It was renamed Salisbury High School in 1906 and adopted its current name in 1925 when visited by Edward, Prince of Wales.

[5] It is the second oldest boys' school in Harare and in Zimbabwe after its main sporting rival, St George's College.

The motto of the school "Tot Facienda Parum Factum" ("So much to do, So little done") is attributed as Cecil John Rhodes' last words.

[6] In 2002, before the March 2002 presidential elections, the Ministry of Education announced plans to change names of all government schools that had colonial connotations.

[7] Scores of government schools were set to have their names changed to honour liberation war heroes, past national and African personalities and/or the suburban area in which the school is located.