Hillside Teachers’ college is a government institution that provides teacher education for students who wish to be secondary school teachers. The college was established in 1956 at Heany Junction and moved to its present site in 1962.
At its inception, the college was educating teachers for both primary and secondary schools. It was the first college to be accorded Associate status by the University of Zimbabwe and its predecessors, which was done at the inception of the college.
Hillside Teachers College was the first college mandated to educate Post ‘A’ Level pre-service secondary school teachers. It has pioneered programmes in the education of local and foreign languages, STEM, and practical subject teachers.
The college curriculum keeps evolving in response to the needs of the education sector and the national goals and aspirations.