Goldridge College
Goldridge College (or Goldridge) is a co-educational, independent, boarding and day senior school in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. Opened in 2001, the school is located in the low-density suburb of Newtown and is in close proximity to Kwekwe Sports Club.[2] The school is run by the Goldridge Schools Board of Governors, which similarly runs the nearby feeder school, Goldridge Primary.[3]
Goldridge College is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS).The headmaster is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).[4]
Academics
Goldridge College is a registered Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) centre. Students write the CIE Checkpoint, IGCSE, AS Level and A Level examinations.
Sport
Students are expected to take part in at least one sport each term. Goldridge College offers numerous sports such as athletics, basketball, cross country, cricket, golf,[5] hockey, netball, rugby, soccer, swimming, and tennis.
Clubs and Cultural Activities
Goldridge College offers the following cultural activities: Drama, Debating, Quiz, Public Speaking, Elocution, Choir, Marimba band and Jazz band.
Goldridge College students are required to attend at least one club activity. The clubs offered include Youth Alive, Chess, Interact, Library, Debate and Public Speaking, Information Communication Technology and Media, Grooming, Interact, Leo Club, Instrumental Music, Scripture Union, Art, SETA Engineering,Junior Achievers, Young Artists Poetry Society, and Mathematics Olympiad.
Alumni
Most of Goldridge College's alumni go on to further their education at tertiary level. Some alumni have been accepted to prestigious universities such as Columbia University in the City of New York, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Cape Town.
Alumni who have attended Goldridge Primary School and Goldridge College are usually referred to as 'Goldridgians'.
See also
References
- ^ a b "ATS CHISZ GOLDRIDGE COLLEGE » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to Goldridge College". Goldridge College. Goldridge College. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "ATS CHISZ Goldridge Primary School". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "ATS CHISZ Senior » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Nhakaniso, Daniel (13 October 2017). "St John's College win Inter-Schools Golf tourney". The Standard. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
External links
- Goldridge College Profile on the ATS website
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