1999 Purchased 15 acres of land designated for a school by the Bagamoyo Town Council.

2000 Built 7 buildings without the use of electricity and by making the
sun-dried bricks from sand and well-water on the premises. The first seven buildings were: administration building, four-classroom building, library, science laboratory, dining/assembly hall, and two toilet/shower buildings.

2001 Opened school with 90 students, 7 teachers, 1 headmaster, 2 cooks, and 1 night watchman.

2002 Enrolled a second class of students, with 129 students and 9 teachers. A second four-classroom building, dispensary/storage building, and one staff house were built.

2003 Expanded school to a third class of 174 students. A third large classroom and another staff house were built. The first national tests results were received placing Nianjema in the top 20% of all schools in Tanzania.

2004 Graduated 45 students in December. There were 11 teachers instructing 225 students in four grades. A computer lab, storeroom/shop and two additional staff houses were built. Construction began on a classroom/workshop building.

2005 High school classes began in April for 45 students. With the increased enrollment, 16 teachers were hired for the entire school.

2006 The Form IV students placed in the top 15% in the country of smaller sized schools on the national examinations. The school continues to grow with 308 students and 22 teachers. Five more staff houses are being constructed this year.

2007 Nianjema celebrated the graduation of its first 12 students in January of 2007.  The girls' dormitory was completed and the girls moved in.

2008 On the national exams, the Form 4 students scored in the top 5% of the country, and the Form 2 students were in the top 10%.   The boys' dormitory is under construction and will be completed in April.

2009 Nianjema has grown from 90 students in 2000 to over 400 students today.  Both the girls' and boys' dormitories have been built and occupied, and four more are planned for the near future.  The high school complex is under construction and will be completed by December of 2009.

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