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NEWLY constructed Sacred Heart Girls High School in Umzingwane District has opened its doors with 49 pioneer Form One pupils enrolling for the first term.
Construction of the new Roman Catholic-run boarding school started last year with President Mugabe financing the construction of a girl’s hostel worth about $400, 000 and erection of a perimeter fence.
The hostel has since been completed.
On Tuesday, the Bulawayo South Rotary Club and their England based Alresford counterparts handed over classroom furniture worth $3, 700. The consignment comprised 40 desks and chairs for pupils and desks and chairs for teachers.
“I’m happy that children have started learning. This project has been in the pipeline for the past 11 years. Looking forward there are challenges that give us a headache. We need to extend classroom blocks,” school head Sister Helen Chiva said.
“We did not have furniture when we opened the school. Our pupils were using the common room for their lessons until we received this donation from Rotary Club last week on Thursday.”
She said plans were underway to establish Advanced Level classes as the project continues to grow.
Sandy Whitehead from Bulawayo South Rotarians said her organisation has been working with the school for the past three years assisting in drilling a borehole and buying water storage tanks.
She paid tribute to their international partners for supporting them in sourcing the funds.
Alresford Rotary Club representative Steve Walker said he was born in Bulawayo and pledged more support for the less privileged.
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