Private school in Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi
Saint Andrews International High School |
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Blantyre , Southern Region , Private Bag 212
Malawi |
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Type | Private school |
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Motto | Doctrina Habet Onus (With Education Comes Responsibility) |
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Founded | 1938 |
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School district | Blantyre |
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Chairperson | Mr Peter Nkosi |
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Principal | Mrs Sarah Samanyika |
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Faculty | 5 |
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Age | 11+ |
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Number of pupils | 500 |
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Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
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Language | English |
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Houses | Chiradzulu, Michiru, Ndirande, Soche |
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Color(s) | Blue |
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Sports | Rugby Football Cricket Athletics Hockey Netball Basketball Swimming |
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Nickname | SAIntS |
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Yearbook | Fisherman |
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Affiliation | AIMS, COBIS |
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Website | Saints Webpage |
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St. Andrew's International School in Blantyre, Malawi, was founded 1938 by the Church of Scotland Mission in Blantyre. The high school in its present form was established in 1958. SAIntS is a British International School offering (i) GCSE, A Level and BTEC qualifications and a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities.
It was founded as a series of mission schools in Limbe, Blantyre and Zomba in Nyasaland (Malawi)in the 1920s just after the First World War.[1]
Three distinct schools
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With the need to further education, the school split into three parts creating a distinct kindergarten, primary school and a high school in three locations in 1957.(The High School opened on 28 January 1957)[1]
Saint Andrews High School
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The high school came to be known as Saint Andrews High School (SAHS) in 1958. In 1965, a year after Malawian Independence, the school changed its name to "St. Andrew's Secondary School" (SASS).[1]
Saint Andrew's International High School (SAIntS)
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Today, Saints is an exclusive school located in the Nyambadwe suburb of Blantyre, Malawi, and has 520 students from more than 30 nationalities as part of its day and boarding school.[2]
In November 2019, it was named as one of the venues to host 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup, a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament.[3]
Students study British style curriculum including GCSE/IGCSE, BTECs and A levels.[2]
The school consists of various houses and clubs; such as Chiradzulu, Michiru, Ndirande and Soche, named after the mountains surrounding Blantyre.[2]
Approximately 105 students are boarders. There are separate boys' and girls' hostels and a dedicated team of boarding supervisors.[2]
- In 2003, the school was noted in the African Almanac as one of the top 100 schools in Africa.[4]
- Its swimming program trained Malawian Olympic swimmer, Joyce Tafatatha.[5]
Saints has an active alumni chapter in Malawi, Australia, and South Africa. A publication by former students of the federation era (federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland), The Federal Saints Journal, is distributed to Saints alumni in over 40 countries world wide.