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{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = Cornway College
| name = Cornway College
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| logo_alt = Cornway College Emblem
| logo_alt = Cornway College Emblem
| caption = Cornway College Emblem
| caption = Cornway College Emblem
| motto = '''Let There Be Light'''
| motto = Let There Be Light
| location = No. 1 Haydon, Mount Hampden
| location = No. 1 Haydon, Mount Hampden
| province = [[Mashonaland West]]
| province = [[Mashonaland West]]
| country = [[Zimbabwe]]
| country = [[Zimbabwe]]
| coordinates = {{coord|17|44|30.6|S|30|56|10.3|E|type:edu_region:ZW|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates =
| opened = {{Start date|2006|01|23|df=y}}
| opened = {{Start date|2006|01|23|df=y}}
| founder = Lovemore Kurotwi
| founder = Lovemore Kurotwi
| type =[[Private school|Private]], [[Selective school|selective]], [[Day school|day]] and [[Boarding school|boarding]] school
| type =[[Private school|Private]], [[Day school|day]] and [[Boarding school|boarding]] school
| religion = [[Christianity]]
| religion = [[Christianity]]
| denomination = [[Interdenominational]]
| denomination = [[Interdenominational]]
| gender = [[Co-educational]]
| gender = [[Co-educational]]
| lower_age = 4
| nursery_years_taught = 4-5 years <br> Early Child Development
| upper_age = 18
| primary_years_taught = 5-12 years <br> Grade One - Grade Seven
| secondary_years_taught = 12-18/19 years <br> Form One - Upper Six
| avg_class_size = 25 pupils
| avg_class_size = 25 pupils
| system = [[Education in England|English]]
| system = [[Education in England|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| houses = Cheetah, Eland, Lion, Tiger
| houses = Cheetah, Eland, Lion, Tiger
| school_colours = Navy blue, Aqua, White, Yellow <br> {{colorbox|Navy}}{{colorbox|Aqua}}{{colorbox|white}}{{colorbox|gold}}
| school_colours = Navy blue, Aqua, White, Yellow <br> {{Color box|Navy|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|Aqua|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}}
| sports = Junior College: [[Cornway College#Junior College 3|12]] <br> Senior College: [[Cornway College#Senior College 3|13]]
| nickname = CC
| nickname = CC
| team_name = Mustangs (Basketball) <br/> Wolves (Volleyball)
| team_name = Mustangs (Basketball) <br/> Wolves (Volleyball)
| affiliations = National Association of Secondary School Heads
| affiliations = National Association of Secondary School Heads
| free_label = Clubs and societies
| free_text = Junior College: [[Cornway College#Junior College 4|4]] <br> Senior College: [[Cornway College#Senior College 4|7]]
| free_label1 = Examination boards
| free_label1 = Examination boards
| free_text1 = [[Cambridge International Examinations]] <br> Higher Education Examinations Council <br> [[Zimbabwe School Examinations Council]]
| free_text1 = [[Cambridge International Examinations]] <br> Higher Education Examinations Council <br> [[Zimbabwe School Examinations Council]]
| free_label5 = Postal address
| free_label5 = Postal address
| free_text5 = P.O Box CY 3314, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe
| free_text5 = P.O Box CY 3314, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe
| website = {{URL|http://www.cornwaycollege.com}}
| website = {{Official website}}
}}
}}


'''Cornway College''' is a [[Private school|private]], [[Selective school|selective]], [[mixed-sex education|co-educational]], [[Day school|day]] and [[Boarding school|boarding]] school in Mount Hampden, [[Mashonaland West]], Zimbabwe, which is 16.5 kilometres from the [[Harare]] Central Business District. Cornway College was established in 2006 at its present location. It has a [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]] (''Cornway Junior College'') and a [[high school]] (''Cornway Senior College''). The language of instruction is English.
'''Cornway College''' is a [[Private school|private]], [[mixed-sex education|co-educational]], [[Day school|day]] and [[Boarding school|boarding]] school in Mount Hampden, [[Mashonaland West]], Zimbabwe, which is 16.5 kilometres from the [[Harare]] Central Business District. Cornway College was established in 2006 at its present location. It has a [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]] (''Cornway Junior College'') and a [[high school]] (''Cornway Senior College''). The language of instruction is English.


Cornway has a student body with children of various nationalities from the [[Southern African|Southern African region]] to as far afield as the [[United Kingdom]]. Cornway College was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.<ref name="Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe">{{cite web |author = DarrylYV8 |url= http://youthvillage.co.zw/2014/10/top-10-high-schools-in-zimbabwe/|title= Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe |date= 9 October 2014 |website= Youth Village Zimbabwe |publisher= Youth Village Zimbabwe |accessdate= 5 January 2015}}</ref>
Cornway has a student body with children of various nationalities from the [[Southern African|Southern African region]] to as far afield as the [[United Kingdom]]. Cornway College was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.<ref name="Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe">{{cite web |author = DarrylYV8 |url= http://youthvillage.co.zw/2014/10/top-10-high-schools-in-zimbabwe/|title= Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe |date= 9 October 2014 |website= Youth Village Zimbabwe |publisher= Youth Village Zimbabwe |accessdate= 5 January 2015}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

===Early history===
===Early history===
{{pull quote|The college will bloom like a cornflower.
{{pull quote|The college will bloom like a cornflower.
— Lovemore Kurotwi Junior, circa 2006<ref name="ReferenceA">Cornway College Established 2006 Magazine,Page 3, published 2006, retrieved 2014.</ref>}}
|author= Lovemore Kurotwi Junior
|source= circa 2006<ref name="ReferenceA">Cornway College Established 2006 Magazine, Page 3, published 2006, retrieved 5 May 2016.</ref>}}


Cornway College was founded by Lovemore Kurotwi and was opened on 23 January 2006. Its founding student body was from a study group called Whitehorse Academy which was founded by Mrs S.M. Wenzel, the academy had a pupil population of 120 at the time.<ref>Cornway College Established 2006 Magazine,Page 9, published 2006, retrieved 11 February 2015.</ref> The name "Cornway College" was suggested by Lovemore Kurotwi Junior when he was eleven years old. His reason for naming the college "Cornway College" was "The college will bloom like a cornflower."<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The founding Headmaster of Cornway College is Edmore Mutekwe who left in 2008 and his preparatory counterpart was Mr Mpofu. Both Heads have left the school.
Cornway College was founded by Lovemore Kurotwi and was opened on 23 January 2006. Its founding student body was from a study group called Whitehorse Academy which was founded by Mrs S.M. Wenzel, the academy had a pupil population of 120 at the time.<ref>Cornway College Established 2006 Magazine, Page 9, published 2006, retrieved 11 February 2015.</ref> The name "Cornway College" was suggested by Lovemore Kurotwi Junior when he was eleven years old. His reason for naming the college "Cornway College" was "The college will bloom like a cornflower."<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The founding Headmaster of Cornway College is Edmore Mutekwe who left in 2008 and his preparatory counterpart was Mr Mpofu. Both Heads have left the school.


===2010s===
===2010s===

* '''2010'''
* '''2010'''
Construction of the boarding facilities was completed and both colleges started enrolling pupils who wished to be boarders.
Construction of the boarding facilities was completed and both colleges started enrolling pupils who wished to be boarders.
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* '''2012'''
* '''2012'''
Cornway was the base of the Zimbabwe national Under-13 football team training camp, coached by [[Peter Ndlovu]], in preparations for the VW World Junior Masters held in [[Poland]].<ref name="2012 U13 team for Poland">{{cite news |last= Mutukula-Maregere |first= Mbachi |date= 28 May 2012 |title= VW U-13 team for Poland World jnr Masters |url=http://www.herald.co.zw/vw-u-13-team-for-poland-world-jnr-masters/ |newspaper= [[The Herald (Zimbabwe)| The Herald]] |access-date= 20 October 2015}}</ref> Cornway Senior College hosted its inaugural 3-day sports festival (basketball for girls and soccer for boys) with 18 schools attending the event.<ref name="Cornway College hosts sports festival">{{cite news| author =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->| title = Cornway College hosts sports festival | url = http://www.zbc.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20749:cornway-college-hosts-sports-festival&catid=40:sport&Itemid=68 | publisher = [[Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation]] | date = 22 June 2012 | access-date = 26 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Cornway scoops gold">{{cite news |date = 25 June 2012 |url = https://www.newsday.co.zw/2012/06/25/2012-06-25-conway-scoops-gold/ |title = Cornway scoops gold |newspaper = [[NewsDay (Zimbabwean newspaper)|NewsDay Zimbabwe]] |access-date = 16 October 2015}}</ref> The boys' soccer team won the in the soccer category of the tournament whilst the girls' basketball team were runners-up.<ref name="Cornway scoops gold" /> The Interact Club at Cornway Senior College hosted a Christmas dinner at the school hostels where the best pupils of 2012 were honoured.<ref name="Cornway’s colourful dinner">{{cite news |author= Swagga T |title=Cornway’s colourful dinner |url= http://www.herald.co.zw/cornsways-colourful-dinner/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web|date=7 December 2012 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
Cornway was the base of the Zimbabwe national Under-13 football team training camp, coached by [[Peter Ndlovu]], in preparations for the VW World Junior Masters held in [[Poland]].<ref name="2012 U13 team for Poland">{{cite news |last= Mutukula-Maregere |first= Mbachi |date= 28 May 2012 |title= VW U-13 team for Poland World jnr Masters |url=http://www.herald.co.zw/vw-u-13-team-for-poland-world-jnr-masters/ |newspaper= [[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |access-date= 20 October 2015}}</ref> Cornway Senior College hosted its inaugural 3-day sports festival (basketball for girls and soccer for boys) with 18 schools attending the event.<ref name="Cornway College hosts sports festival">{{cite news| author =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->| title = Cornway College hosts sports festival | url = http://www.zbc.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20749:cornway-college-hosts-sports-festival&catid=40:sport&Itemid=68 | publisher = [[Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation]] | date = 22 June 2012 | access-date = 26 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Cornway scoops gold">{{cite news |date = 25 June 2012 |url = https://www.newsday.co.zw/2012/06/25/2012-06-25-conway-scoops-gold/ |title = Cornway scoops gold |newspaper = [[NewsDay (Zimbabwean newspaper)|NewsDay Zimbabwe]] |access-date = 16 October 2015}}</ref> The boys' soccer team won in the soccer category of the tournament whilst the girls' basketball team were runners-up.<ref name="Cornway scoops gold" /> The Interact Club at Cornway Senior College hosted a Christmas dinner at the school hostels where the best pupils of 2012 were honoured.<ref name="Cornway’s colourful dinner">{{cite news |author= Swagga T |title=Cornway’s colourful dinner |url= http://www.herald.co.zw/cornsways-colourful-dinner/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web|date=7 December 2012 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>


* '''2013'''
* '''2013'''
Buses to transport day pupils and staff from the school to their homes in Harare were acquired. They are also used as transport for pupils and to educational tours and sporting events.
Buses to transport day pupils and staff from the school to their homes in Harare were acquired. They are also used as transport for pupils and to educational tours and sporting events.


Cornway Junior College held its inaugural Africa Day commemorations under the theme "My Culture, My Pride" showcasing African music, dance, cuisine and fashion. Fifty-four countries were represented at the event.<ref name="Africa's Golden Jubilee">{{cite news |author= Swagga T |title=Africa's Golden Jubilee |url=http://www.herald.co.zw/africas_golden_jubilee/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web|date=31 May 2013 |access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>
Cornway Junior College held its inaugural Africa Day commemorations under the theme "My Culture, My Pride" showcasing African music, dance, cuisine and fashion. Fifty-four countries were represented at the event.<ref name="Africa's Golden Jubilee">{{cite news |author=Swagga T |title=Africa's Golden Jubilee |url=http://www.herald.co.zw/africas_golden_jubilee/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web |date=31 May 2013 |access-date=26 January 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


The Senior College became a registered Higher Education Examinations Council centre (HEXCO), allowing pupils to sit for the Computers examinations in particular at the college. The awarded certificate is a vocational qualification that supplements the IGCSE/O-Level and A-Level certificate. Cornway Senior College won M and H Under-17 soccer tournament at Kwekwe High School in which 12 schools participated.<ref>{{cite news|date = 9 August 2013 |url=http://www.chronicle.co.zw/cornway-win-m-and-h-under-17-soccer-tournament/|title= Cornway win M and H Under-17 soccer tournament|access-date=26 January 2015|issue=Web|newspaper = The Chronicle}}</ref><ref name="Cornway crowned (soccer)">{{cite news |last=Chitsiga |first=Takudzwa |title=Cornway crowned |url=http://www.herald.co.zw/conway-crowned/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web |date=10 August 2013 |access-date=16 October 2015}}</ref> The boys' volleyball team won the International School of South Africa (ISSA) Volleyball Festival in [[Mafikeng]], [[South Africa]] for the second time whilst the girls' team were the runners-up in their category as the 32 teams from South Africa and Zimbabwe participated.<ref name="Cornway Rise to the Occasion Once Again; Zimbabwean School Successfully Defend Their Title in Mafikeng">{{cite news|last = Garrun |first = Theo |date = 10 August 2013 |title= Cornway Rise to the Occasion Once Again; Zimbabwean School Successfully Defend Their Title in Mafikeng|url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-345964494..html |access-date = 27 January 2015|newspaper = The Saturday Star (South Africa)}}</ref> The boys' volleyball team were crowned in the boys' category of the NASH Under-20 volleyball champions at Herman Germaine High School in Bindura.<ref name="Cornway crowned (volleyball)">{{cite news |last=Makichi |first=Tinashe |title=Cornway crowned |url=http://www.herald.co.zw/conway-crowned-2/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web |date=17 September 2013 |access-date=16 October 2015}}</ref>Cornway Senior College received a prize at the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Week held at the Harare Exhibition Park for devising a mobile phone-controlled remote system.<ref name="Zimbabwe Scientists Come of Age">{{cite news|last= Mupangi|first = Sarudzai|url= http://allafrica.com/stories/201310240760.html |title= allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe Scientists Come of Age |date= 24 October 2013 |newspaper= [[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |accessdate= 26 January 2015}}</ref>
The Senior College became a registered Higher Education Examinations Council centre (HEXCO), allowing pupils to sit for the Computers examinations in particular at the college. The awarded certificate is a vocational qualification that supplements the IGCSE/O-Level and A-Level certificate. Cornway Senior College won M and H Under-17 soccer tournament at Kwekwe High School in which 12 schools participated.<ref>{{cite news|date = 9 August 2013 |url=http://www.chronicle.co.zw/cornway-win-m-and-h-under-17-soccer-tournament/|title= Cornway win M and H Under-17 soccer tournament|access-date=26 January 2015|issue=Web|newspaper = The Chronicle}}</ref><ref name="Cornway crowned (soccer)">{{cite news |last=Chitsiga |first=Takudzwa |title=Cornway crowned |url=http://www.herald.co.zw/conway-crowned/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web |date=10 August 2013 |access-date=16 October 2015}}</ref> The boys' volleyball team won the International School of South Africa (ISSA) Volleyball Festival in [[Mahikeng]], [[South Africa]] for the second time whilst the girls' team were the runners-up in their category as the 32 teams from South Africa and Zimbabwe participated.<ref name="Cornway Rise to the Occasion Once Again; Zimbabwean School Successfully Defend Their Title in Mafikeng">{{cite news|last = Garrun |first = Theo |date = 10 August 2013 |title= Cornway Rise to the Occasion Once Again; Zimbabwean School Successfully Defend Their Title in Mafikeng|url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-345964494..html |access-date = 27 January 2015|newspaper = The Saturday Star (South Africa)}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The boys' volleyball team were crowned in the boys' category of the NASH Under-20 volleyball champions at Herman Germaine High School in Bindura.<ref name="Cornway crowned (volleyball)">{{cite news |last=Makichi |first=Tinashe |title=Cornway crowned |url=http://www.herald.co.zw/conway-crowned-2/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web |date=17 September 2013 |access-date=16 October 2015}}</ref> Cornway Senior College received a prize at the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Week held at the Harare Exhibition Park for devising a mobile phone-controlled remote system.<ref name="Zimbabwe Scientists Come of Age">{{cite news|last= Mupangi|first = Sarudzai|url= http://allafrica.com/stories/201310240760.html |title= allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe Scientists Come of Age |date= 24 October 2013 |newspaper= [[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |accessdate= 26 January 2015}}</ref>


* '''2014'''
* '''2014'''
The Junior College received a new headmaster, after the departure of Mrs Zengeya. The Junior College began implementing the Cambridge Primary program developed by Cambridge International Examinations.
The Junior College received a new headmaster, after the departure of Mrs Zengeya. The Junior College began implementing the Cambridge Primary program developed by Cambridge International Examinations.


The Senior College Under-20 basketball team won second place in the St. George's College U20 Basketball Invitational Tournament that saw the participation of fifteen schools.<ref name="Bulldogs win George's Tourney">{{cite news |author= SSN Staff |title=Bulldogs win George's Tourney |url=http://ssn.co.zw/2014/02/bulldogs-win-georges-ball-tourney/ |newspaper=School Sports Network |issue=Web|date=2 February 2014 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> The Under-20 soccer team came third out of the nineteen schools that played in the Hammer and Tongues U20 Soccer Tournament.<ref name="Prince Edward Shines At Hammer and Tongues Soccer Tourney">{{cite news |author= SSN Staff |title=Prince Edward Shines At Hammer and Tongues Soccer Tourney |url=http://ssn.co.zw/2014/06/prince-edward-shines-hammer-tongues-soccer-tourney/ |newspaper=School Sports Network |issue=Web |date=3 June 2014 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=" HAMMER & TONGUES U20 SOCCER TOURNAMENT 2014 ">{{cite news |title= St George's College - HAMMER & TONGUES U20 SOCCER TOURNAMENT |url=http://www.stgeorges.co.zw/HAMMER_and_TONGUES_U20_SOCCER_TOURNAMENT_2014 |publisher=St. George's College |issue=Web |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> The Cornway Senior College boys' volleyball team won the St George's College Under 20 Volleyball Tournament with the girls' volleyball team achieving second place in their category.<ref name="Cornway defends volleyball title">{{cite news|last = Mashaya|first = Blessings | title = Cornway defends volleyball title - DailyNews Live| url = http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2014/06/25/cornway-defends-volleyball-title | newspaper = [[Daily News (Harare)]] | date = 25 June 2014| access-date = 26 January 2015}}</ref> The boys' volleyball team at Cornway Senior College retained its title in the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) U20 volleyball tournament held at Kwekwe High School in the [[Midlands Province]].<ref name="Cornway, Chibi retain Nash volleyball titles">{{cite news|last = Gwabanai|first = Precious | title = Cornway, Chibi retain Nash volleyball titles - The Zimbabwe Mail | url = http://www.thezimmail.co.zw/2014/07/30/cornway-chibi-retain-nash-volleyball-titles/ |issue=Web| newspaper = The Zimbabwe Mail | date = 30 July 2014| access-date = 3 February 2015}}</ref> The Interact Club at the Senior College held a Charity Golf Tournament at Highland Country Club on the 8th of August. Proceeds from the event went to Simbaredenga Children's Home.<ref name="Follet-Smith in contention">{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2014/08/05/follet-smith-contention/|title= Follet-Smith in contention - NewsDay Zimbabwe|access-date=16 August 2014|issue=Web|newspaper=[[NewsDay (Zimbabwean newspaper)|NewsDay Zimbabwe]]|date=5 August 2014}}</ref> Cornway had seven boys selected into Zimbabwe Under-17 national basketball team after the players won the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) Under-17 Basketball tournament in [[Harare]] representing [[Mashonaland West]].<ref name="Mash West, Harare win basketball titles">{{cite news|last = Mashaya|first = Blessings | title = Mash West, Harare win basketball titles - DailyNews Live| url = http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2014/08/06/mash-west-harare-win-basketball-titles | newspaper = [[Daily News (Harare)]] | date = 6 August 2014| access-date = 3 February 2015}}</ref> The Senior College won the second edition of the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) Under 20 Beach Volleyball Tournament in the boys' category with 24 boys' teams and 22 girls' teams participating in the tournament.<ref name="Cornway, Masarakufa lift NASH titles">{{cite news| author =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->| title = Cornway, Masarakufa lift NASH titles | url = http://www.zbc.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48276:cornway-masarakufa-lift-nash-titles&catid=40:sport&Itemid=68 | publisher = [[Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation]] | date = 30 September 2014 | access-date = 26 January 2015}}</ref> The Senior College was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.<ref name="Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe">{{cite web |author = DarrylYV8 |url= http://youthvillage.co.zw/2014/10/top-10-high-schools-in-zimbabwe/|title= Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe |date= 9 October 2014 |website= Youth Village Zimbabwe |publisher= Youth Village Zimbabwe |accessdate= 5 January 2015}}</ref> Twenty pupils of the Senior College and Harare City Council workers went on a clean-up campaign to raise awareness of hygiene, cleaning up Mabelreign Shopping Centre in [[Harare]].<ref name="Clean-up for a cause">{{cite news|last1 = Jasi|first1 = Thabani|last2 = Shasha|first2 = Wesley|date = 13 December 2014 |url = http://www.herald.co.zw/clean-up-for-a-cause/ |title = Clean-up for a cause |newspaper = [[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |access-date = 26 January 2015}}</ref>
The Senior College Under-20 basketball team won second place in the St. George's College U20 Basketball Invitational Tournament that saw the participation of fifteen schools.<ref name="Bulldogs win George's Tourney">{{cite news |author= SSN Staff |title=Bulldogs win George's Tourney |url=http://ssn.co.zw/2014/02/bulldogs-win-georges-ball-tourney/ |newspaper=School Sports Network |issue=Web|date=2 February 2014 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> The Under-20 soccer team came third out of the nineteen schools that played in the Hammer and Tongues U20 Soccer Tournament.<ref name="Prince Edward Shines At Hammer and Tongues Soccer Tourney">{{cite news |author= SSN Staff |title=Prince Edward Shines At Hammer and Tongues Soccer Tourney |url=http://ssn.co.zw/2014/06/prince-edward-shines-hammer-tongues-soccer-tourney/ |newspaper=School Sports Network |issue=Web |date=3 June 2014 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=" HAMMER & TONGUES U20 SOCCER TOURNAMENT 2014 ">{{cite news |title= St George's College - HAMMER & TONGUES U20 SOCCER TOURNAMENT |url=http://www.stgeorges.co.zw/HAMMER_and_TONGUES_U20_SOCCER_TOURNAMENT_2014 |publisher=St. George's College |issue=Web |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> The Cornway Senior College boys' volleyball team won the St George's College Under 20 Volleyball Tournament with the girls' volleyball team achieving second place in their category.<ref name="Cornway defends volleyball title">{{cite news|last = Mashaya|first = Blessings | title = Cornway defends volleyball title - DailyNews Live| url = http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2014/06/25/cornway-defends-volleyball-title | newspaper = [[Daily News (Harare)]] | date = 25 June 2014| access-date = 26 January 2015}}</ref> The boys' volleyball team at Cornway Senior College retained its title in the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) U20 volleyball tournament held at Kwekwe High School in the [[Midlands Province]].<ref name="Cornway, Chibi retain Nash volleyball titles">{{cite news | last = Gwabanai | first = Precious | title = Cornway, Chibi retain Nash volleyball titles - The Zimbabwe Mail | url = http://www.thezimmail.co.zw/2014/07/30/cornway-chibi-retain-nash-volleyball-titles/ | issue = Web | newspaper = The Zimbabwe Mail | date = 30 July 2014 | access-date = 3 February 2015 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20150203141207/http://www.thezimmail.co.zw/2014/07/30/cornway-chibi-retain-nash-volleyball-titles/ | archive-date = 2015-02-03 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The Interact Club at the Senior College held a Charity Golf Tournament at Highland Country Club on the 8th of August. Proceeds from the event went to Simbaredenga Children's Home.<ref name="Follet-Smith in contention">{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2014/08/05/follet-smith-contention/|title= Follet-Smith in contention - NewsDay Zimbabwe|access-date=16 August 2014|issue=Web|newspaper=[[NewsDay (Zimbabwean newspaper)|NewsDay Zimbabwe]]|date=5 August 2014}}</ref> Cornway had seven boys selected into Zimbabwe Under-17 national basketball team after the players won the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) Under-17 Basketball tournament in [[Harare]] representing [[Mashonaland West]].<ref name="Mash West, Harare win basketball titles">{{cite news|last = Mashaya|first = Blessings | title = Mash West, Harare win basketball titles - DailyNews Live| url = http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2014/08/06/mash-west-harare-win-basketball-titles | newspaper = [[Daily News (Harare)]] | date = 6 August 2014| access-date = 3 February 2015}}</ref> The Senior College won the second edition of the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) Under 20 Beach Volleyball Tournament in the boys' category with 24 boys' teams and 22 girls' teams participating in the tournament.<ref name="Cornway, Masarakufa lift NASH titles">{{cite news| author =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->| title = Cornway, Masarakufa lift NASH titles | url = http://www.zbc.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48276:cornway-masarakufa-lift-nash-titles&catid=40:sport&Itemid=68 | publisher = [[Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation]] | date = 30 September 2014 | access-date = 26 January 2015}}</ref> The Senior College was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.<ref name="Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe"/> Twenty pupils of the Senior College and Harare City Council workers went on a clean-up campaign to raise awareness of hygiene, cleaning up Mabelreign Shopping Centre in [[Harare]].<ref name="Clean-up for a cause">{{cite news|last1 = Jasi|first1 = Thabani|last2 = Shasha|first2 = Wesley|date = 13 December 2014 |url = http://www.herald.co.zw/clean-up-for-a-cause/ |title = Clean-up for a cause |newspaper = [[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |access-date = 26 January 2015}}</ref>


* '''2015'''
* '''2015'''
Cornway Senior College boys' basketball team won the Bob@91 Basketball Tournament in the schools category.<ref name="Cornway wins Bob 91">{{cite news |last= Zhawi |first= Bryan |title= Cornway wins Bob 91 - The Sunday Mail |url= http://www.sundaymail.co.zw/cornway-wins-bob-91 |newspaper=The Sunday Mail |issue=Web |date=22 March 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bob @91 Basketball awards on tonight">{{cite news |title = Bob @91 Basketball awards on tonight - Sportszone |url = http://sportszone.co.zw/?p=4519 |newspaper = Sportszone |date = 25 March 2015 |access-date = 7 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="">{{cite news |last = Mutukula-Maregere |first = Mbachi |title = JBC wins Bob 91 b/ball tourney - The Herald |url = http://www.herald.co.zw/jbc-wins-bob-91-bball-tourney/ |issue = Web |newspaper = [[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |date = 17 March 2015|access-date = 7 September 2015}}</ref> The quiz team, representing Cornway, that participated in the inaugural Harare High School Quiz hosted by the [[Young Men's Christian Association]] Zimbabwe, were runners-up, coming second out of eight schools at the event.<ref name="Harare High Schools Quiz">{{cite news |last=Mkwesha |first= Teddy |date = 31 March 2015 |url = https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/03/30/allan-wilson-wins-harare-high-schools-quiz/ |title = Allan Wilson wins Harare high schools quiz |newspaper = [[NewsDay (Zimbabwean newspaper)|NewsDay Zimbabwe]] |access-date = 16 October 2015}}</ref> Cornway Senior College had five handball players (four boys and one girl) selected into the Mashrhino handball team, a select side that set up by the Mashonaland West Handball Association to participate in the Hanse Cup hosted by TSG Bergedof (a German handball club) and the Hamburg Handball Association in [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]. The Mashrhino squad was the first non-European side to participate in the tournament.<ref name="Mashrhino make history">{{cite news |last=Matiza |first=Collins |title=Mashrhino make history|url= http://www.herald.co.zw/mashrhino-make-history/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web|date=7 April 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> The Under-20 soccer team attained second place in the Hammer and Tongues U20 Soccer Tournament that saw 20 schools in attendance.<ref name="Mufakose win Hammer and Tongues tourney">{{cite news |last= Machamire |first= Farayi |title= Mufakose win Hammer and Tongues tourney - DailyNews Live |url=http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2015/06/01/mufakose-win-hammer-and-tongues-tourney |newspaper=[[Daily News (Harare)]] |issue=Web |date=1 June 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=" HAMMER & TONGUES U20 SOCCER TOURNAMENT 2015">{{cite news |title=St George's College - SPORTS RESULTS - WEEK ENDING 29 MAY 2015 |url=http://www.stgeorges.co.zw/SPORTS_RESULTS_29052015 |publisher=St. George's College |issue=Web |date= 31 May 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> The Under-20 volleyball teams won the St. George's College U20 Boys and Girls Volleyball Tournament.<ref name="St. George's College U20 Boys and Girls Volleyball Tournament">{{cite news |title= St George's College - SPORTS RESULTS - WEEK ENDING 27 JUNE 2015 |url= http://www.stgeorges.co.zw/SPORTS_RESULTS_27062015 |publisher=St. George's College |issue=Web |date= 29 June 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> The Senior College boys volleyball team won the NASH Volleyball Tournament held in Marondera.<ref name="Mpopoma lift Nash volleyball trophy">{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 27 July 2015 |title= Mpopoma lift Nash volleyball trophy |url= http://www.chronicle.co.zw/mpopoma-lift-nash-volleyball-trophy/ |newspaper= The Chronicle |publisher= Zimpapers |access-date= 13 March 2016}}</ref> Three handball players (boys) from Cornway were selected by the Mashonaland West Handball Association into the Mashrhino select side that will participate in the 2016 edition of the Hanse Cup.<ref name="Handball association to prepare for Hanse Cup">{{cite news |author= Collin Matiza|title=Handball association to prepare for Hanse Cup|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/handball-association-to-prepare-for-hanse-cup/|newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web|date=3 September 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> In September, Prince Masvikeni became the head of the Senior College following Gideon Sadazi's departure.
Cornway Senior College boys' basketball team won the Bob@91 Basketball Tournament in the schools category.<ref name="Cornway wins Bob 91">{{cite news |last= Zhawi |first= Bryan |title= Cornway wins Bob 91 - The Sunday Mail |url= http://www.sundaymail.co.zw/cornway-wins-bob-91 |newspaper=The Sunday Mail |issue=Web |date=22 March 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bob @91 Basketball awards on tonight">{{cite news |title = Bob @91 Basketball awards on tonight - Sportszone |url = http://sportszone.co.zw/?p=4519 |newspaper = Sportszone |date = 25 March 2015 |access-date = 7 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Mutukula-Maregere |first = Mbachi |title = JBC wins Bob 91 b/ball tourney - The Herald |url = http://www.herald.co.zw/jbc-wins-bob-91-bball-tourney/ |issue = Web |newspaper = [[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |date = 17 March 2015|access-date = 7 September 2015}}</ref> The quiz team, representing Cornway, that participated in the inaugural Harare High School Quiz hosted by the [[Young Men's Christian Association]] Zimbabwe, were runners-up, coming second out of eight schools at the event.<ref name="Harare High Schools Quiz">{{cite news |last=Mkwesha |first= Teddy |date = 31 March 2015 |url = https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/03/30/allan-wilson-wins-harare-high-schools-quiz/ |title = Allan Wilson wins Harare high schools quiz |newspaper = [[NewsDay (Zimbabwean newspaper)|NewsDay Zimbabwe]] |access-date = 16 October 2015}}</ref> Cornway Senior College had five handball players (four boys and one girl) selected into the Mashrhino handball team, a select side that set up by the Mashonaland West Handball Association to participate in the Hanse Cup hosted by TSG Bergedof (a German handball club) and the Hamburg Handball Association in [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]. The Mashrhino squad was the first non-European side to participate in the tournament.<ref name="Mashrhino make history">{{cite news |last=Matiza |first=Collins |title=Mashrhino make history|url= http://www.herald.co.zw/mashrhino-make-history/ |newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web|date=7 April 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> The Under-20 soccer team attained second place in the Hammer and Tongues U20 Soccer Tournament that saw 20 schools in attendance.<ref name="Mufakose win Hammer and Tongues tourney">{{cite news |last= Machamire |first= Farayi |title= Mufakose win Hammer and Tongues tourney - DailyNews Live |url=http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2015/06/01/mufakose-win-hammer-and-tongues-tourney |newspaper=[[Daily News (Harare)]] |issue=Web |date=1 June 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=" HAMMER & TONGUES U20 SOCCER TOURNAMENT 2015">{{cite news |title=St George's College - SPORTS RESULTS - WEEK ENDING 29 MAY 2015 |url=http://www.stgeorges.co.zw/SPORTS_RESULTS_29052015 |publisher=St. George's College |issue=Web |date=31 May 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128075920/http://www.stgeorges.co.zw/SPORTS_RESULTS_29052015 |archive-date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Under-20 volleyball teams won the St. George's College U20 Boys and Girls Volleyball Tournament.<ref name="St. George's College U20 Boys and Girls Volleyball Tournament">{{cite news |title= St George's College - SPORTS RESULTS - WEEK ENDING 27 JUNE 2015 |url= http://www.stgeorges.co.zw/SPORTS_RESULTS_27062015 |publisher= St. George's College |issue= Web |date= 29 June 2015 |access-date= 7 September 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160128075920/http://www.stgeorges.co.zw/SPORTS_RESULTS_27062015 |archive-date= 28 January 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The Senior College boys' volleyball team won the NASH Volleyball Tournament held in Marondera.<ref name="Mpopoma lift Nash volleyball trophy">{{cite news |date= 27 July 2015 |title= Mpopoma lift Nash volleyball trophy |url= http://www.chronicle.co.zw/mpopoma-lift-nash-volleyball-trophy/ |newspaper= The Chronicle |publisher= Zimpapers |access-date= 13 March 2016}}</ref> Three handball players (boys) from Cornway were selected by the Mashonaland West Handball Association into the Mashrhino select side that will participate in the 2016 edition of the Hanse Cup.<ref name="Handball association to prepare for Hanse Cup">{{cite news |author= Collin Matiza|title=Handball association to prepare for Hanse Cup|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/handball-association-to-prepare-for-hanse-cup/|newspaper=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]] |issue=Web|date=3 September 2015 |access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> In September, Prince Masvikeni became the head of the Senior College following Gideon Sadazi's departure.

* '''2016'''
The Senior College boys' basketball team won the schools division of the Bob 92 Basketball Tournament held in Harare.<ref name="Blessing In Disguise For Bob 92 Finalists">{{cite news |last= Sizara |first= Percival |date= 8 March 2016 |title= Blessing In Disguise For Bob 92 Finalists |url= http://sportszone.co.zw/?p=10861 |website= Sportszone |access-date= 13 March 2016}}</ref> The Senior College Interact Club made a donation of 400 textbooks, stationery and teacher reading material to St Mannocks Primary School, a rural school in [[Manyame]], Mashonaland West that serves the local farming communities.<ref>{{cite news |last= Zimbowa |first= Wellington |date= 17 April 2016 |title= Cornway College donates to St Mannocks Primary School |url= http://www.thestandard.co.zw/2016/04/17/cornway-college-donates-to-st-mannocks-primary-school/ |newspaper= [[The Standard (Zimbabwe)|The Standard]] |publisher= Alpha Media Holdings |access-date= 23 April 2016}}</ref> The Senior College Under-20 boys' football team won the Schools Champions League title.<ref>{{cite news |title= Cornway College Crowned Harare U20 Champions |url= http://www.pachikoro.co.zw/2016/09/cornway-college-crowned-harare-u20-champions/ |accessdate= 22 November 2016 |website= Pachikoro |date= 13 September 2016 |quote= Cornway College were crowned Harare U20 Champions at the recently held Harare U20 Champions League on Saturday.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Results Harare U20 Champions League 2016 Finals |url= http://www.pachikoro.co.zw/2016/09/results-harare-u20-champions-league-2016-finals/ |accessdate= 22 November 2016 |website= Pachikoro |date= 10 September 2016 |quote= Cornway are the 2016 U20 Champions League Champions.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= Banda |first1= Spencer |title= Cornway Dominates Basketball Tourney |url= http://sportszone.co.zw/News/NewsArticle?id=1654 |accessdate= 25 September 2016 |website= Sportszone |publisher= Zimpapers |date= 20 September 2016 |quote= Last week their Under 20 Boys football team also won the Schools Champions League title. |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160927082248/http://sportszone.co.zw/News/NewsArticle?id=1654 |archive-date= 27 September 2016 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}</ref> The Senior College boys' basketball team won the Day & Night Basketball Tournament hosted by [[Prince Edward School]] in Harare with girls' basketball team attained second place in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Banda |first1= Spencer |title= Cornway Dominates Basketball Tourney |url= http://sportszone.co.zw/News/NewsArticle?id=1654 |accessdate= 25 September 2016 |website= Sportszone |publisher= Zimpapers |date= 20 September 2016 |quote= Cornway College once again proved they are one of the Zimbabwe schools sporting powerhouses after winning the Day Night Schools Basketball tournament held at Prince Edward at the Weekend. |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160927082248/http://sportszone.co.zw/News/NewsArticle?id=1654 |archive-date= 27 September 2016 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= Mashaya |first1= Blessing |title= Cornway, Girls High dominate b/ball tourney |url= https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2016/09/23/cornway-girls-high-dominate-b-ball-tourney |accessdate= 25 September 2015 |website= [[Daily News (Harare)|DailyNews Live]] |publisher= Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe |date=23 September 2015 |quote= The Mt Hampden-based school could have made it two titles but their girls' side lost to defending champions Girls High 20-15 in the final.}}</ref>


==Motto==
==Motto==
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==Admission==
==Admission==
* '''Senior College'''
* '''Senior College'''
Admission into the college is largely based on academic merit.<ref name="Admission">{{cite web|url=http://cornwaycollege.com/admission.html |title=Admission |publisher=Cornway College |accessdate=16 August 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20140819082707/http://cornwaycollege.com/admission.html |archivedate=August 19, 2014 }}</ref>
Admission into the college is largely based on academic merit.<ref name="Admission">{{cite web|url=http://cornwaycollege.com/admission.html |title=Admission |publisher=Cornway College |accessdate=16 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082707/http://cornwaycollege.com/admission.html |archive-date=August 19, 2014 }}</ref>
* For Form One admission, applicants must sit for entrance examination to get a place at the school. If unable to sit for the entrance examination, depending on the availability of places, applicants can use [[Cambridge International Examinations|Cambridge Primary]] qualification, [[ZIMSEC#Qualifications|ZIMSEC Grade Seven]] qualification or any equivalent qualification to apply.<ref name="Admission" />
* For Form One admission, applicants must sit for entrance examination to get a place at the school. If unable to sit for the entrance examination, depending on the availability of places, applicants can use [[Cambridge International Examinations|Cambridge Primary]] qualification, [[ZIMSEC#Qualifications|ZIMSEC Grade Seven]] qualification or any equivalent qualification to apply.<ref name="Admission" />
* For Forms Two and Three, reports or assessments from previous schools accompanied by a transfer letter. This is dependent on the availability of places.<ref name="Admission" />
* For Forms Two and Three, reports or assessments from previous schools accompanied by a transfer letter. This is dependent on the availability of places.<ref name="Admission" />
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The table below shows the houses, house colour and year founded.
The table below shows the houses, house colour and year founded.


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| Cheetah
| Cheetah
| {{colorbox|yellow}} Yellow
| {{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} Yellow
| 2006
| 2006
|-
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| Eland
| Eland
| {{colorbox|red}} Red
| {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} Red
| 2011
| 2011
|-
|-
| Lion
| Lion
| {{colorbox|green}} Green
| {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} Green
| 2006
| 2006
|-
|-
| Tiger
| Tiger
| {{colorbox|navy}} Blue
| {{Color box|navy|border=darkgray}} Blue
| 2006
| 2006
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Portal bar|Schools}}


* [[List of Cornway College Head Prefects]]
* [[List of schools in Zimbabwe]]
* [[List of schools in Zimbabwe]]
* [[List of boarding schools]]
* [[List of boarding schools]]
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* [[Education in Zimbabwe]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|cornway.co.zw}}
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*[http://www.cornwaycollege.com Cornway College website]
*[https://archive.today/20150119005554/http://www.pindula.com/wiki/Cornway_College Cornway College - Pindula]
*[http://www.pindula.com/wiki/Cornway_College Cornway College - Pindula]
*[http://educatezimbabwe.com/listing/cornway-college/ Cornway College profile] on EducateZimbabwe


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Cornway College
Cornway College Emblem
Location
Map
No. 1 Haydon, Mount Hampden

Mashonaland West

Zimbabwe
Coordinates17°44′30.6″S 30°56′10.3″E / 17.741833°S 30.936194°E / -17.741833; 30.936194
Information
TypePrivate, day and boarding school
MottoLet There Be Light
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationInterdenominational
Opened23 January 2006 (2006-01-23)
FounderLovemore Kurotwi
GenderCo-educational
Age4 to 18
Average class size25 pupils
Education systemEnglish
LanguageEnglish
HousesCheetah, Eland, Lion, Tiger
Colour(s)Navy blue, Aqua, White, Yellow
    
NicknameCC
Team nameMustangs (Basketball)
Wolves (Volleyball)
AffiliationsNational Association of Secondary School Heads
Examination boardsCambridge International Examinations
Higher Education Examinations Council
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council
Postal addressP.O Box CY 3314, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Cornway College is a private, co-educational, day and boarding school in Mount Hampden, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, which is 16.5 kilometres from the Harare Central Business District. Cornway College was established in 2006 at its present location. It has a preparatory school (Cornway Junior College) and a high school (Cornway Senior College). The language of instruction is English.

Cornway has a student body with children of various nationalities from the Southern African region to as far afield as the United Kingdom. Cornway College was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.[1]

History

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Early history

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The college will bloom like a cornflower.

— Lovemore Kurotwi Junior, circa 2006[2]

Cornway College was founded by Lovemore Kurotwi and was opened on 23 January 2006. Its founding student body was from a study group called Whitehorse Academy which was founded by Mrs S.M. Wenzel, the academy had a pupil population of 120 at the time.[3] The name "Cornway College" was suggested by Lovemore Kurotwi Junior when he was eleven years old. His reason for naming the college "Cornway College" was "The college will bloom like a cornflower."[2] The founding Headmaster of Cornway College is Edmore Mutekwe who left in 2008 and his preparatory counterpart was Mr Mpofu. Both Heads have left the school.

2010s

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  • 2010

Construction of the boarding facilities was completed and both colleges started enrolling pupils who wished to be boarders.

  • 2011
Cambridge International Examinations

The Senior College became a registered Cambridge International Examinations centre. This meant that the college could conduct the examinations for Cambridge International Examinations for Ordinary Level, International General Certificate of Secondary Education, Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level internally. Before this, Cornway Senior College conducted examinations at an external registered Cambridge International Examinations centre.

  • 2012

Cornway was the base of the Zimbabwe national Under-13 football team training camp, coached by Peter Ndlovu, in preparations for the VW World Junior Masters held in Poland.[4] Cornway Senior College hosted its inaugural 3-day sports festival (basketball for girls and soccer for boys) with 18 schools attending the event.[5][6] The boys' soccer team won in the soccer category of the tournament whilst the girls' basketball team were runners-up.[6] The Interact Club at Cornway Senior College hosted a Christmas dinner at the school hostels where the best pupils of 2012 were honoured.[7]

  • 2013

Buses to transport day pupils and staff from the school to their homes in Harare were acquired. They are also used as transport for pupils and to educational tours and sporting events.

Cornway Junior College held its inaugural Africa Day commemorations under the theme "My Culture, My Pride" showcasing African music, dance, cuisine and fashion. Fifty-four countries were represented at the event.[8]

The Senior College became a registered Higher Education Examinations Council centre (HEXCO), allowing pupils to sit for the Computers examinations in particular at the college. The awarded certificate is a vocational qualification that supplements the IGCSE/O-Level and A-Level certificate. Cornway Senior College won M and H Under-17 soccer tournament at Kwekwe High School in which 12 schools participated.[9][10] The boys' volleyball team won the International School of South Africa (ISSA) Volleyball Festival in Mahikeng, South Africa for the second time whilst the girls' team were the runners-up in their category as the 32 teams from South Africa and Zimbabwe participated.[11] The boys' volleyball team were crowned in the boys' category of the NASH Under-20 volleyball champions at Herman Germaine High School in Bindura.[12] Cornway Senior College received a prize at the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Week held at the Harare Exhibition Park for devising a mobile phone-controlled remote system.[13]

  • 2014

The Junior College received a new headmaster, after the departure of Mrs Zengeya. The Junior College began implementing the Cambridge Primary program developed by Cambridge International Examinations.

The Senior College Under-20 basketball team won second place in the St. George's College U20 Basketball Invitational Tournament that saw the participation of fifteen schools.[14] The Under-20 soccer team came third out of the nineteen schools that played in the Hammer and Tongues U20 Soccer Tournament.[15][16] The Cornway Senior College boys' volleyball team won the St George's College Under 20 Volleyball Tournament with the girls' volleyball team achieving second place in their category.[17] The boys' volleyball team at Cornway Senior College retained its title in the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) U20 volleyball tournament held at Kwekwe High School in the Midlands Province.[18] The Interact Club at the Senior College held a Charity Golf Tournament at Highland Country Club on the 8th of August. Proceeds from the event went to Simbaredenga Children's Home.[19] Cornway had seven boys selected into Zimbabwe Under-17 national basketball team after the players won the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) Under-17 Basketball tournament in Harare representing Mashonaland West.[20] The Senior College won the second edition of the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) Under 20 Beach Volleyball Tournament in the boys' category with 24 boys' teams and 22 girls' teams participating in the tournament.[21] The Senior College was ranked as one of the Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe in 2014.[1] Twenty pupils of the Senior College and Harare City Council workers went on a clean-up campaign to raise awareness of hygiene, cleaning up Mabelreign Shopping Centre in Harare.[22]

  • 2015

Cornway Senior College boys' basketball team won the Bob@91 Basketball Tournament in the schools category.[23][24][25] The quiz team, representing Cornway, that participated in the inaugural Harare High School Quiz hosted by the Young Men's Christian Association Zimbabwe, were runners-up, coming second out of eight schools at the event.[26] Cornway Senior College had five handball players (four boys and one girl) selected into the Mashrhino handball team, a select side that set up by the Mashonaland West Handball Association to participate in the Hanse Cup hosted by TSG Bergedof (a German handball club) and the Hamburg Handball Association in Hamburg, Germany. The Mashrhino squad was the first non-European side to participate in the tournament.[27] The Under-20 soccer team attained second place in the Hammer and Tongues U20 Soccer Tournament that saw 20 schools in attendance.[28][29] The Under-20 volleyball teams won the St. George's College U20 Boys and Girls Volleyball Tournament.[30] The Senior College boys' volleyball team won the NASH Volleyball Tournament held in Marondera.[31] Three handball players (boys) from Cornway were selected by the Mashonaland West Handball Association into the Mashrhino select side that will participate in the 2016 edition of the Hanse Cup.[32] In September, Prince Masvikeni became the head of the Senior College following Gideon Sadazi's departure.

  • 2016

The Senior College boys' basketball team won the schools division of the Bob 92 Basketball Tournament held in Harare.[33] The Senior College Interact Club made a donation of 400 textbooks, stationery and teacher reading material to St Mannocks Primary School, a rural school in Manyame, Mashonaland West that serves the local farming communities.[34] The Senior College Under-20 boys' football team won the Schools Champions League title.[35][36][37] The Senior College boys' basketball team won the Day & Night Basketball Tournament hosted by Prince Edward School in Harare with girls' basketball team attained second place in the tournament.[38][39]

Motto

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See also: Let there be light

And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. — Genesis 1:3, New International Version

"Let There Be Light" is the motto of the Colleges. The motto is synonymous with a phrase from a popular verse in the Bible. The verse is Genesis 1:3 and is as follows in the New International Version of the bible: "And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light." The phrase can be interpreted as the spreading of knowledge and dispelling ignorance. The Latin equivalent, "Fiat Lux" (also rendered as "Sit Lux" et cetera) is used by numerous other institutions globally e.g. University of California, University of Liverpool etc. The motto appears on the Cornway College emblem.

Admission

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  • Senior College

Admission into the college is largely based on academic merit.[40]

  • For Form One admission, applicants must sit for entrance examination to get a place at the school. If unable to sit for the entrance examination, depending on the availability of places, applicants can use Cambridge Primary qualification, ZIMSEC Grade Seven qualification or any equivalent qualification to apply.[40]
  • For Forms Two and Three, reports or assessments from previous schools accompanied by a transfer letter. This is dependent on the availability of places.[40]
  • For the Sixth Form (Lower Six only), admission into the college is determined by IGCSE, Ordinary Level or equivalent qualifications.[40]

Houses

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The four houses at Cornway College are games houses, i.e. they compete in sports, athletics in particular in the first term. Winning participants are selected into the Athletics College team after competing for their houses in the annual Inter-House Athletics Competition.

The table below shows the houses, house colour and year founded.

Cornway College Houses
Houses Colour Year founded
Cheetah   Yellow 2006
Eland   Red 2011
Lion   Green 2006
Tiger   Blue 2006

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b DarrylYV8 (9 October 2014). "Top 10 High Schools in Zimbabwe". Youth Village Zimbabwe. Youth Village Zimbabwe. Retrieved 5 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Cornway College Established 2006 Magazine, Page 3, published 2006, retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ Cornway College Established 2006 Magazine, Page 9, published 2006, retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ^ Mutukula-Maregere, Mbachi (28 May 2012). "VW U-13 team for Poland World jnr Masters". The Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Cornway College hosts sports festival". Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Cornway scoops gold". NewsDay Zimbabwe. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ^ Swagga T (7 December 2012). "Cornway's colourful dinner". The Herald. No. Web. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  8. ^ Swagga T (31 May 2013). "Africa's Golden Jubilee". The Herald. No. Web. Retrieved 26 January 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Cornway win M and H Under-17 soccer tournament". The Chronicle. No. Web. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  10. ^ Chitsiga, Takudzwa (10 August 2013). "Cornway crowned". The Herald. No. Web. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  11. ^ Garrun, Theo (10 August 2013). "Cornway Rise to the Occasion Once Again; Zimbabwean School Successfully Defend Their Title in Mafikeng". The Saturday Star (South Africa). Retrieved 27 January 2015.[dead link‍]
  12. ^ Makichi, Tinashe (17 September 2013). "Cornway crowned". The Herald. No. Web. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  13. ^ Mupangi, Sarudzai (24 October 2013). "allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe Scientists Come of Age". The Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  14. ^ SSN Staff (2 February 2014). "Bulldogs win George's Tourney". School Sports Network. No. Web. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  15. ^ SSN Staff (3 June 2014). "Prince Edward Shines At Hammer and Tongues Soccer Tourney". School Sports Network. No. Web. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  16. ^ "St George's College - HAMMER & TONGUES U20 SOCCER TOURNAMENT". No. Web. St. George's College. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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