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
[edit]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
[edit]- Andy Flower, cricketer
- Malvin Chiwanga, entrepreneur, CEO of Matrix Petroleum
- Albert Alan Owen, composer
Website
[edit]http://www.orielboyshigh.ac.zw/
References
[edit]- ^ Mhlanga, Ellina (28 June 2014). "Oriel Boys rule the roost". The Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Live Updates : June 10 by-elections". NewsDay. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Parliamentary by-elections 2015 BLOG". The Herald. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Toni, Wellington (30 July 2014). "Age-cheating cheats football development". NewsDay. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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