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| name = Rainbow High School |
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| established = 1998<ref>{{cite web|last1=Raibow|first1=School|title=Establishment of Rainbow School|url=http://www.rainbowschool.ac.bw/home.php?s=1|accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref> |
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| established = 1998 |
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| type = Private |
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| locale = Urban |
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| head_name = Headmaster |
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| head_name2 = Exam board |
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| city = [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]] |
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| country = [[Botswana]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|24|39|29|S|25|54|44|E|region:BW}} |
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'''Rainbow High School''' is a private, co-educational, inter-denominational school located in [[Gaborone|Gaborone city]], [[Botswana]]. |
'''Rainbow High School''' is a private,<ref name="your botswana"/> co-educational, inter-denominational school located in [[Gaborone|Gaborone city]], [[Botswana]]. It was opened in 1998. The school comprises a primary school,<ref name="your botswana">{{Cite web|url=https://yourbotswana.com/index.php/2018/03/11/parents-feel-the-pinch-as-private-school-fees-soar/|title = Parents feel the pinch as private school fees soar – YourBotswana}}</ref> [[middle school|preparatory (middle) school]], and a [[high school]].<ref name="home">{{cite web|work=Rainbow School official website | title=Rainbow School | url=http://www.rainbowschool.ac.bw/home.php?s=1 | location=Botswana | accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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| ⚫ | The school began as a primary school in 1997 with one form, and then in 1998 it opened a high school.<ref name="home" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Rainbow Primary 1997|url=https://directory.justlanded.com/en/Education_International-schools/Rainbow-English-Medium-Secondary-School-Gaborone | work=Just Landed | accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref> The school initially had capacity for 75 students and had only seven teachers. The school now has more than 600 students and more than 50 staff.<ref name="home" /> |
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In 2017, the school caused controversy by sending a memo to parents of black students informing them that [[afro]] haircuts would not be allowed.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.weekendpost.co.bw/wp-column-details.php?col_id=771 | title=The Afro issue, an insult to Africans | work=WeekendPost | location=Botswana | publisher=ATD Media Corporation | first=Gasebalwe | last=Seretse | date=September 25, 2017 | access-date=August 19, 2018 }}</ref> The school reversed the decision after an intervention by actor [[Donald Molosi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thegazette.news/rainbow-reinstates-afro-hairstyles-after-donald-molosi-intervention/|title=Rainbow reinstates Afro hairstyles after Donald Molosi intervention|work=[[The Botswana Gazette]] |date=2017-09-21|quote=Rainbow High School in Gaborone has been challenged by members of the public to issue an apology after reversing its ...}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The school began as a primary school in 1997 with one form, and then in 1998 it opened a high school.<ref |
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Facilities include a 600 seat hall, a gym, a library, five laboratories and specialist classrooms for computer application technology, consumer studies, music and art. The computer labs and some classrooms have [[Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line|ADSL]] internet connections. |
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* {{Official website|http://www.rainbowschool.ac.bw}} |
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| Coordinates | 24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E |
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| Other names | Rainbow |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1998 |
| Locale | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black, Grey, Blue and White |
| Website | www |
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Rainbow High School is a private,[2] co-educational, inter-denominational school located in Gaborone city, Botswana. It was opened in 1998. The school comprises a primary school,[2] preparatory (middle) school, and a high school.[1]
History
[edit]The school began as a primary school in 1997 with one form, and then in 1998 it opened a high school.[1][3] The school initially had capacity for 75 students and had only seven teachers. The school now has more than 600 students and more than 50 staff.[1]
Haircut controversy
[edit]In 2017, the school caused controversy by sending a memo to parents of black students informing them that afro haircuts would not be allowed.[4] The school reversed the decision after an intervention by actor Donald Molosi.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Rainbow School". Rainbow School official website. Botswana. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Parents feel the pinch as private school fees soar – YourBotswana".
- ^ "Rainbow Primary 1997". Just Landed. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Seretse, Gasebalwe (25 September 2017). "The Afro issue, an insult to Africans". WeekendPost. Botswana: ATD Media Corporation. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Rainbow reinstates Afro hairstyles after Donald Molosi intervention". The Botswana Gazette. 21 September 2017.
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