Ibenga Girls Secondary School is a Catholic girls boarding school providing secondary school education in Ibenga, south of Luanshya, Zambia. It has been described as "renowned"[1] and "prestigious".[2]

Ibenga Girls School was initially founded as St. Theresa's Secondary School in 1963, and run by Dominican Sisters.[3] It later changed its name to Ibenga Secondary School. In 1994 the school's management changed, and the Dominican Sisters handed over to the Franciscan Sisters of Assisi.[4]

Alumni

  • Lindiwe Bungane, musician.[5]
  • Faith Kandaba, broadcaster.[2]
  • Christabel Mulala Mwanja, Mayor of Chililabombwe.[6]
  • Juliet Muyambo, local politician.[7]
  • Florence Mwanamakwa, Zambia's first female Sergeant-at Arms.[8]
  • Yichida Ndlovu, pilot.[9]
  • Christine Nyahoda, badminton player.[10]

References

  1. John Musonda and Joseph Mwitwa, Fr Miha continues to "speak", Zambia Daily Mail, 10 June 2015. Accessed 6 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 Jack Zimba, Faith Kandaba: Blunt, sharp, soft, Zambia Daily Mail, 27 February 2016. Accessed 6 January 2021.
  3. Brendan Carmody (Autumn 2002). "The politics of Catholic education in Zambia". Journal of Church and State. 44 (4): 775–804. doi:10.1093/jcs/44.4.775.
  4. About - Ibenga Girls Secondary School. Accessed 6 January 2021.
  5. Leonard Koloko (2012). Zambian Music Legends. Lulu.com. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4709-5335-5.
  6. Alice Nachilembe, Chililabombwe Mayor: successful wife, mom, teacher, politician, The Independent Observer, 25 April 2019. Accessed 6 January 2021.
  7. Arthur Mwansa, Juliet Muyambo: Committed to service, Zambia Daily Mail, 9 April 2015. Accessed 6 January 2021.
  8. Abel Mboozi, 'Florence Mwanamakwa - Country's First Female Sergeant-At-Arms', Times of Zambia, 8 March 2012.
  9. "Zambia's First Female Non-Military Pilot Yichida Ndlovu". 2016-06-25. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  10. Moses Sayela Walubita (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4502-7912-3.

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