The name Omuteko Gwamaziima (Oh-moo-TAY-koh  Gwah-mah-ZEE-mah)  comes from the Haya language of Tanzania and translates into English as "a place of higher learning and spiritual development where youth are grounded in truth."

The school opened in the fall of 1998 as a private school and began operating as a charter school in the fall of 1999.		We currently enroll students in grades K-8. Tuition is free to any student eligible to enroll in the Durham Public School System.