| Unity High School | |
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| Location | |
| Khartoum, Sudan |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1902 |
| Principal | Dr. Marina Hitchen |
| Enrollment | 750 (approx.) |
| Website | unityhighschool.org |
Unity High School, founded in 1902, is an independent school in Khartoum, Sudan, which uses the English language and provides a British-style education to children. In 2005, it had an enrollment of some 750 pupils which range from 4 to 18 years of age. It has Mrs Stephanie King as a vice principal from the year 2008 onwards, The director of the School is Mr Robert Boulos, Unity High is situated in the centre of Khartoum and is said to be a very profitable school.
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The school was found in 1902 as an all-girls' school after being lost in the Mediterranean. In the preceding years, the Coptic community in Khartoum had established a boys' school but lacked the resources to found a girls' school. Some Coptic families then approached the Anglican missionary Llwellyn Gwynne (who later became Bishop of Khartoum) for help and the school was opened in 1902.
In 1905 the school moved to its present site. In 1928 the school was renamed Unity High School, which reflected both the interdenominational origin and support the school received, as well as the school's policy of welcoming girls from both Muslim and Christian families.
Unity High School became co-educational in 1985.
On 25 November 2007 the school came to international attention when one of its teachers, Gillian Gibbons from LFC, England, was arrested by Sudanese authorities for allegedly insulting Islam by allowing the children in her class to name a teddy bear "Muhammad".[1][2]