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Westwood International School Gaborone

In the year 1988, the establishment of Westwood International School, Gaborone took place with the objective of conveying an international level of education to the young people of Botswana. The Westwood International School, Gaborone is accessible to both girls and boys and is also open to students irrespective of caste and creed.

The Westwood International School, Gaborone has adopted the language of English as the medium of teaching. In Gaborone Botswana, the Westwood International School is located. The school offers education from the pre-primary level until the entrance of university. In the year 2007, the grades that were re-attributed to the school by the NEASC and CIS was K-7.

The Head of Westwood International School, Gaborone is Mr. Michael Francis (2007-2008). The program of study of this school is so planned so as to fulfill the requirements of the students who were transferred to or from international schools in U.S. or Great Britain.

In the educational session 2006-2007 of the school, the strength of the faculty members was 58 and at the beginning of this particular session the enrollment was 580. The facilities of Westwood International School include:
  • 4.6 hectare campus
  • 2 computer centers
  • 37 classrooms A.C.
  • 1 library
  • Modern office building
  • Auditorium
  • Competitive swimming pool
  • Tennis and basketball court



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