Kamuzu Academy
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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]
History
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
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- ↑ First shown on BBC One on 9th Sep 1987, repeated on BBC Two on 1st Dec 1988, as recorded in the Radio Times.
- ↑ "The Eton of Africa" BBC documentary, minute 1:00.
- ↑ Nyasa Times 14/11/2022.
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External links
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- Kamuzu Academy at Malawi tourism
- Telegraph article "The man who saved the Eton of Africa"
- "The Eton of Africa" (BBC documentary, 1987)