Waterford Kamhlaba

Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa (WKUWCSA) is a private educational institution for secondary grades near Mbabane, Eswatini. It is one of 18 international schools and colleges in the United World Colleges educational movement. It offers an International Baccalaureate and IGCSE.

TypeInternational Baccalaureate school, IGCSE, private

MottoUWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.

EstablishedFounded 1963
Joined UWC 1981

Enrollment750

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Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa
Mbabane, Eswatini Eswatini
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Type	International Baccalaureate school, IGCSE, private
Motto	UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.
Established	Founded 1963 Joined UWC 1981
Enrollment	750
Affiliation	United World Colleges
Website	waterford.sz

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Waterford was the first school in southern Africa open to children and youth of all races and ethnicities. The school was established by Michael Stern in 1963, in direct opposition to the apartheid regime in neighboring South Africa. The school's mission was similar to the philosophy of the UWC movement, and Waterford became the fourth member school of the UWC movement in 1981.^[1][2][3] The campus was designed by Portuguese architect Pancho Guedes, who agreed to work with the school's founding team pro-bono. He would later enroll his own children at the school.^[4][5][6][7]

The children of Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and many others leaders in the struggle against apartheid were educated at the school. Nelson Mandela was for several years honorary President of the United World Colleges.^[8]