Kamuzu Academy

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Kamuzu Academy
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Kamuzu Academy
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School type Private boarding school
Established1981;44 years ago (1981)
Founder Hastings Banda
Gender Mixed
Website www.kamuzuacademy.com

Kamuzu Academy is a private boarding school in Kasungu, Malawi that was founded by, and named after, the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda, the former President of Malawi. [1] It is described by its proponents as "The Eton of Africa". [2]

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History

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Interior of library

The school was officially founded on 21st November 1981, although students had already been attending classes for a month at that point. [3]

In 1987, it was the subject of a BBC documentary entitled "The Eton of Africa" made by John Rae. [4]

An idiosyncratic feature of the school is that Latin was made a compulsory subject for all students from the beginning and is still taught today as a core subject up to IGCSE. Kamuzu Banda is recorded as saying: "This place is for classical education, Greek, Latin, particularly Latin. I want that to be clearly understood by everybody. If you don't like Latin, don't come here." [5]

The 40th-anniversary Founder's Day service in November 2021 was attended by President Lazarus Chakwera. [6]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Think Africa Press - All African Issues".
  2. ↑ "The Eton of Africa". 25 November 2002.
  3. ↑ "Welcome | Kamuzu Academy - honor deo et patriae". www.kamuzuacademy.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  4. ↑ First shown on BBC One on 9th Sep 1987, repeated on BBC Two on 1st Dec 1988, as recorded in the Radio Times.
  5. ↑ "The Eton of Africa" BBC documentary, minute 1:00.
  6. ↑ Nyasa Times 14/11/2022.

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