St. Bernard's High School, Bulawayo is a Catholic school located in Pumula, a high density suburb of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. One of its founding teachers and principals, Sister Ignatius Julie of the Sisters of Notre Dame (SND), died in 1993. She was still the school principal at the time of her death. It started running A-Level courses in 2004. The school relies on its Christian foundation to provide a balance between the academic and religious growth of its students. Its motto is "Prayer and hard work lead to success."
Sister Anne-the soul of St Bernards and religious custodian, is one of those people who made the school complete.It is safe to assume without her the school might not been where it is now.
A previous head of the school was Mrs P. Dube, a well-renowned AIDS activist. She was affiliated with the Matebeleland Aids Council (MAC) and died in June 2010.
The school has produced a number of movers and shakers not only in Zimbabwe but the region. The O-Level class of 2004 produced the likes of Tshakalisa Dube, a Chartered Accountant in the making and budding entrepreneur (founder and president of Tshaclass Investments), currently attached to audit firm, KPMG.Not to be left behind, another of that class is Gift Dube(Rhodes University, an attorney and renowned public speaker, singer and poet who has made waves in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and is headed for KwaZuluNatal. Mzokuthula Mbuyisa(Rhodes University) is a future judge and is destined to be one of Zimbabwe's foremost legal minds. Bright (Skomitshi) Ndebele(Wits University) is a pure genius, future chemical engineer. Yet another lawyer is Peacemore T Mhodi(University of KwaZuluNatal ).
There is also another bright generation of youngsters. From the form one class of 2001, chief among them is a motivational speaker and well travelled young woman-Perceverence Khumalo making her name in South Africa.
Mthuli Ncube,Delma Lupepe,Busani Tshuma(CA),Thamsanqa Ndabezwe(CA),Tees Pharmacies owner etc are some of the notable products of Sbena. Notable teachers include, Nyathi(History),MaSkhosana(Ndebele),Bhebhe(Religious Studies),Maphosa(Science),J J Moyo(Commerce), P Dube(English),Tshakalisa Dube(Accounts),Gift Dube(English),S Dube(Maths),Muchemwa(Maths),JT(Geography),Baloyi(Accounts)
Generally St Bernards has been a haven of excellence and will hopefully continue to produce individuals with influence that spans international borders.
School motto "Prayer and hard work leads to success"