Mufakose Number 2 High School
Mufakose Number 2 High School, also known as Mufakose High 2 or Mufakose 2 High School is a secondary school in Zimbabwe which is located in a Harare suburb called Mufakose. Mufakose is to the west of Harare City Centre and lies north of the Harare to Bulawayo railway line. Mufakose Number 2 High School caters for school children aged between 12 and 17 years. This school was established in 1982, immediately after the independence of Zimbabwe in 1980. Use of English language is compulsory at all times whilst within the school grounds.
Mufakose Number 2 High School has a hot sitting arrangement whereby some of the children attend school classes from 7.30 a.m to 12 noon whilst others attend school classes from 12.30 p.m to 5.00 p.m. Usually those in their first year of secondary school, called Form 1 and those in third year of secondary school, in Form 3 attend school classes in the afternoon. Those in their second and fourth year of secondary school, in Form 3 and 4 respectively, attend school classes in the morning.
Mufakose Number 2 High School uniform comprises maroon short, beige shirts, maroon tie, maroon socks and brown shoes for boys in Form 1 and 2. Form 1 and 2 girls wear checked maroon and white dresses, maroon socks and brown shoes. Form 3 and 4 boys wear grey trousers instead of maroon shorts whilst Form 3 and 4 girls wear maroon skirts, beige shirts, maroon ties, maroon socks and brown shoes. Maroon school blazers should be worn by all school children.
Lower and Upper six classes, Form 5 and Form 6 respectively, were introduced recently to cater for the Advanced Level students.
Mufakose Number 2 High School has produced a fair share of students who proceeded with further education and enrolled at University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and National University of Science and Technology (NUST).
Mufakose Number 2 High School is popular in sports and its students excel in football, netball, basketball, tennis, volleyball and athletics.
Mufakose 2 High offers a range of sports in which every student must participate in at least one of them. These sports include: - Soccer - Lawn tennis - Hockey - Cricket - Rugby - Netball - Chess - Volleyball - Table tennis - Basketball - Athletics
At Mufakose 2 High School every student must also take part in at least one of the Clubs offered at the school: - Karate - Justice for Children Trust (JCT) - Quiz Club - Debate - First Aid - Interaction - Chess - Scripture Union - Choir - Drama - Dance - Marimba
At Mufakose 2 High there are 4 houses whereby each student is initiated in one of them. These are Shumba, Mhofu, Ingwe and Nyati. These Houses battle each other in sports, drama, choir and public speaking during the 1st term of the year. In History Shumba has been known as the best house and is still proving to be the best till now. The school volleyball team has proven to be the best among schools in Harare province and has also been found competing at a national level. Recently rugby has been introduced and the team has been found competing at great festivals like the Dairyboard Rugby Festival with schools such as Churchill and Prince Edward. Mufakose 2 High has been widely known for producing the best O` and A` Level students in the country. The school has been found producing student who have been ranked as the best students when it comes to academic. 2014 Prefects Body
The school has a prefect body which consist of approximately sixty students taken from form 3, 4 and Upper 6 students. Among the sixty is the prefects and school representative body consisting of 8 students normally taken from students in their final year.
Notable former members of staff & students
- Ramson Zhuwawo - Zimbabwe national team football player, played for AmaZulu F.C. in South Africa from 2010 to 2013