Marondera High

Marondera High School is a co-educational high school located one and half miles from the Marondera town centre, in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe. The school was established in 1965.

This school is one of the first schools in Marondera. It shares fences with its neighbour the Nagle House Girls High School.. Previous Headmasters have been Mr Aeneas Chigwedere, Mr Mutsigwa, Mr Mufambisi and Mr Chinake, a former St Ignatius Chishawasha student.

Students of the school are nicknamed the Shumbas. The school uses the symbol of the Lion on its badge and hence the name "shumba" for its students. The most notable event on the school calendar is the annual Chinamasa Inter-hostel rugby tournament held in the first term. Sussex hostel are the current holders of the shield. The hostel is headed by Mr Tapfumaneyi most affectionately known as "Tsvimbo".

The current headmaster Mr Nyamayaro also known as "Bhuru" to the students. Deputy head Mr Makuvaza. Founded in 1960 as Marandellas High School, the school catered for the Marandellas farming community and the surrounding towns. The school has five boarding houses named after English counties. The boarding houses are Cumberland, Hampshire and Sussex for boys and Kent and Cornwall for girls.

The games houses (Nehanda, Chaminuka, Tongogara and Monomotapa) are named after popular heroes from Zimbabwe.

The school celebrates its golden jubilee next year.

Notable alumni

• Graeme Hick - cricketer