Boarding at Olgun
Olgun is a boarding school for boys. School, study, meals, prayer and sleep all happen on one campus in Tomondo, Unguja.
Where he lives
Boys sleep in one large dormitory hall with rows of bunk beds. The hall is divided by form: Forms 1 and 2 on one side, Form 3 in the middle and Form 4 on the other side, so younger boys sleep apart from older ones.
Every boy boards. He lives on campus from the first day of term to the last. At the mid-term break boys go home, or may stay at school.
Each boy has a bed, a locker and a table. Boys wash their own clothes, by washing machine or by hand.
Living together
Boys eat together, pray together in the school prayer hall and study together in supervised evening prep. The day follows the same order every weekday, so a new boy soon knows what comes next.
Prefects, chosen for their character and their studies and trained for the role, help look after the younger boys. House staff meet every boy one to one once a month.
The questions parents ask first
- Who looks after the boys at night?
- Ten adults stay on campus every night. Houses and pastoral care
- What does he eat?
- Three cooked meals a day from the school kitchen. All food is halal, and the menu changes every week. Health, food and wellbeing
- What if he is ill?
- A trained first aider looks after him in the school’s first-aid room. For anything serious we take him to Maryam Hospital, about two minutes away, and call you straight away. The sick bay and the hospital
- How does prayer fit into the day?
- Boys pray the five daily prayers together at school. Lessons and prep are planned around them. Faith and character
- Can we speak to our son?
- A boy can call home between activities whenever he asks. You can reach the boarding office on WhatsApp at any time. Phones and calls home
- How does he get to school?
- Boys from the mainland come by ferry from Dar es Salaam or fly into Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. Families arrange the journey; the school does not meet boys at the port or the airport. Travel and term logistics
Come and see the school.
Walk the classrooms and dormitories, meet the teachers and ask your questions in person.