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Saint Andrews International High School
Ground information
Location	Blantyre, Malawi
International information
Only T20I	10 November 2019:; Malawi v Mozambique
First WT20I	6 November 2019:; Malawi v Mozambique
Last WT20I	10 November 2019:; Malawi v Mozambique
	As of 10 November 2019; Source: Cricinfo

Saint Andrews International High School
Saint Andrews International High School
Location
	Blantyre, Southern Region, Private Bag 212; Malawi
Information
Type	Private school
Motto	Doctrina Habet Onus; (With Education Comes Responsibility)
Founded	1938
School district	Blantyre
Chairperson	Mr Peter Nkosi
Principal	Mrs Sarah Samanyika
Faculty	5
Age	11+
Number of pupils	500
Student to teacher ratio	8:1
Language	English
Houses	Chiradzulu, Michiru, Ndirande, Soche
Color(s)	Blue
Sports	Rugby; Football; Cricket; Athletics; Hockey; Netball; Basketball; Swimming
Nickname	SAIntS
Yearbook	Fisherman
Affiliation	AIMS, COBIS
Website	Saints Webpage

The St. Andrew's International School in Blantyre, Malawi was founded there in 1938 under British rule by the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland Mission. 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)^[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

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.