christian College
- A coeducational private Christian School located in Gweru
- See Midlands Christian College's profile here
23. Monte Cassino Girls High School
- A Roman Catholic boarding and day institution in Murewa
- Hair Policy: Freehand
See Monte Cassino Girls High School Profile here
24. Mt. St Mary’s High School
- A private Catholic School in Hwedza
- Hair Policy: freehand
See Mt St Mary's High School Profile here
25. Mukaro Mission
- A Girls' boarding School located in Gutu
See Mukaro High School Profile here
26. Mushumbi High School
- A government mixed institution located in Mbire district
See Mushumbi High School Profile here
27. Mutare Girls High
- A girls-only school located in Mutare
See Mutare Girls High School Profile here
28. Nhowe Mission
- A mixed day and boarding School in Mash East.
- Hair Policy: (prefects and A’levels)
See Nhowe Mission Profile here
29. Nyatsime College
- The country's first technical college specifically for African students
See Nyatsime College Profile here
30. Oriel girls high
- A girls School located in Chispite, Harare
See Oriel Girls High School Profile here
31. Presbyterian High School
- A mixed boarding School owned by the Presbyterian Church
See Presbyterian High School Profile here
32. Queen Elizabeth High School
- An all-girls secondary school located in Harare Province
- Hair Policy: Freehand for forms 1-4
See Queen Elizabeth High School
33. Regina Mundi High School
- A Girls School located in Gweru
- Hair Policy: braids
34. Rocklands High School
- A boarding and day School in Beatrice
See the Rockland High School Profile here
35. Roosevelt Girls High School
- A girls-only government school in Harare
See Roosevelt Girls High School Profile here
36. Serima High School
- A mixed boarding institution located in Chatsworth, Gutu, in Masvingo Province
- Hair Policy: only A’levels
See Serima High School Profile here
37. Sodbury High school
- A mixed boarding School located along Harare Chirundu road
See Sodbury High School Profile here
38. St Anne’s Goto
- A mixed Aglican run institution located in Hwedza
See St Anne's Goto School Profile here
39. St. Augustine’s High School
- A mixed Anglican run boarding School in Manicaland
See St. Augustine's High School Profile here
40. St David’s Bonda Girls High School
- A well-regarded boarding school located in the Mutasa District of Manicaland
- Hair Policy: Freehand
See St David's Bonda Girls High School Profile here
41. St Dominic’s Chishawasha
A Roman Catholic Girls' school located in Chishawasha
See S.t Dominic's Chishawasha School Profile here
42. St. Faith High School
- An Anglican boarding School located in Makoni district
See St Faith High School Profile here
43. St John’s Chikwaka
- An Anglican boarding School located in Mash East Province
- Hair Policy: only prefects and A -levels
See St John's Chikwaka High School Profile here
44. St Luke Jemedza High School
- A mixed private boarding School located in Chikomba district
See St Luke Jemedza High School Profile here
45. St Oswalds High School
- A well-respected boarding School in Mash West Province
- Hair Policy: allows hair plaiting from form 1
See St Oswalds High School Profile here
46. Usher High School
- A Salvation Army institute located in Bulilima
See Usher High School Profile here
47. Victoria High School
- A day and boarding School located in Masvingo
See Victoria High School Profile here
48. Waterfalls Adventist High School
- A private Adventist-owned High School in the suburbs of Waterfalls, Harare
See Adventist High School Profile here
49 Westwood College
- A private school in Kambuzuma
See the Westwood school profile here
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