About Pioneer School Rwanda
A rural school with a national vision
Our Identity
Pioneer School Rwanda is a private school located in Gashora, Bugesera District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. We serve learners from nursery/pre-primary, primary, and lower secondary/O'Level levels as a day and boarding school.
The school is accredited by NESA (National Examination and School Inspection Authority) and was founded on Christian principles. We follow the standard Rwanda National Curriculum.
Our Mission
To create the best educated generation in Rwanda's history. Quality Education, Discipline and Wellbeing
This mission reflects our ambition to position ourselves as a school with a national-level education vision focused on quality education, long-term national development, raising future leaders, and improving rural education outcomes.
Our Vision
Dedicated to excellence in a changing world. We provide a safe and supportive environment, offer relevant high-quality education, prepare students for future endeavors, honor achievement, and promote pride in our school and community.
We provide a safe and supportive environment, offer relevant high-quality education, prepare students for future endeavors, honor achievement, and promote pride in our school and community.
Our Founder Story
"Growing up as a refugee with limited means, I received an opportunity to attend a strong high school in Uganda. That opportunity changed my life. I wanted to create that same opportunity for children in rural Rwanda."
Pioneer School was founded in 2015 with a vision to bring world-class education to rural Bugesera. The founders, Faith Shaw and Roger Shaw, met in the UK in 1983 and later lived in San Jose, California.
Faith's personal motivation came from her own background - she grew up as a refugee in a family of limited means, received an opportunity to attend a strong high school in Uganda, and later wanted to create a world-class school in a deprived neighborhood.
The school was established in Mwendo, a rural village in Bugesera District, because rural families often do not have the same access to strong education institutions as urban families in Kigali.
Our Community Purpose
Our Location
Located in Gashora Sector, Bugesera District, Eastern Province, our school overlooks Lake Mirayi, providing a natural and calm learning environment.
Our peaceful lakeside setting offers benefits for students: peaceful study environment, natural inspiration, clean air, and wide open green spaces where students run freely, play confidently, and connect with nature daily.
Address: Q62W+VH5, Gashora, Nyamata, Bugesera, Rwanda
Our Core Values
Discipline
Service
Compassion
Honesty
Respect
Responsibility
Community Support
Moral Education
Our Journey
School founded
Construction started
Phase One opened
Dining hall added
Kindergarten added
Primary school building added + First Senior 3 graduation
High-school building, classrooms expansion, ~400 enrollment
Three new classrooms opened (+100 student capacity)