Vainona High School is a high school in a suburb called Vainona, near Borrowdale, in the City of Harare, in the Southern African country of Zimbabwe.
Vainona High School accepted its first 150 pupils in January 1974.[ citation needed] [1]The founder-head-master was Mr. William (Bill) A. Staude.[ citation needed] The school was officially opened by the Secretary of Education, Mr. J.A.C. Houlton in 1976. [2]
The school is located on what was originally a farm, and the original buildings, comprising double-storey blocks, were called the Old Concourse. Over the years, the grounds were developed into terraces, and facilities were gradually added. [3]
In 1978, Mr. P. J. Snyder became headmaster. Mr. Synder was the head until 1984, when Mr. Musa took over the position. [4] The current Headmaster is Dr. Hapias Dhakwa. [5] He took over in 2018, from Mr. A. Mhene who was the headmaster when there was a fees fraud scandal at the school in the same year. [6] who took over from the Headmistress Mrs. N. Chinamasawho had taken over from Mrs B Sibanda who had retired aged 65. Mrs. B. Sibanda replaced the Mr. D P Makanza who died in June 2013. Previous headmaster Nhembe died in April 2022. Mr Mugumwa is now the senior master alongside the senior woman Mrs Chinamasa.[ citation needed]
Many famous Zimbabwe sports personalities attended Vainona High School.