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Gweru Teachers College was one of the colleges that trained secondary school teachers in pre-independence and also in independent Zimbabwe. Gweru Teachers College was located in the south of the city of Gweru. During pre-independence, it trained teachers for the F-1 secondary schools rather than F-2. The F-1 secondary schools catered for the more academically able students, whereas the F-2 catered for the more practically oriented students. Gweru Teachers' College was perhaps one of the finest teachers' colleges during its time particularly in the training of mathematics, science and social teachers. It was staffed by highly qualified personnel. One of the best known principals was Mr N. Makombe. A notable head of mathematics and science department was Mr Aaron Chipamaunga. The curriculum for Gweru Teachers College was highly academic and had a strong component of teaching practice. The campus of Gweru Teachers' college was taken over to house the new Midlands State University in 1999. This ended one of the finest teacher training colleges that Southern Africa had ever known.

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