Tumaini Senior Secondary School
Makuyuni, Arusha Region · Established 2016
A STEM-focused senior secondary school offering O-Level and A-Level programmes in a secure, residential campus environment.
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About the group
Three schools, one mission: trusted education for future leaders in Tanzania
TETC Tanzania Limited — operating the Tumaini Schools Group. Since 2004, the group has grown from one campus in Karatu to three campuses teaching more than 1,500 learners across the Arusha Region.
Who we are
A growing group of schools, built one campus at a time
Tumaini Schools TZ is the education arm of TETC Tanzania Limited. The group began in 2004 in Karatu with Tumaini Junior Primary School, added a senior secondary campus at Makuyuni in the Arusha Region in 2016, and opened Tumaini TX Primary School in Karatu in 2017 with the support of TX Corporation (Taiwan).
Every Tumaini school teaches in English, combines a strong national curriculum with practical, project-based learning, and expects the same from each other: honest work, respect for people, and the highest possible standard in the classroom, on the sports field and in the community beyond our gates.
- 700+
- Senior Secondary Students
- 800+
- Junior Primary Learners
- Top 1%
- National Exam Ranking
- English-Medium
- Instruction Across All Levels
Our campuses
Three schools, three stages of the same journey
A learner can spend their whole school career inside the Tumaini network — from the earliest pre-primary years in Karatu through to A-Level at Makuyuni.
Tumaini Junior Primary School
Karatu · Founded 2004
The group's founding campus in Karatu — 800+ learners with day and boarding programmes and top 1% national exam results.
Visit Junior PrimaryTumaini TX Primary School
Karatu · Opened 2017
An English-medium primary school in Karatu offering Baby Class through Standard 7, opened in 2017 with the support of TX Corporation (Taiwan).
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Core values
Nine values that shape daily life at Tumaini
Our values are not slogans on a wall — they are the behaviours we look for in every classroom, dormitory, office and sports field across the group.
Integrity
We hold ourselves to honest work, honest reporting and honest relationships — with students, families and each other.
Respect
Every learner is treated with dignity. We respect different backgrounds, abilities, beliefs and ways of learning.
Innovation
We look for better ways to teach and to learn — using technology, practical work and fresh thinking in the classroom.
Leadership
We expect every student to lead — in class, on the pitch, in the dormitory and in the community beyond our gates.
Responsibility
Students learn to own their commitments, their environment and their contribution to the wider school community.
Discipline
Consistent routines and high expectations create the calm, orderly environment in which good learning happens.
Our Story
How a single campus in Karatu grew into a three-school group across Arusha and Karatu.
Read our storyVision & Mission
The purpose we work towards, and the daily commitments that carry it out.
Read our vision and missionLeadership
The board, the administrative team and the academic leaders who run our campuses.
Meet the leadershipCommunity Partners
Partner with us
Working together to strengthen learning opportunities for every child.
Tanzania Education Corp
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority
Ngorongoro Lengai UNESCO Global Geopark
Next steps
Come and see the campuses for yourself
Visits are arranged for families during the school year — walk the classrooms, meet the teachers and ask every question you have about boarding, fees and transport.