Bryden Country School

Bryden Country School
Bryden Country School Badge Tenacity
Location
Mashonaland West Zimbabwe
Coordinates	18°07′35″S 30°10′55″E / 18.12639°S 30.18194°E / -18.12639; 30.18194Coordinates: 18°07′35″S 30°10′55″E / 18.12639°S 30.18194°E / -18.12639; 30.18194
Information
Type	Independent, preparatory, boarding and day school
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Opened	27 January 1983
Headmaster	Howard Matthews
Grades	0 to 7
Gender	Co-educational
Pupils	157 (2015)[1]
Campus size	22 hectares (54 acres)
Campus type	Rural
Tuition	US$1,960.00 (day) US$2,950.00 (weekly boarding) US$3,450.00 (boarding) [lower-alpha 1]
Affiliations	ATS CHISZ
Website	brydenschool.com
↑ Termly fees, the year has 3 terms.[1]

Bryden Country School (or Bryden) is an independent, preparatory, boarding and day school for boys and girls in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The school was founded in 1983.^[2]

Bryden Country School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Head is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).^[3]

History

In September 1981, a group of local farmers and businessmen from Chegutu convened to discuss the possibilities of creating a school. Lambourne Farm, of 22 hectares (54 acres) was the site chosen to establish the school. The farm was donated by Mr and Mrs Black on condition that the school be named after Mr Black’s great great grandmother, Jane Bryden.^[2]

Bryden Country School was officially opened on 27 January 1983 with Pete Sinclair as the headmaster of the school and an enrollment of seventy children.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Rick Cosnett - Film and television actor^[4]
• Craig Ervine - Zimbabwean cricketer^[4]
• Sean Ervine - Zimbabwean cricketer^[4]

See also

• List of schools in Zimbabwe

References

External links

• Bryden Country School Official website
• Bryden Country School Profile on the ATS website
• Bryden Country School on Facebook
• Bryden Country School on Twitter
  
• Bryden Country School on Google+

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