About LANDA J HIGH SCHOOL

School profile
Registered status: S3 · Registration number: 12729 · EMIS number: 12740 · Ward 12 · Tsholotsho District · Matabeleland North Province · Responsible Authority: Tsholotsho Rural District Council · Opened: 2006.

School background
Landa J Nkomo High School, formerly Manqe Secondary School, began operating in 2006 and was officially opened on 13 July 2012 by His Excellency President Cde R. G. Mugabe. The community later chose the name Landa J. Nkomo High School in honour of the late Vice President John Landa Nkomo.

Who we serve
Located in Region 5, 10 km from Tsholotsho Business Centre along the Tsholotsho–Pumula Mission Road, the school serves Bule, Mazibisa, Wondola, Emphafeni, Mavava and Sontamba, and increasingly welcomes families from Plumtree, Bulawayo, Sigodini and Hwange. The school has four classroom blocks, an administration block and eight F14 teachers’ cottages.

Vision
To be the pioneer institution in equal gender opportunities, inclusivity, academic, sport, cultural and entrepreneurship excellence.

Mission
To provide equal gender opportunities, equity and inclusivity in a holistic teaching and learning service approach.

Values
Co-operation · discipline · hard work · honesty · integrity · mutual respect · responsibility · self-reliance · truthfulness · Ubuntu/Vumunhu.

Community partnership
Most families rely on subsistence farming and support programmes such as ORAP, Tsoro-tso San Community Trust, BEAM, PLAN, DREAMS and CAMFED. The school’s development is strengthened by community participation and a strong school-community rapport.