Chaplin High School is situated in Gweru, Zimbabwe, and was started in October 1902.[1] It was started in a building of the Trinity Church, Gwelo and first named as the Trinity Church School (1). The school caters for boys and girls from form 1–6 and has boarders and day scholars. There are two boarding houses for boys named Duthie House and Coghlan House while girls are housed in either Lenfesty House or Maitland House. Maitland House is the sister hostel for Duthie while Lenfesty is the sister house for Coghlan House.

Chaplin High School
Chaplin High School
Chaplin High School school crest
Location
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Gweru

Zimbabwe
Coordinates19°27′33″S 29°49′05″E / 19.4592589°S 29.8181253°E / -19.4592589; 29.8181253
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Other nameYard
Former nameTrinity Church School
TypeHigh School, Boarding School, Day School, A School
MottoPro Honore
(Do it with honour)
EstablishedOctober 1902 (1902-10)
School districtGweru
AuthorityGovernment of Zimbabwe - Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
Head teacherMrs. Marufu
GenderMale and Female
Age range12-19
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Khakhi and Green
Chaplin High School Logo

History

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Seven children reported for school in October 1900 when the school was first started. At that time, it was called the Trinity Church School as the building was in the Trinity Church of Gwelo. The first headmaster was Mr Watkinson while Miss Coates-Palgrave was the Assistant to the headmaster. The following January, 16 children moved to the current school grounds.

In 1909, Mr A McDonald was appointed as the headmaster of the school which had been renamed the Gwelo Public School. He continued as the headmaster of the school until 1927 when he retired.

In 1911, the government built a schoolhouse which was the first school hostel in the country. This schoolhouse was later renamed Duthie House after being opened by Mr George Duthie FRSE. Also 1911 saw Chaplin playing rugby against other schools for the first time. They lost to both Plumtree High School and Milton High School but were later to improve greatly providing players for both Rhodesia and Zimbabwe.

In 1914, the first school magazine was printed. In 1923, the first girls hostel Maitland House was opened by Sir Drummond Chaplin and the school was renamed Chaplin. In 1928, Coghlan House was opened with Lenfesty being opened in 1950. In 1937, the seniors and the juniors were separated, which was the start of Cecil John Rhodes Primary School. On 7 July 1953, The Queens Gate was opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ (1)
  2. ^ a b c d Jonty Winch (1983), Cricket's Rich Heritage: a History of Rhodesian and Zimbabwean Cricket 1890-1982, Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, pp. 199–201
  3. ^ Holman, Michael. "CV: Michael Holman, Africa Editor, Financial Times". Retrieved 21 April 2018.

Bibliography

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  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20130610105620/http://chaplin1930-1980.magix.net/website#HISTORY CONT 3
  2. http://rhodesianheritage.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/royal-tour-of-southern-rhodesia-1953.html