Marist Brothers High School from Nyanga, Manicaland, have been crowned the 2025 Old Mutual Schools Quiz national champions.
The victory marks an incredible fourth title for the school. Marist Nyanga’s championship comes as the quiz competition marks its 42nd anniversary.
The Old Mutual Schools Quiz is run in collaboration with the Books of African Records.
The highly successful partnership between the two infuses the quiz with a blend of financial literacy, Pan-Africanism, curriculum-based training, and general knowledge.
The first runners-up in the 2025 Old Mutual High Schools Quiz were St Anthony’s from Masvingo, followed by Pamushana from the same province, and Fletcher from Midlands.
The guest of honour, the Honourable Minister of Skills Audit and Development, Professor Paul Mavima, handed out the prizes and congratulated the winners together with Old Mutual Zimbabwe Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sam Matsekete.
Also present was the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of African Knowledge (INSTAK), Ambassador Kwame Muzawazi.
INSTAK are the publishers of the Book of African Records, who partner Old Mutual in the Schools Quiz.
Old Mutual Zimbabwe invested a total of US$16,000 for the winners. Marist Brothers took home five (5) laptops and US$7,000.
St Anthony’s won five (5) laptops and US$5,000; Pamushana got three (3) laptops and US$3,000; while Fletcher was awarded a laptop and US$1,000.
This year, Old Mutual decided to prioritise cash prizes rather than offering awards such as solar systems, emphasising that it should be up to the schools to decide what their own priorities were.
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