Francistown Senior Secondary School


Francistown Senior Secondary School is a government Institution located in Francistown, the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 100,079 and 150,800 inhabitants for its agglomeration at the 2011 census.

History

Francistown Senior Secondary School was established in 1978 as a Community Junior Secondary School, in Francistown, Botswana The School had about 15 to 20 staff and was headed by Mr. L.B Gwathe during that time. The total number of student's enrolled in the school rounded up to 480 and classes accommodated 160 each, from form 1 classes to form 3. The School was financially assisted by the World Bank group, through the Government of Botswana because the school is a government property.
In 2015, the Botswana Examinations Council rated it as the most improved school in Botswana.

Conversion into Senior Secondary School

In 1987, the school was converted into a Senior Secondary School. The conversion allowed the school to have only two classes which offered pure sciences and arts. The number of student's increased and the staff number also increased from 20 to 60 employees.

Departments

  1. Agriculture
  2. Art and design
  3. Design and Technology
  4. Computers
  5. Geography
  6. English
  7. Home Economics
  8. Mathematics
  9. Religious Education
  10. Setswana
  11. Science
  12. Chemistry
  13. Biology
  14. Social Sciences
  15. Development studies