The school opened in 1957 as a boys only secondary school with 115 form one pupils and 25 commercial students. The commercial students transferred to Luveve in 1960. The 6th form was introduced in 1960 with 21 students. Girls were introduced in form one up to Form Four in 1982. Four girls were in 1985 introduced into Lower six. Academically since inception in 1957 the school became only the second high school after Goromonzi in the then Southern Rhodesia to offer Sixth Form education to black pupils in the country. Since then, Fletcher High School’s O and A Level results have never been below 50%. The school enrollment now stands at 907 with 607 boys, 300 girls and 332 boarders, 575 day scholars. The highest ever recorded school enrollment was 1230 recorded in 1983.
Fletcher has been the envy of every pupil in the country since its founding in 1957. The school continues to maintain its reputation for good behavior and excellence in academic and core-curricular activities. The school draws most of its students from the cream of the country’s students and the hard efforts put into work, day and night by both teachers and students spur the impressive student results. The ample time for study given to students, neither hyper-strict nor ultra-lenient code of school rules and the quiet environment all account for and augur well for good academic results and well rounded students. The school currently boasts of a computerised computer lab and library for e-learning.
To become famous for the provision of well resourced educational services in safe and suitable premises where there is active partnership between users and providers and in which the views of the client and staff are highly valued.