Solusi Adventist High School has struck water at a depth of about 150 metres, ending a shortage that had constrained the campus for years and defeated five previous drilling attempts.

The successful borehole was sunk on 22 June 2026. Earlier holes, some drilled beyond 130 metres, came up dry, and each failure carried a cost the school absorbed while continuing to ration. The burden fell hardest in the dry third term, when regional water tables drop and daily operations across the campus come under strain.

"As an SDC we are pleased to have witnessed a wet hole at the school after several attempts of dry holes," said Sikhanyiso Mcijo Ncube, chairperson of the School Development Committee (SDC).

Water scarcity is a recurring pressure on institutions across Zimbabwe, and boarding schools carry it acutely; sanitation, catering and grounds all depend on a supply that cannot be interrupted. School authorities say the new borehole will ease those pressures immediately and open the way to development projects that rationing had made impossible.

"We are so excited about having found the precious resource," Ncube said, "which we believe will bring life and turn our school green."

The school is now raising US$8,000 to solarise the pumping system. Solar power would keep the borehole running through the outages that interrupt the national grid and reduce running costs over the life of the installation. Solusi Adventist High School has invited alumni, stakeholders and well-wishers to contribute.