Plumtree School is a private boarding school for boys in the Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe on the border with Botswana. Founded in 1902 by a railway mission, its headmaster Robert Woodward Hammond steered it into one of the leading schools in Southern Africa.
Plumtree School boards 500+ boys. A number of pupils who attend the school are from neighbouring Botswana, Zambia and South Africa. The original school consisted of only nine pupils, the nine plums that appear on the school crest.
The school curriculum adheres to Ordinary Level and Advanced Level courses.
Every student must play at least one sport each term. Students have represented the country in student sports, with many a captain among them. Other pursuits include a cattle club, a metalwork club and a motor mechanics course.
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