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March 8, 2015
2014 Form 4s Pass Exams with Flying Colours
2014 was a big year for our Form 4 students. They spent it applying themselves to studies that ranged from history to chemistry to biology. Our students began the New Year with feelings of anticipation as they eagerly awaited their exam results to see if all of their hard work paid off. Finally, the results […]
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February 22, 2015
Countdown Until First Ever Graduation!
For 13 years we have been working towards this day - the day we commemorate our first Form 6 graduates leaving behind their school teachers, school books and school uniforms and heading into the world beyond the school gates. These proud young men and women will celebrate their graduation on Saturday, May 30, 2015, with […]
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February 4, 2015
Meet Mary, future leader of Tanzania
Mary always had the talent and determination to become a future leader of Tanzania. Thanks to St Jude's, she now has the opportunity. The phenomenal 14-year-old was the top student out of 359 Standard 7s in her severely under-resourced primary school but would not have been able to finish high school without St Jude's. Her […]
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January 13, 2015
Meet Our Sponsor Relations Team
Our Sponsor Relations team is the biggest team in the business office at St Jude‘s. We have are made up of people from all over the globe; Australia, America, Ireland, the UK, working alongside eight fantastic Tanzanians. St Jude‘s Sponsors provide some of the much-needed support to ensure that each of our students has the […]
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December 18, 2014
Watch Our New Students Receive A Life-Changing Gift
We have just witnessed the excitement of the happiest people in Arusha at the moment! Our new students, starting at St Jude’s in January, received their first set of brand new St Jude’s uniforms! This is always the most joyful day in the school calendar as the gift of these uniforms signifies the start to […]
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December 14, 2014
A Maasai Student Dreams of Becoming a Doctor
Form 5 student Elias’s remote Maasai village has already started hailing him as the doctor. They hold faith in this promising young man and his determination to work in the medical field to help his own people.  “My aim of becoming a doctor is to help myself, to help with my society, to help Tanzania […]
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November 24, 2014
You Can Open A World Full Of Possibilities For Huseein
We are so grateful for 25 new sponsors who have stepped forward to provide our students with a free, high - quality education. It is exciting to think of the possibilities that now lie before these students who will start at St Jude‟s in January. Imagine how their lives will change! With an education these […]
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November 20, 2014
St Jude's Students Rank Highly in National Essay Competitions
We are extremely proud of three secondary students who have achieved exceptional results in a national essay competition. Form 4 students Julieth, Pius and Ebenezer wrote wonderful and insightful essays on ‘The Role of Standards in Promoting Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Trade in Africa.’ All three were in the top 10 national winners with […]
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November 18, 2014
Do I need to worry about Ebola when travelling to Tanzania? Some useful facts.
19-Nov-2014 As many of you will have heard, the Ebola virus has claimed more than 4,000 lives during the current epidemic in West Africa. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 9,000 people have been infected during the outbreak. Even though the outbreak has only affected three countries out of 54, Arusha and the whole […]
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November 5, 2014
St Jude's students celebrate the gift of their free education
Hundreds of students have decked out in colourful costumes to celebrate St Jude’s Day recently, showing their appreciation for the free, high-quality education they receive at the school. Primary and secondary students did traditional African dances, including Maasai and other performances, which expressed their happiness at being able to study at St Jude’s and their […]
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