Tosamaganga High School

Tosamaganga high school or commonly known as Tosa Boys Camp, is a Government secondary school located in Tosamaganga Iringa Tanzania. It holds approximately 1000 students who are elected from all regions of Tanzania. Unlike many privates school in Tanzania, Tosamaganga only recruits students who have scored higher in their National Examination Council of Tanzania exams, NECTA.

The Origin of Tosamaganga

On 17 August 1891, the Germans were defeated in Lugalo, it took them three years to reorganize http://www.mkwawa.com/day3tosa.asp] , they were attacked by Chief Mkwawa's 3,000-strong army at Lugalo, who, despite being equipped with only spears and a few guns, quickly overpowered the German forces and killed Zelewski Chief Mkwawa, the winner of the 1891 battle, which was also the first invasion of Germans against the Hehe tribe, fought from Lugulu hill, throwing heavy stones towards the Germans. This battle strategy was called ‘Tosa- maganga’, meaning ‘throw stones’. The success of that battle was so meaningful to the Hehe Tribe pride that, as a result, they named the location ‘Tosamaganga’.

Picture on the right, Lugulu hill seen from Tosamaganga.

References

* http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~marchini/vsopics2.html - 10k