Oriel Boys' High School

Oriel Boys' High School is a government school located Chisipite, a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe.[1] It was established in 1961 based on the British model of education, offering GCE Ordinary and Advanced Level certification in preparation for University education. It's a boys school, with a neighboring sister school, Oriel Girls High School.

Trivia

It has been used as a polling station for both local elections in 2010[2] and national elections five years later.[3] The school is perhaps best known for having played and lost a football match in which the school-boy team was defeating by an opposing team which consisted of much older players; in one case an opposing team's player was thirty-four years old.[4]

Notable alumni

Website

http://www.orielboyshigh.ac.zw/

References

  1. Mhlanga, Ellina (28 June 2014). "Oriel Boys rule the roost". The Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "Live Updates : June 10 by-elections". NewsDay. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. "Parliamentary by-elections 2015 BLOG". The Herald. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. Toni, Wellington (30 July 2014). "Age-cheating cheats football development". NewsDay. Retrieved 8 October 2017.


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