Falcon College Trust Application Form

“Falcon College is a school built on a hole in the ground,” a famous Headmaster of the College, Dougal Turner, once said – and it is a simple truth. The College was originally a senior boys’ boarding school that was created on the site of the old Bushtick Mine near the village of Esigodini in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. The Bushtick Mine had briefly been the largest goldmine in the colony of Southern Rhodesia. It thrived in the period from 1932 to 1947, peaking in 1938. In the context of the time, the mine had then exceeded its viability and finally shut down in 1951. In 1954, Falcon College opened its gates and began life on the old mine property and infrastructure. Homes that had housed miners and their families would now house teaching staff and boarding school boys. Mine offices would become administration offices and classrooms. Mine facilities such as tennis courts and a swimming pool would become school facilities. Since that time, the school has flourished to become one of Zimbabwe’s leading educational establishments. Recently the College made the decision to enrol girls and Kestrel House became a reality. "

Please ensure you have the following readily available for upload, prior to beginning the application:

1. Copy of your child's birth certificate
2. USD 50.00 processing and registration fee receipt
3. A list of your child's academic, sporting and cultural achievements
4. For applications for Form 2 and above, we also request a copy of your child's most recent school report
5. Applications for entry to Form One in 2026, for both boys and girls, will close definitively on Friday, 30th May.

Thank you

Registrar