The school was started when the educational facility that was at Pearson Farm was moved to Nyachuru in the Chiweshe Communal Lands Approximately 90 km north of what was then Salisbury (now Harare).
The new mission was built on over 100 acres of land granted by the British South Africa Company and named after the Salvation Army's second Chief of Staff, T. Henry Howard who died in 1923.
The Howard High School Handball team made their debut international handball tournament at the Umlazi Invitational Tournament Durban, South Africa from 3–5 December 2012.
[6] The Howard Handball Team proceeded to the Partille Cup, Sweden in July 2013 where it represented Zimbabwe in the U16 category.
Students get to choose from a range of clubs inclusive of Chess, Choir, Brass band, Youth Against AIDS, Debate Society, Public Speaking Society, Hair Dressing, Driving School, Table Tennis, Art Club, Friends of the Environment, Toastmasters, LEOS and Junior Achievers Zimbabwe.