Munali Secondary School
Munali High School is a secondary school located in Lusaka, Zambia.
Structure
The school is actually three schools, Munali Boys High School, Munali Girls High School and Munali School for the Deaf and Blind. The school's slogan is "Only the best is good enough for Munali." The school produced the entire 1964 independence Cabinet of the first Republican President, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, is himself a former “Munalian”. The former President Rupiah Banda is too a former “Munalian”. The unofficial slogans are "once a Munalian, Always A Munalian".
Classes are called M, U, N, A, L, I, S, E, C from grade 10 to grade 12 this is extracted from the word Munali secondary School. 12M is known as the Kim Jong Il Class, named after the first President of the Republic of Korea. The class received financial support from the Korean Embassy until recently when the financial aid was terminated. The University of Zambia receives many students from Munali School. The school was a secondary school until 2001 when it became a high school with two schools under the same motto. The two schools are Munali Boys and Munali Girls.
Munali Boys School
The boys school is headed by Mr. L.K Yamboto and Mrs. Ndlovu. Mr Chinkata took over from Mr. Saka who was acting head for about three years.
There are three pure science classes M, U and N. The other classes offer physical sciences, religious education, technical and commercial subjects amongst themselves.
The school has about 1600 students and about 50 teachers.[1]
Societies
The Munali Boys Debate Society is one of the oldest clubs. one of the most successful panels was made up of Jackson Ngoma, Arthur Kaoma,Mwanza Daka and Simon Ngoma Another club is the Parliament Club. the other Clubs include the Munali news agency, The Commerce club, JETS club and the Young Scientific researchers. There is also the redcross, Anti Aids,Drama Clubs,cadet force,ZICTA,JETS,TIVO E.T.C.
Munali Girls School
The girls school is headed by Mrs Sumbwa and Mrs Chanda.
Funding
The schools are partly funded by sales of coffee.[2]
Notable alumni
- Kenneth Kaunda The first president of Zambia.[3]
- Rupiah Banda President of Zambia since 2008.
- Luke John Mwananshiku[4]
- Innocent Musonda K.L[5]
- Ng'andu Peter Magande former Secretary General of ACP Group of States and Minister of Finance and National Planning
References
- ↑ help provide books to African students - BookCrossing News May 16 2002 Retrieved 2007-10-10
- ↑ Caistor Grammar & Munali School Zambian Coffee Retrieved 2007-10-10
- ↑ Verandahs of Power: Colonialism and Space in Urban Africa By Garth Andrew Myers
- ↑ Times of Zambia - Mwananshiku: An icon in Zambia’s economic history Retrieved 2007-10-10
- ↑ Facebook profile Retrieved 2010-07-27