St Joseph's School (Mzimpofu)
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| St. Joseph's School | |
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| Location | |
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Mzimpofu , Eswatini | |
| Coordinates | 26°27′34″S 31°28′31″E / 26.459480°S 31.475265°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public boarding school |
| Religious affiliation | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Servite Order |
| Established | 1914 |
| Founder | Fr Francis Mayr |
| Locale | Rural |
St Joseph's School is a public Catholic co-educational school, located in the rural settlement of Mzimpofu, in the Manzini region of Eswatini. The school is located on a Catholic mission complex run by the Servite Order (Order of Servants of Mary). St Joseph's is well known in Eswatini for integrating the education of students with disabilities with normally-abled students.[1]
St Joseph's School was founded in 1914 by an early Catholic missionary, Fr Francis Mayr.[2] Mayr founded the mission to care for disabled and underprivileged people in the community. In October 1914, Fr Mayr was murdered by Fanyana Mdluli, who was later ordered by Queen Labotsibeni to be executed through hanging.[3]
For over fifty years, Fr Angelo 'Nkomiyahlaba' Ciccone[4] served as the vicar of the mission and supervised the development of its services for the disabled. In 2016, Ciccone was killed on a car accident.[5]