
Bata Primary School in Gweru, Zimbabwe

It was built in 1955 and now counts 16 classrooms from Grade 1 to 7 with 26 qualified teachers attending to 884 students per year. It is a fully fleshed Grade 1 School which is wholly run and supported by the Zimbabwe Bata Shoe Company according to the statutory requirements of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture.
The results of school at the Grade 7 National examination for the last 10 years average 98.9% pass rate, which makes it one of the best schools among 600 schools nationwide. This is a clear testimony to the effectiveness of the education provided.
The curriculum includes all subjects as per government requirements as well as extra curricula activities such as Drama and Debate, Rugby, Swimming, or Music for example. The school also undertakes educational Tour to places of educational value in an attempt to marry theory with practice. The school takes advantage of the nation-wide location of the Bata shops in that through the retail management, Bata personnel in visited areas arrange and prepare for the school visits.
|  The teachers and the administrative team in front of the school entrance
 Grade 1 classroom
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 School's Headmaster
 Children Parade | Mr Nugget Farai Kenny Manyima, the school 's headmaster, is a great role model for the children to show how education can help individuals grow towards their personal fulfilment.
As a youngster, Mr Manyima, was employed by the Zimbabwe Bata shoe Company as a general hand. He was assigned to the Tannery Department where he worked in the finishing section and was then transferred to the Rubber Factory where his function was to lace shoes. During this time, Mr. Manyima burnt the candle at both ends, by engaging in private studies. First he completed his “O” level exams then embarked on “A” level studies, which he completed a year later while at teacher’s college. While at College he came back to Bata Primary School to do his teaching practice and he eventually came back for good as a freshly graduated teacher to start his new career.
His first teaching assignment in 1980 was a grade 5 class that he took through grade 7 with great academic success. From each grade 7 class he taught emerged a medical doctor, a feat upon he prides himself. His promotion to the position of headmaster came in 1987 and since then he never stopped learning, attending many educational courses hosted by the Ministry of Education and also completed his Bachelor of Education degree in Educational Administration, Planning and Policy studies.
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If you would like to contribute to the success of the Bata Primary School, you could contribute with books donations. Indeed, the school regularly needs refreshing its library assortment with English children books, picture books or famous writers’ novels in English.
Your books donations are welcome and can be addressed directly to:
Bata Primary School Attn to: Mr Nugget Farai Kenny Manyima Box N. 279 Gweru, Zimbabwe
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