Ruaha Secondary School
Development Plan

20-Year Goals in Four Phases

This plan detail has been developed by Ben Hufford, on behalf of the Yost Grube Hall Architecture Firm, from his site visit in February 2006. Ben served as a volunteer architect to survey the campus and learn of Ruaha's needs.

At present Ruaha offers a 4 year Ordinary-Level program as well as a two-year Advanced-Level program for two subject combinations – History-Geography-Language and History-Geography-Economics.

Ruaha envisions a steady expansion over the next 20 years (in four 5-year phases) to include adding:
1 – Two more Advanced level combinations during the next five years
2 – A Learning Resource Center
3 – A Primary/Nursery School
4 – A Teachers’ College for preparation of Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary level teachers during future plans

The college has a 34 Hectare campus. Here is the layout of the full campus.

Enrollment Growth

The school has grown rapidly in recent years from 197 students in 1997 to the current enrollment in 2004 of 610 students in Form I–VI, representing various religious and ethnic backgrounds including Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Bahá'í. Of this number, 80 students are Bahá'ís. Two-thirds of the students are girls. Boarding students number 337 girls and 136 boys and day students include 47 girls and 70 boys.

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Existing Campus Facilities

• 1 – Main Administrative Classroom Building (1986)
• 2 – Classroom Building (2004)
• 3 – Classroom Building (2005)
• 4 – Original Kitchen and Conference Room (1986)
• 5 – Dining and Assembly Hall (2005)
• 6 – Girls’ Hostels (1990, 2004, 2001)
• 7 – Workshop (2005)
• 8 – Shop (1990)
• 9 – Staff Houses
• 10 – Cowshed Dairy (1990)

Physical Infrastructure

The campus master plan has identified a number of infrastructure improvements that apply to the campus as a whole. An initial grant has already been offered to build the Bore-Hole Well mmediately. Story

• 1 – Bore-Hole Well
• 2 – Electric Generator
• 3 – School Bus
• 4 – Internet Telecom Access
• 5 – Assembly Hall Sound System
• 6 – Site Drainage for Building Sites
• 7 – Cooking Gas
• 8 – Security Wall on Public Perimeter
• 9 – Milling Machine

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Conceptual Plan for Campus

The Campus Master Plan locates future physical facilities based on a conceptual Master Plan Diagram. Building on the existing locations of long-term existing facilities, the plan focuses common uses into location specifi c zones as shown on the diagram.

The campus has an ample supply of buildable land. The inclusive longterm plan can be accommodated on the site while preserving appropriate open space and maintaining a significant buffer from the Little Ruaha River to the north.

Phase 1

• 1 – Boy's Dormitory for 120
• 2 – Kitchen and Toilet
• 3 – 2 O-Level Science Labs
• 4 – 2 A-Level Classroom Buildings
• 5 – 2 A-Level Science Labs
• 6 – Campus Library

Phase 2

• 1 – Girl's Dormitory for 120
• 2 – Medical Clinic: repurpose dormitory
• 3 – Administrative Records: repurpose lab space
• 4 – Staff Housing
• 5 – 2 A-Level Classroom Buildings
• 6 – Complete the O-Level Science Labs
• 7 – Boy's Dormitory for 120
• 8 – Learning Resource Center

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Phase 3

• 1 – Store
• 2 – Administration Building
• 3 – Staff Housing
• 4 – Girl's Dormitory for 120
• 5 – Classroom Building: Language and Geography Labs
• 6 – Student Center

Phase 4

• 1 – Classroom Buildings
• 2 – Maintenance Shop
• 3 – Primary School
• 4 – Dairy
• 5 – Staff Housing
• 6 – Girl's Dormitory for 120
• 7 – O-Level Classroom Building
• 8 – A-Level Classroom Building
• 9 – Athletic Fields
• 10 – Teachers' College

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