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The 100 best high schools in Africa, 2003
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Criteria for selecting the schools
The research leading up to the publication of the 100 Best High Schools in Africa began with the launching of the website in December 2000.

Chief of all questions in the research process was this: which schools impart real knowledge and ability in their students, skills that translate directly into later success?

Why is it that students who pass with high grades do not always achieve spectacularly in the professional fields?

The main criteria used by Africa Almanac were, in order of importance:

1) The strength and active reach of the old boys and old girls associations and networks of the schools, especially as they act through re-unions, financial donations to the school, and alumni websites and newsletters. The rationale for this was that there is no better way a school's impact on students is better felt than in the degree of loyalty maintained after the students leave the school.

2) The profile of the school, especially in terms of academic excellence and/ or its success in extracurricular activity, particularly sports and the performing arts. This would be obvious for a school to be regarded as successful, especially where it performs well both in academic and extracurricular disciplines.

^{3) The presence and visibility of the school on the Internet, in such areas as the maintenance of a website or some form of user group and chat room. Good schools of the 21st century would, as a matter of course, have made some strides toward acquiring some form of Internet presence.}

4) The presence of the school in the news and its tendency to attract news coverage on radio, television, magazine articles, and newspaper news stories and features.

5) The reputation, achievements, and high profile of the school's current and past students. The rationale would be that the crowning achievement of a school --- its very reason for being --- is to produce students and alumni who impact society in a meaningful way.

The 100 best high schools in Africa, 2003
Source: Africa Almanac research
As at May 20, 2003

School	Country
1. Grey College	South Africa
2. Rift Valley Academy	Kenya
3. King Edward VII School	South Africa
4. Hilton College	South Africa
5. St. George's College	Zimbabwe
6. Prince Edward School	Zimbabwe
7. International School of Kenya	Kenya
8. Accra Academy	Ghana
9. Lycée Lamine Guèye	Senegal
10. Adisadel College	Ghana
11. St John's College Houghton	South Africa
12. Maritzburg College	South Africa
13. Lycée Guebre Mariam	Ethiopia
14. Selborne College	South Africa
15. St Alban's College	South Africa
16. Lycée Lyautey	Morocco
17. Durban High School	South Africa
18. Grey High School	South Africa
19. St Andrew`s College	South Africa
20. Gateway High School	Zimbabwe
21. Glenwood High School	South Africa
22. Rainbow International School	Uganda
23. Lycée Moulay Youssef	Morocco
24. Kearsney College	South Africa
25. St. James High School	Zimbabwe
26. Wynberg Boys High School	South Africa
27. Pretoria Boys High School	South Africa
28. International School Moshi	Tanzania
29. Strathmore School	Kenya
30. Parktown Boys' High School	South Africa
31. International School of Tanganyika	Tanzania
32. Holy Child School	Ghana
33. Christ The King College Onitsha	Nigeria
34. Graeme College	South Africa
35. Jeppe High School for Boys	South Africa
36. Alliance High School	Kenya
37. Kingswood College	South Africa
38. Hamilton High School	Zimbabwe
39. Lincoln International School	Uganda
40. Lycée Victor Hugo	Morocco
41. Alexandra High School	South Africa
42. École Normale Supérieure	Guinea
43. Ghana International School	Ghana
44. Arundel School	Zimbabwe
45. Rondebosch Boys' High School	South Africa
46. Starehe Boys' Centre	Kenya
47. American International School of Johannesburg	South Africa
48. Victoria Park High School	South Africa
49. Methodist Boys High School	Sierra Leone
50. Harare International School	Zimbabwe
51. Methodist Girls High School	Sierra Leone
52. Lenana School	Kenya
53. St. Andrew's High School	Malawi
54. Benoni High School	South Africa
55. Roedean School	South Africa
56. Lycee Francais du Caire	Egypt
57. Kamuzu Academy	Malawi
58. Mount Pleasant High School	Zimbabwe
59. Mfantsipim School	Ghana
60. Gayaza High School	Uganda
61. Kutama College	Zimbabwe
62. Wheelus High School	Libya
63. Michaelhouse School	South Africa
64. Westville Boys' High School	South Africa
65. Namilyango College	Uganda
66. Government College Umuahia	Nigeria
67. Muir College	South Africa
68. Wesley Girls High School	Ghana
69. Alexander Sinton High School	South Africa
70. Lycée Faidherbe	Senegal
71. Royal College Port Louis	Mauritius
72. Lycée Lyautey de Casablanca	Morocco
73. Settlers High School	South Africa
74. Nyeri High School	Kenya
75. Pinetown Boys' High School	South Africa
76. Kings' College Lagos	Nigeria
77. Lycée Français Liberté	Mali
78. Paarl Boys' High School	South Africa
79. St. Paul's College	Namibia
80. Tafari Makonnen School	Ethiopia
81. Wynberg Girls' High School	South Africa
82. Port Shepstone High School	South Africa
83. Clapham High School	South Africa
84. Hillcrest Secondary School	Kenya
85. South African College School	South Africa
86. Lycée Blaise Diagne	Senegal
87. St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls	South Africa
88. Townsend High School	Zimbabwe
89. St.Gregory's College	Nigeria
90. Allan Wilson High School	Zimbabwe
91. Mangu High School	Kenya
92. Windhoek High School	Namibia
93. Banani International Secondary School	Zambia
94. Alexander Road High School	South Africa
95. Lycée Blaise Pascal	Gabon
96. Lycée Claudel	Mali
97. Lowveld High School	South Africa
98. Lycée Français d'Agadir	Morocco
99. Makerere College School	Uganda
100. Achimota Secondary School	Ghana

Africa's 50 oldest schools (by Country)

Country	School	Founded
Cameroon	St. Joseph's College	1939
Ethiopia	Menelik II Senior Secondary School	1908
Kenya	Rift Valley Academy	1906
Liberia	College of West Africa	1833
Nigeria	Baptist Academy Lagos	1854
Nigeria	Church Missionary Society Grammer School	1859
Rwanda	Izaaza Secondary School	1950
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Grammer School	1845
South Africa	South African College School	1829
Uganda	Mengo Secondary School	1897
Zimbabwe	St. George's College	1896

Africa's 50 oldest schools (by Date)

School	Location	Country	Year founded
South African College School	CapeTown	South Africa	1829
College of West Africa	Monrovia	Liberia	1833
Sierra Leone Grammer School	Freetown	Sierra Leone	1845
St.George's Grammer School	CapeTown	South Africa	1848
Diocesan Bishop's College	Cape Town	South Africa	1849
Annie Walsh Memorial School	Freetown	Sierra Leone	1849
Grey College	Bloemfontein	South Africa	1855
Grey High School	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	1856
St Andrew`s College	Grahamstown	South Africa	1856
Queens College	Queenstown	South Africa	1858
Church Missionary Society Grammar School	Bariga	Nigeria	1859
Dale College	Kingwilliamstown	South Africa	1861
Pietermaritzburg High School	Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	1863
Maritzburg College	Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	1863
Muir College	Uitenhage	South Africa	1865
Durban High School	Durban	South Africa	1866
Paarl Boys' High School	Cape Town	South Africa	1868
Selborne College	East London	South Africa	1872
Graeme College	Grahamstown	South Africa	1873
Methodist Boys High School	Freetown	Sierra Leone	1874
St. Charles College	Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	1875
Hilton College	Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	1876
Mfantsimpim School	Cape Coast	Ghana	1876
Wykeham Collegiate Independent School for Girls	Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	1878
Methodist Boys High School	Yaba	Nigeria	1878
Methodist Girls High School	Yaba	Nigeria	1879
Methodist Girls High School	Free Town	Sierra Leone	1880
Baptist Boys High School	Yaba	Nigeria	1885
Kimberley High School	Kimberley	South Africa	1887
Merchiston Preparatory School	Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	1892
Michaelhouse School	Balgowan	South Africa	1896
St. George's College	Harare	Zimbabwe	1896
Kingswood College	Grahamstown	South Africa	1896
Mengo Secondary School	Kampala	Uganda	1897
St. Patrick's College	Kimberley	South Africa	1897
Rondebosch Boys High School	Cape Town	South Africa	1898
Epworth High School	Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	1898
Prince Edward School	Harare	Zimbabwe	1898
Pretoria Boys High School	Pretoria	South Africa	1901
St. Andrews School for Girls	Senderwood	South Africa	1902
Pretoria Girls' High School	Pretoria	South Africa	1902
King Edward School	Johannesburg	South Africa	1902
Namilyango College	Kampala	Uganda	1902
The Albert Academy	Freetown	Sierra Leone	1904
Potchefstroom Boys High School	Potchefstroom	South Africa	1905
Gayaza High School	Kampala	Uganda	1905
Bo Government School	Bo	Sierra Leone	1906
Kings' College Budo	Kampala	Uganda	1906
Rift Valley Academy	Kijabe	Kenya	1906
St.Mary's College, Kisubi	Entebbe	Uganda	1906
Trinity College Nabbingo	Kampala	Uganda	1907
Abeokuta Grammar High School		Nigeria	1908
Menelik II Secondary School	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	1908
Kings' College Lagos	Lagos	Nigeria	1909
Adisadel College	Cape Coast	Ghana	1910
Glenwood High School	Durban	South Africa	1910
Busoga College Mwiri	Jinja	Uganda	1911
Bweranyangi Girls Secondary School	Bushenyi	Uganda	1912
Eko Boys High School		Nigeria	1913
Ijebu Ode Grammar School		Nigeria	1913
The Royal College of Curepipe	Curepipe	Mauritius	1914
Makerere College School	Kampala	Uganda	1914
St. Joseph's High School	Mutare	Zimbabwe	1914
Athlone Boys' High School	Johannesburg	South Africa	1915
Athlone Girls' High School	Johannesburg	South Africa	1915
Ondo Boys High School		Nigeria	1919
St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls	Durban	South Africa	1919
Nabumali High School	Mbale	Uganda	1919
Methodist Boys High School	Banjul	The Gambia	1921
Kearsney College	Natal	South Africa	1921
St. Henry's College Kitovu	Masaka	Uganda	1922
Benoni High School	Benoni	South Africa	1922
Mbarara High School	Mbarara	Uganda	1924
Tafari Makonnen School	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	1924
Nyakasura School	Fort Portal	Uganda	1926
Alliance High School	Kikuyu	Kenya	1926
Ganta United Methodist School	Ganta	Liberia	1926
Achimota College	Accra	Ghana	1927
Queen's College	Yaba	Nigeria	1927
St.Gregory's College	Lagos	Nigeria	1929

Africa's 100 Best Secondary Schools, 2003
As at October 1, 2003 Source: Africa Almanac research

1. Grey College South Africa
2. Rift Valley Academy Kenya
3. King Edward VII School South Africa
4. Hilton College South Africa
5. St. George's College Zimbabwe
6. Prince Edward School Zimbabwe
7. International School of Kenya Kenya
8. Accra Academy Ghana
9. Lycée Lamine Guèye Senegal
10. Adisadel College Ghana
11. St John's College Houghton South Africa
12. Maritzburg College South Africa
13. Lycée Guebre Mariam Ethiopia
14. Selborne College South Africa
15. St Alban's College South Africa
16. Lycée Lyautey Morocco
17. Durban High School South Africa
18. Grey High School South Africa
19. St Andrew`s College South Africa
20. Gateway High School Zimbabwe
21. Glenwood High School South Africa
22. Rainbow International School Uganda
23. Lycée Moulay Youssef Morocco
24. Kearsney College South Africa
25. St. James High School Zimbabwe
26. Wynberg Boys High School South Africa
27. Pretoria Boys High School South Africa
28. Lycée Français de Tananarive Madagascar
29. Mauritius College of the Air Mauritius
30. International School Moshi Tanzania
31. Le Collège Mermoz Ivory Coast
32. Strathmore School Kenya
33. Parktown Boys' High School South Africa
34. International School of Tanganyika Tanzania
35. Holy Child School Ghana
36. Christ The King College Onitsha Nigeria
37. Graeme College South Africa
38. Jeppe High School for Boys South Africa
39. Alliance High School Kenya
40. Hillcrest School Jos Nigeria
41. Kingswood College South Africa
42. Hamilton High School Zimbabwe
43. Lincoln International School Uganda
44. Lycée Victor Hugo Morocco
45. Alexandra High School South Africa
46. École Normale Supérieure Guinea
47. Ghana International School Ghana
48. Arundel School Zimbabwe
49. Rondebosch Boys' High School South Africa
50. Starehe Boys' Centre Kenya
51. American International School of Johannesburg South Africa
52. Victoria Park High School South Africa
53. Methodist Boys High School Sierra Leone
54. Harare International School Zimbabwe
55. Methodist Girls High School Sierra Leone
56. Lenana School Kenya
57. St. Andrew's High School Malawi
58. Benoni High School South Africa
59. Waddilove High School Zimbabwe
60. Roedean School South Africa
61. Wykeham Collegiate Independent School for Girls South Africa
62. Lycee Francais du Caire Egypt
63. Christian Brothers' College Bulawayo Zimbabwe
64. Kamuzu Academy Malawi
65. Mount Pleasant High School Zimbabwe
66. Mfantsipim School Ghana
67. Chisipite Senior School Zimbabwe
68. Gayaza High School Uganda
69. Kutama College Zimbabwe
70. Wheelus High School Libya
71. Michaelhouse School South Africa
72. Westville Boys' High School South Africa
73. Namilyango College Uganda
74. Government College Umuahia Nigeria
75. Muir College South Africa
76. Wesley Girls High School Ghana
77. Alexander Sinton High School South Africa
78. Lycée Faidherbe Senegal
79. Royal College Port Louis Mauritius
80. Lycée La Fontaine Niger
81. Lycée Lyautey de Casablanca Morocco
82. Settlers High School South Africa
83. Nyeri High School Kenya
84. Pinetown Boys' High School South Africa
85. Kings' College Lagos Nigeria
86. Lycée Français Liberté Mali
87. Paarl Boys' High School South Africa
88. St. Paul's College Namibia
89. Tafari Makonnen School Ethiopia
90. Wynberg Girls' High School South Africa
91. Bingham Academy Ethiopia
92. Port Shepstone High School South Africa
93. Clapham High School South Africa
94. Hillcrest Secondary School Kenya
95. South African College School South Africa
96. Lycée Blaise Diagne Senegal
97. St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls South Africa
98. Townsend High School Zimbabwe
99. St.Gregory's College Nigeria
100. Allan Wilson High School Zimbabwe

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