Maun Senior Secondary School
| Maun Senior Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Type | Government school |
| Established | 1970 |
| Principal | Mrs Legwale |
| Grades | Form 4 (Grade 11), Form 5 (Grade 12) |
| Gender | Co-educational |
Maun Senior Secondary School is a government-run boarding school located in Maun, Botswana, the fifth largest town in Botswana. It was the first secondary school in the district.[1]
History
Establishment
Missionaries from the United Congregation Church of Southern Africa founded the school in 1970. The first class contained 70 students.[2][3] In 2017, 2,000 students attended the school.[2]
Special Education: the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The school admitted its first cohort of deaf students in 2004.[4]
2012 Arson Incident
In 2012, a fire damaged several school classrooms, including the original classroom built in 1970.[5][3] Persons claiming to be students of the school set the fire as a means to pressure the administration to terminate the employment of male teaching staff they reported were involved in love affairs with female students. This caused such panic among students, especially those in boarding, as to precipitate the temporary shutdown of the school.[3]
Multiple Pathways
In 2021, the school adopted the Multiple Pathways approach, with support from the European Union Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme. This approach integrates technical education into the students' general education curriculum. It was strategically deployed as Maun is a tourism hub, often referred to as the tourism capital of Botswana.[6][7]
Athletics
Maun Secondary has traditionally performed well at the Botswana Independent Sports Association finals, winning 31 medals in 2019 and several of its students have set national records at the finals event.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Mooketsi, Lekopanye (14 February 2008). "Parliamentarians call for cannery". Mmegi.
- ^ a b Moemedi, Catherine (11 August 2020). "Class of '91 revamps Maun Secondary School library". The Voice Botswana.
- ^ a b c "Maun Sec School closed".
- ^ Nkepe, Shirley (3 March 2004). "First deaf students join Maun SSS". Mmegi.
- ^ Keakabetse, Boniface. "Another school burns in Maun". Mmegi.
- ^ "Multiple Pathways approach – Maun Senior Secondary School | EEAS". www.eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ 475,Correspondent (25 May 2019). "North West Region Embrace Education Reforms". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ngobvu, Ignatious (29 April 2019). "Maun Seco does it again". Mmegi.