MWANZA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Providing educational excellence in a welcoming environment
News: Secondary tuition fees fixed for 2 years
Providing excellence in education is expensive but at Mwanza International School we are committed to making international education as affordable as possible for everyday Tanzanians. Accordingly, we will not increase our Secondary tuition fees till at least the 2026/27 academic year.
IGCSEs now available at MIS
Our Year 10 IGCSE course started in August 2024, offering a range of subjects, in small group sizes, taught by experienced and specialist teachers, trained in the international system. Click to find out find out more.
No enrolment fee to pay for the first term
Thinking of giving MIS a try? If you are joining the Secondary School, we will waive the enrolment fee for your child's first term, meaning you can see whether the school is a good fit for your child. Click to find out more.
What's New: Reports from the 2025 trips
Click on each trip to read the full report from the class teacher
Pre-school explored Malaika Beach Resort...
Reception trotted off to Waghill zoo and lodge....
Year 1 went to Kassa Zoo...
Year 3 had their first overnight trip camping at the school....
What's New: Art Exhibition and Picnic
After a slightly soggy start the MIS art exhibition kicked off last Saturday and what a fantastic day it was! There were displays of all the art from each year group in the school; guest art and crafts from around Mwanza; activities galore for all ages; a large variety of food and drink; and the ever popular games of football (the staff sadly were beaten by a strong all-comers team 2-1), tug-of-war (this time the staff maintained their unbeaten record against the parents), and the ever-entertaining chase-the-chicken!
What's New: Spelling Bee Competition
Could you spell words such as accommodate, gnarled, speciality, rhythm, frostbitten, acoustics, behaviour, and horrific? Out loud? Whilst standing in front of 200 spectators? That just what teams of budding linguists and lexicographers from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 did as when they took part in the first annual Mwanza International vs Isamilo International Spelling Bee. The students had been practising hard at home, as well as in the spelling bee club run by Mr Jacobson, and had already cut their teeth in a nailbiting house competition to win their place in the school team. Their hard work and composure yielded great results, with MIS being the runaway winners in all the year groups! Well done especially to Sebastian (Y6) and Patricia (Y4), who emerged overall winners.
What's New: Key Stage 1 Christmas Play
The Early Years team put on a delightful performance of Cinderella at the end of Term 1. There was some strong acting performances from our talented youngesters, as well as plenty of singing and dancing from every student from the very youngest in Preschool 1 all the way up to Year 2. The students all had a fantastic time and thoroughly entertained the parents and all of their colleague from Primary and Secondary, who came to watch.
Swimming pool open to all
Our swimming pool is open the public after school hours. Please see this poster for all the details - karibuni sana!
Previous School News
Click here to see previous news about MIS: All out trips, national swimming competitions, Book Week and more....
About Mwanza International School
Mwanza International School is an international school following the British (Cambridge) curriculum in the English language. The school opened in September 2012 and has been growing continuously since.
Our Primary School is well established, while our Secondary School is expanding with a new class each year up until our first IGCSE exams which will be administered in June 2026.
MIS is a non-profit-making organisation. Any surplus in the budget is reinvested in school facilities. The Education Directors, Ruth and Barry Clement, have a long history in international education having both been heads of schools in UK, Cyprus and Tanzania.
MIS is registered with the Tanzanian Ministry of Education (EM.17629); we joined ECIS (European Council of International Schools) in 2015; and became a member of Cambridge International Schools in 2019 (TZ060).
MIS Mission Statement
Mwanza International School aims to develop all children to their potential in all respects. It has ambitious expectations of its pupils and seeks to prepare them for higher education and ultimately to contribute to the international community.
The school seeks to instill high moral values in its pupils; respect for others regardless of race, religion or gender; and respect for the environment and the Tanzanian nation.
Teaching & Learning
Students enjoy learning. We give all of our students the opportunity to make progress and develop in a safe and happy environment. All students work at different levels and all should make progress, to reach their potential. We have many language backgrounds within the school and encourage progress through proficiency in English. All examinable subjects will be through the medium of English, and as such all students need to be working at a high level.
We develop reason skills within all of our students. The ability to evaluate, summarise and draw conclusions in vital in today’s world. Children have access to more information than they have ever before, and ultimately it is their ability to make sense of this that will contribute to their success in the modern world.
The School follows the Cambridge International curriculum, tailored to both our students and to Tanzanian culture in general.
The learning journey for our students starts in the Early Years Department (Foundation Stage), focussing on the six domains of:
- Communication and Literacy
- Creative Expression
- Mathematics
- Physical Development
- Personal, social and emotional development
- Understanding the World
The curriculum then progresses through the School up to the IGCSE curriculum that culminates in our Year 11 students taking their International GCSE exams.
For details of each of these stages of the curriculum please follow the links to the Cambridge CIE website:
Download details of our curriculum here but if you have any specific questions that are not answered by this document then please contact the school for further information.
Staff: Our Team
The Head of Primary is Rita Abegao-Clark, A Canadian-Portuguese teacher trained in the UK, who has worked in a variety of British and International Schools. The Head of Secondary is Charlie Abegao-Clark, a British teacher and doctor with a specialism in Physics and Maths.
The school recruits teachers from across the world. All teachers are qualified and experienced in the British curriculum. In our recruitment we look especially for teachers with a high level of commitment.
Recruitment
Would you like to join the team at Mwanza International School?
We are currently recruiting for Primary and Secondary staff starting in April and August 2025. Applicants should be qualified to teach the British curriculum with at least 3 years' experience. We will be interviewing on the TES website.
We are also recruiting for Primary (EYFS / KS1 / KS2) classroom assistants starting straight away. Applicants should have excellent spoken and written English and have at least 3 years' experience in their age group. We have an advert in TES website but will be happy to accept applications and CVs in person or via email.
Parents
News: No enrolment fee to pay for the first term
Deciding to changing schools, or to transfer into the international education system, can be a difficult choice at the best of times, but with high enrolment fees it can also be expensive too. This is why we do not charge enrolment fees for the first term. So you and your child can try the MIS education with less stress on your pocket.
See our 2024/25 fees or contact the office below.
IGCSE courses now available at MIS
MIS now offers the Cambridge International IGCSE course, which started for our Year 10 students in August 2024. We are accepting Year 10 students onto this course and are offering a range of subjects and options, all taught by specialist teachers trained in the international system. If you would like to find out more please contact the office below.
Admissions
Mwanza International School has an open admissions policy. We accept applications regardless of race, religion or gender. Children in older classes should have a minimum level of competence in English in order to be able to cope with their lessons. Also parents should be able to show that they will be able to support their children’s education.
Where a child is behind in his/her studies, he/she may be placed in a class up to one year younger than their age. Where a child is particularly advanced and is able to operate at the level of the most able children in the next oldest class they may be placed in that class.
All children are treated as individuals and learn at a pace that they are able to cope with. Children with mild learning difficulties will be taught within the class with the teacher preparing an individual learning programme.
Where a child's needs create extra demands on a teacher, then arrangements may be made with the parents to employ a teaching assistant to give the child he/she needs.
The school is not able to accept pupils with severe learning difficulties as it does not have the facilities to address these children’s needs.
We currently have places in Preschool, some Primary classes and most of Secondary. We are an extremely popular school and so we are unfortunately not able to accept any new students into several of our Primary classes. However, we do run a waiting list so you are still more than welcome to take a tour of the school and to apply.
We may be able to accommodate walk-ins for tours and applications, but we much prefer for you to be able to see for yourself how the lessons are taught and the school runs, so please give the office a call, WhatsApp, or email and allow us 2 days to process your application and arrange a suitable tour date and time.
Please contact the office for an admission form.
School Calendar
The school year follows the northern hemisphere system, running from September to July. The year is divided into three terms.
Dates for the current academic year can be found in our Google calendar 
.
You can subscribe to the School calendar by clicking here.
Homework Calendars
These calendars allow you to keep track of your child's homework: when it is set and when it is due for each subject.
Click to view each calendar online:
Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, or Year 10
For instructions on how to subscribe to these calendars click here .
Letters to Parents
We email out all letters to parents so please provide the office with an up-to-date email address.
Shorter informational letters will also be sent through WhatsApp, so please ensure the office has an up-to-date WhatsApp number for you too.
If you would prefer to read the letters online then you can see all the recent general letters from the School in this folder 
(you will need a Google account to view these).
Fees
International education is inevitably expensive, if the school is to provide good facilities and internationally qualified teachers. However, it is our aim to make the fees as affordable as possible. Our fees are significantly less expensive than many international schools, putting our school within the reach of many working people in Tanzania.
You can download details of our current fees (2024/25) and how they are structured.
See below for payment details via bank tranfer or Lipa.
Payments
We prefer any payments to the school for fees, lunches, trips etc to be electronic - directly into the bank or via Lipa payment.
After any payment please ensure that you send a text or WhatsApp to the office after making your payment, so it can be credited to your account.
Lipa: Please pay via Lipa number 5092635, name: Clement Education Company Limited.
Exim Bank Mwanza: Account number 0060021657, account name: Clement Education Company Limited, Mwanza International School.
CRDB Bank Mwanza: Account number 01500009AMM00, account name Clement Mwanza International.
You can download details of our current fees (2024/25) and how they are structured.
School Facilities
The school consists of two plots, one for Primary and one for Secondary. The plots are very close, separated by 50 metres. Our Primary compound has two grassy fields, two basketball courts, climbing frames, and swings. Our Secondary plot has one grassy football field, basketball court, amphitheatre and beautiful gardens. We have a 20m swimming pool situated directly between Primary and Secondary which is used by all of our students every week.
Our swimming pool is open the public after school hours. Please see this poster for all the details - karibuni sana!
Each classroom is set up for learning across the curriculum with a digital projector, white board, sink/water supply to facilitate art and practical science work, and a carpeted area/book corner in all Primary classrooms. We have a wide range of reading books for all levels within the school. All secondary students are issued their own school tablet.
School Policies
We are currently updating all our policies. All the updated ones are already available online (see below) and will be added to as they are ready. For a copy of any policies that are not already online please contact the School office.
To view the school policies that are currently available online please click here (you will need a Google account to view these).
Brochure & Student Handbook
We are currently updating our School brochure and the handbook for students/parents 
. If you would like a copy of either of the existing documents then please contact the School office.
Contact The School
Address
Mwanza International School
P.O.Box 700
Mwanza
Tanzania
Phone:
+255 (0)688 681 681 (School Office)
Email:
For all general enquiries please email: office@mwanzainternational.org
To contact the Primary Head Teacher: headofprimary@mwanzainternational.org
To contact the Secondary Head Teacher: headofsecondary@mwanzainternational.org
Contact a teacher:
All teachers and teaching assistants have school email addresses and you are welcome to email them to ask about any aspect of the school or your child's progress. We ask you to read the school communication policy first, which explains who is the best person to contact in each situation. This can be found in the policy section of the website. The individual staff email addresses can be found in the same place.
