Saint Andrews International High School Explained

Saint Andrews International High School
City:Blantyre
Province:Southern Region
Postcode:Private Bag 212
Country:Malawi
District:Blantyre
Affiliation:AIMS, COBIS
Head Label:Headmaster
Chairperson:Mr Peter Nkosi
Principal:Mrs Sarah Samanyika
Faculty:5
Ratio:8:1
Lower Age:11
Houses:Chiradzulu, Michiru, Ndirande, Soche
Language:English
Motto:Doctrina Habet Onus
Motto Translation:With Education Comes Responsibility
Sports:Rugby
Football
Cricket
Athletics
Hockey
Netball
Basketball
Swimming
Nickname:SAIntS
Colors:Blue
Yearbook:Fisherman
Founded:1938
Pupils:500
Homepage:Saints Webpage

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.

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)

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).

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

Ground Name:Saint Andrews International High School
Country:Malawi
Location:Blantyre, Malawi
International:true
Onlyt20idate:10 November
Onlyt20iyear:2019
Onlyt20ihome:Malawi
Onlyt20iaway:Mozambique
Firstwt20idate:6 November
Firstwt20iyear:2019
Firstwt20ihome:Malawi
Firstwt20iaway:Mozambique
Lastwt20idate:10 November
Lastwt20iyear:2019
Lastwt20ihome:Malawi
Lastwt20iaway:Mozambique
Date:10 November 2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/1205147.html 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.

Houses and clubs

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

Boarding

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

Accomplishments

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to the Federal Saints web-site, home of the Federal Saints Newsletter . Federalsaints.net . 2011-05-11 . 23 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723125046/http://federalsaints.net/History.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Saint Andrew's International High School . Saints.mw . 2011-05-11.
  3. Web site: Mozambique tour of Malawi . ESPN Cricinfo . 31 October 2019.
  4. Web site: top20highschools . Africaalmanac.com . 2011-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070114052056/http://www.africaalmanac.com/top20highschools.html . 2007-01-14 .
  5. http://www.swimwest.org/region/index.php?/news/content/pdf/12593{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}