Weruweru Secondary School
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Weruweru Secondary School Shule ya Sekondari Weruweru (Swahili) | |
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Location | |
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, Tanzania | |
Coordinates | 3°18′41″S 37°16′4″E / 3.31139°S 37.26778°ECoordinates: 3°18′41″S 37°16′4″E / 3.31139°S 37.26778°E |
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School type | Public, secondary school |
Established | 1963 |
Founder | Sister's of Assumption of God |
School number | S0221 |
Headmistress | Rosalia Frimin |
Teaching staff | 53[1] |
Gender | All girls |
Sixth form students | 570 |
Education system | Tanzanian |
Language | English |
Campus type | Rural |
Colour(s) | Blue, red, green, Yellow, Purple |
Song | Weruweru Yetu |
Sports | Netball, Basketball, Football, Badminton, Volleyball |
Website | www |
Weruweru Girls Secondary School (formerly known as Assumpta College) is a government secondary school in Moshi, Tanzania.[2]
History
The school was established in September 1963 as Assumpta College and was officially inaugurated by Julius Nyerere, Tanganyika's first president on 22 October 1963. In 1970, the school was renamed to its present name after it was handed over to the government.[3]
Headmistresses
- Maria Kamm (1970–1992)
- Flaviana Msuya (1993–2001)
- Anna Devota Sambaya (2001–2009)
- Rosalia Frimin (2009-Present)
Notable alumni
- Asha-Rose Migiro, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Mary Nagu, Tanzanian politician
- Anne Malecela, Member of Parliament for Same East constituency
- Mwele Ntuli Malecela, former Director General of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Tanzania, former Director in the Office of Africa Regional Director at the World Health Organisation, Director Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at World Health Organization headquarters (till death 10 February 2022).
- Irene Tarimo, Researcher, Biologist and Lecturer at OUT
- Rosemary Nyerere, Educator, Member of Parliament
- Helen Kijo-Bisimba, Former Director of Legal and Human Rights Center
- Julie Makani, Associate Professor and Research Fellow
References
- ^ Zephania Ubwani (22 September 2013). "Weruweru: We'd like our O'Levels back please". The Citizen (Tanzania). Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Weruweru 'girls' deserve high respect, Prime Minister notes". The Citizen (Tanzania). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Peter Temba (23 September 2013). "Pinda calls for conducive learning atmosphere". Daily News (Tanzania). Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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- Former headmistress Maria Kamm on the school on YouTube
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