Athletic Achievements
The school produced notable basketball players like the tall and gangly Mickey "CIO" Samakomva, Tosiyana "Tosy" Nyika, Charles Kandemiri and Ascenscion Mtandadzi among others. It also produced great swimmers like Daniel Chidavaenzi, Ascension Mtandadzi, Weston Chitate and others.
Notable soccer players include Shepherd Kadzatsa, Albert Chitopo, Billy Sengweni, Segula, Mainford Vambe, Martin Bherebhende, Austen Tendaupenyu, Isaac Sumbureru, John Zindonda, Gerald "Madhobha" Mutyambizi, Roy Bonga, Kudakwashe Masasi, Kudzai Samkange, Chioniso Kachiwala, Ashford Jaison and Munyaradzi Mushaninga.
St Alberts boasts former National team volleyball players including Ladislous Madziva, Wellington Hwata, the Chinyani twins, Marshal Chibaya, George Baudi and other good players like Calleb Mawele and Tinashe Mashaywmobe. They first qualified for the National Volleyball Finals in 1998 with players like Munyaradzi Mushaninga, Takudzwa Chinyani, Wellington Hwata, Ladislous Madziva, Marshal Chibaya etc. Their better run came in the 2000 Nyanga Volleyball Finals where they lost out in the quarter finals to eventual winners Mufakose High 2 after a thrilling 3 sets match which they lost 2-1. The team consisted of Wellington Hwata, Ladislous Madziva, Marshal Chibaya, Bright Magijani, 'Bobby', Alex Nyakambiro, The Chinyani Twins, Mashayamombe....
It had great netball players like Elizabeth Jackson, Greta Tarambiwa, Martha Mukurunyorova and Mary Mukurunyorova. It had great sprinters like George Bhobho, Prosper Mtandadzi and Tendai Mutsunge. The school has many recreational facilities, including a swimming pool, a football field, and Olympic standard volleyball and netball grounds.
In 1994 most of the students at the school went on a demonstration and walked for 50 kilometres from the school to Mt Darwin demonstrating against what they considered to be deteriorating standards at the school.The leaders of this group included Alois Chimudzi, Richard Juma, Tafadzwa Samuriwo, Morgan Mugawu, Enzilem Makurumidze. Other major demonstrations worth noting were in 1997 and 2003.
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