Weruweru Secondary School

Secondary school in Moshi, Hai District, Tanzania

3°18′41″S 37°16′4″E / 3.31139°S 37.26778°E / -3.31139; 37.26778InformationSchool typePublic, secondary schoolEstablished1963; 61 years ago (1963)FounderSister's of Assumption of GodSchool numberS0221HeadmistressRosalia Frimin TarimoTeaching staff53^[1]GenderAll girlsSixth form students570Education systemTanzanianLanguageEnglishCampus typeRuralColour(s)Blue, red, green, Yellow, PurpleSongWeruweru YetuSportsNetball, Basketball, Football, Badminton, VolleyballWebsitewww.weruwerugirls.sc.tz

Weruweru Girls Secondary School (formerly known as Assumpta College) is a government secondary school in Moshi, Tanzania.^[2]

History

The school was established in September 1963 as Assumpta College and was officially inaugurated by Julius Nyerere, Tanganyika's first president on 22 October 1963. In 1970, the school was renamed to its present name after it was handed over to the government.^[3] ^[4]

Headmistresses

Maria Kamm (1970–1992)
Flaviana Msuya (1993–2001)
Anna Devota Sambaya (2001–2009)
Rosalia Frimin Tarimo (2009–Present)

Notable alumni

Asha-Rose Migiro, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Mary Nagu, Tanzanian politician
Anne Malecela, Member of Parliament for Same East constituency
Mwele Ntuli Malecela, former Director General of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Tanzania, former Director in the Office of Africa Regional Director at the World Health Organisation, Director Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at World Health Organization headquarters (till death 10 February 2022).
Irene Tarimo, Researcher, Biologist and Lecturer at OUT
Rosemary Nyerere, Educator, Member of Parliament
Helen Kijo-Bisimba, Former Director of Legal and Human Rights Center
Julie Makani, Associate Professor and Research Fellow at MUHAS

References

^ Zephania Ubwani (22 September 2013). "Weruweru: We'd like our O'Levels back please". The Citizen (Tanzania). Retrieved 23 September 2013.
^ "Weruweru 'girls' deserve high respect, Prime Minister notes". The Citizen (Tanzania). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
^ Peter Temba (23 September 2013). "Pinda calls for conducive learning atmosphere". Daily News (Tanzania). Retrieved 23 September 2013.
^ "Wahitimu Weruweru waionyesha jamii njia ya kujali shule walizosoma". Mwananchi Publishers (in Swahili). Retrieved 15 June 2023.