The Early Years
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Early days of the School and around Maseru
This is a gallery of photos of the very early history of the school, gathered together at the time of the school centenary in 1990
The class of 1924
Some Dates in the School's History
- About 1890 - The Anglican Diocese of Bloemfontein helped to establish a school for the children of European officials, traders and missionaries active in the Maseru area of the British colony of Basutoland.
- 1893 - the first teacher to be identified was Deaconess Maria Burton who travelled from Bloemfontein. Sister Maria established the school, subsidized by the Basutoland government, in a private house or cottage.
- Between 1893-1901 - the School was known as the European School of Maseru.
- By 1901 - the school was housed in "a small iron building" located close to the site of the present Maseru United Church.
- Early 1900 - the Government built a small sandstone school on what is now called Old School Road
- 1932 - the school changed its name to Maseru Preparatory School.
- Mid 1950s - the Colonial Development Fund financed a "handsome new European School" on the Caldwell Road site in use today, and the present title of Maseru English Medium Preparatory School was adopted. However, the old name of Maseru Preparatory School remained prominently above the main entrance and even today, locals still refer to the school as Maseru Prep.
- 1962 - the first Basotho children were admitted
- 1966 - upon independence on 4th October 1966, Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho.
- 2008 - there are more than 20 nationalities represented in the school but the numbers of Basotho children have risen steadily over the years to become the largest single group, by a long way.