Saint Andrews International High School

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.

Saint Andrews International High School
Location
Blantyre
,
Southern Region
,
Private Bag 212

Malawi
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoDoctrina Habet Onus
(With Education Comes Responsibility)
Founded1938
School districtBlantyre
ChairpersonMr Peter Nkosi
PrincipalMrs Sarah Samanyika
Faculty5
Age11+
Number of pupils500
Student to teacher ratio8:1
LanguageEnglish
HousesChiradzulu, Michiru, Ndirande, Soche
Color(s)Blue
SportsRugby
Football
Cricket
Athletics
Hockey
Netball
Basketball
Swimming
NicknameSAIntS
YearbookFisherman
AffiliationAIMS, COBIS
WebsiteSaints Webpage

History

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

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

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)

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]

Cricket ground
Saint Andrews International High School
Ground information
LocationBlantyre, Malawi
International information
Only T20I10 November 2019:
 Malawi v  Mozambique
First WT20I6 November 2019:
 Malawi v  Mozambique
Last WT20I10 November 2019:
 Malawi v  Mozambique
As of 10 November 2019
Source: Cricinfo

In November 2019, it was named as one of the venues to host 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup, a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament.[3]

Academics

Students study British style curriculum including GCSE/IGCSE, BTECs and A levels.[2]

Houses and clubs

The school consists of various houses and clubs; such as Chiradzulu, Michiru, Ndirande and Soche, named after the mountains surrounding Blantyre.[2]

Boarding

Approximately 105 students are boarders. There are separate boys' and girls' hostels and a dedicated team of boarding supervisors.[2]

Accomplishments
  • 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]

Alumni

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.

Notable alumni

Notable educators

References
  1. "Welcome to the Federal Saints web-site, home of the Federal Saints Newsletter". Federalsaints.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. "Saint Andrew's International High School". Saints.mw. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. "Mozambique tour of Malawi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. "top20highschools". Africaalmanac.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. http://www.swimwest.org/region/index.php?/news/content/pdf/12593%5B%5D

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