Petra High School

Petra High School
Petra High School
	Petra Badge
Address
	Stand 14502 Chelmsford Road, Matsheumhlope; Bulawayo; Zimbabwe
Coordinates	20°10′33″S 28°38′04″E / 20.1756952°S 28.6345009°E
Information
Type	Independent, day school
Motto	On This Rock
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Founded	1993
Headmaster	Robert Aldridge
Forms	1-4, Sixth Form
Gender	Co-educational
Number of pupils	434 (2016)
Campus type	Suburban
Tuition	U$2,000.00
Feeder schools	Petra Primary School
Affiliations	ATS; CHISZ;
Website	www.petraschools.com
	^ Termly fees, the year has 3 terms. ;

Petra High School (or Petra) is an independent, co-educational, school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Petra was founded in 1993.

Petra High School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Headmistress is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).^[2] The school offers Cambridge International Exams along with ZIMSEC syllabus.

History

Petra High School was started with 60 pupils in Form One in 1993, using the present Grade One and Two block at Petra Primary School, and an old Lewis Lumber shed as the Office, until later taking over the office in the Primary School Administration Block, used as the sick bay today. Tim Middleton was the first headmaster, joining the school in the third term of 1993.^[3]

List of Heads at Petra

Tim Middleton (1993–2002)
Ray Pountney
Christopher Hingley
Joe Mandikate
Crispin Eley (2010–2014)
Heather Wells (2015–2019) promoted to principal (2019-Present)
Robert Aldridge (2019-Present)

References

^ ^a ^b "ATS CHISZ PETRA HIGH SCHOOL » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ "ATS CHISZ Senior » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ Thomson, Kevin. "Why do we celebrate Founders Weekend?". Petra High School. Petra Trust Schools. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

External links

Petra High School Official website
Petra High School Profile on the ATS website
Petra High School on Facebook

[2] Termly fees, the year has 3 terms.^[1]

[ATS_Profile-1] "ATS CHISZ PETRA HIGH SCHOOL » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[ATS_Directory-3] "ATS CHISZ Senior » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[Founders-4] Thomson, Kevin. "Why do we celebrate Founders Weekend?". Petra High School. Petra Trust Schools. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

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v t e Association of Trust Schools
Primary schools	Ariel School Barwick School Bishopslea Preparatory School Bryden Country School Carmel Primary School Centenary Primary School Chisipite Junior School Coalfields Primary School Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo Eaglesvale Preparatory School Gateway Primary School (Zimbabwe) Goldridge Primary School Hartmann House Preparatory School Hellenic Primary School Highveld Primary School Hippo Valley Estates Primary School Hillcrest Preparatory School Kyle Preparatory School Lendy Park School Lilfordia School Lomagundi College Primary School Lusitania Primary School Masiyephambili Junior School Midlands Christian School Mubeena Ebrahim Primary School Murray MacDougall Primary School Mutarazi Junior School Mvurachena Primary School Petra Primary School Portland Primary School Riverside Stimulation Centre Ruzawi School Rydings School St. John's Preparatory School (Harare) St. Thomas Aquinas Primary School Sharon School Springvale House Tynwald Primary School Victoria Falls Primary School Westridge Primary School Whitestone School
Secondary schools	Arundel School Chisipite Senior School Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo Eaglesvale High School Falcon College Gateway High School (Zimbabwe) Girls' College Goldridge College Hellenic Academy Hillcrest College Kyle College Lomagundi College Masiyephambili College Midlands Christian College Peterhouse Boys' School Peterhouse Girls' School Petra High School St. Christopher's School, Harare St. George's College, Harare St. John's College (Harare) South Eastern College Watershed College Westridge High School
Former members	Bernard Mizeki College
Defunct schools	Eagle School St. Peter's Diocesan School St. Stephen's College, Balla Balla

Petra High School

History

List of Heads at Petra

See also

References

External links