Goldenridge

Establishment

The School was established in January 2009. In June 2009, the school was registered with the Tanzanian Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (Reg No S.4174) as well as National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA - Examination Index No S.2178). The School opened it doors to students in April 2009, by enrolling Form five (V) students and in January 2010 enrolled its first Form one (I) students. The school has grown rapidly from a beginning enrollment of six (6) students in April 2009 to over 650 students today.

The construction of the school started in December 2007 as a result of Geita Secondary School the only private high school in the district which owned by the Board of Trustees for Private School in Mwanza region. The school was taken over by Tanzania Government in January 2007, after the collapse of the board of trustees. The took over of the school created a problem for students who are graduating in primary and secondary school and failed to be selected in Government schools. In order to alleviate the problem of Geita district having no private schools to accommodate students who fail to be selected in government high school, the group of Geita native who graduated at Geita Secondary School organized a meeting in Dar es Salaam. The resolution of the meeting held was to formulate Golden Ridge Education Trust Fund (GRETF) to replace the Board of Trustees for Private School in Mwanza region.

The school is managed by dedicated professional staff under the auspices of the GRETF Board of Directors and the school board and dependent solely on fees and contributions from patrons and donors.

GRETF focuses on education developments in Geita - Mwanza and Tanzania at large. The trust is committed to playing an active role in the transformation of Tanzania education. The GRETF intends to provide education to meet the present requirement of both parents and children of Geita to enable the children compete effectively for the meager employment in mining and other sector around and other opportunities for self – employment with self – confidence to meet personal and industrial proficiency

The GRETF Board of directors is a committed group of people, who are dedicated to the growth and development of education in Tanzania.  The Government of Tanzania has made poverty-reducing economic development its first priority, and recognizes that improving Tanzania education system will have clear benefits in terms of increased productivity, improved health, and poverty eradication.

Golden Ridge High School vision is to provide a quality education for the very best students in Tanzania, allowing them a chance to prosper and flourish in the world, helping themselves and others in the race against poverty. The plan is for Golden Ridge High School to become a model school which will raise the standard of education and lay an admirable educational groundwork. The participations of the community around will have a role in the day-to day development of education system under the management of GRETF board of Directors.

Daily Routine.
A day starts at 7.30 am with morning assembly. At 8.00am classes begins, Break for 30minutes, classes end at 2.20 pm.

Departments at Golden Ridge High School,

Golden Ridge High School is comprised of 10 academic units. Our Academic stuffs are dedicated and committed to providing the best educational experience for your children. They work harmoniously and with untiring efforts under the guidance and strong support of the Headmaster, Deputy HM and HODs of particular units.

·     The Headmaster

·     Deputy HM – Administration/Academic

·     Academic Department

·     Discipline Department