About Us
About Us
Rydings College is an independent, preparatory and College, boarding and day school for boys and girls in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The school is situated on an estate 7km north-west of Karoi at the 209km peg along the Harare – Chirundu Road.
The school stands as an unmatched architectural masterpiece which resembles revered Victorian structures, a tourist attraction on its own. The school is surrounded by a scenic natural environment and is home to a rich diversity of wild animals that include sable, kudu, eland, giraffe, and zebra among others. Rydings offers students a broad curricular that is focussed on bringing the best out of each child. Rydings College is a vibrant and growing institution that has managed to stay true to its founding goals during the course of a long and distinguished history
MISSION STATEMENT
“Rydings School strives to be a dynamic community school that seeks to nurture moral values, self-discipline and self-esteem in a happy atmosphere. We aim to develop each individual to their fullest potential equipping them with the necessary skills for life.”
VISION
To Produce:
Learners Who Share
Leaders Who Dare
Citizens Who Care
A brief history
Founded in 1983, Rydings Primary school, opened for the first time at the beginning of the first term in January 1983. The Headmaster, Humphrey Tate, and a full complement of eight qualified teachers welcomed 80 boarders and 68-day scholars. In 2015 Rydings Primary grew to become Rydings College. Rydings now has an awesome Junior and Senior school that encourages bonding amongst siblings. The two schools are in close proximity and nurture siblings to tolerate and love one another.
We Have a history of Excellence!
We have been known to always produce the best results, the best students and even our alumni testifies of our efforts and contribution to building our student body into well capable and highly productive beings.
Where We Want To Go
Rydings is an institution which values the meaning of success in its widest sense. Through our wide range of academic and extracurricular provision we aim to develop in our students the personal characteristics that they will need to face a world which moves at great pace. In addition to achieving excellent academic standards, we aim to produce students who are robust, confident, self-aware, tolerant and above all adaptable. Our collective goal is to prepare our students for successful and meaningful lives after they leave our care.