Kamuzu Academy is a private

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in Kasungu, Malawi that was founded by, and named after, the late

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, the former

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. It is described by its proponents as "The

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of Africa".

History

The school was officially founded on 21^st November 1981, although students had already been attending classes for a month at that point. In 1987, it was the subject of a BBC documentary entitled "The Eton of Africa" made by John Rae. 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." The 40th-anniversary Founder's Day service in November 2021 was attended by President

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Notable alumni

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* Samson Kambalu * Chanju Samantha Mwale * Yolanda Kaunda

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Kamuzu Academy at Malawi tourism

"The Eton of Africa"
(BBC documentary, 1987) {{WikidataCoord Educational institutions established in 1981 Schools in Malawi 1981 establishments in Malawi

History

Notable alumni

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