Founded in 1948 in what was then the small rural town of Dodoma, situated in the central plateau, Canon Andrea Mwaka School began. The school has since grown and today it bustles at break times with students from diverse cultural backgrounds who have come to experience learning that will develop and challenge them both academically and socially.
Today Canon Andrea Mwaka School is made up of a community of committed national and international teachers, support staff and students within the Diocese of Central Tanganyika who are seeking to provide affordable, quality international education. Students are offered excellent learning opportunities and develop the social skills and attitudes necessary for living and working in a multicultural society
Canon Andrea Mwaka School has a history of almost 70 year’s since its founding in 1948 by John Henry Harris. With just 10 students enrolled on the first day, it has since served thousands of children as well as hundreds of family’s from numerous nations, tribes and faiths and continues to do so with vigor and determination. Throughout its history the school has partnered with mission agencies and church parishes across the globe and has receive hundreds of missionary teachers who together with local staff have made it a centre of excellence, based on the foundation of the love of God. From the initial group of 10 students, the school has now increased its roll to now around 460 students.
The school is named after Andrea Mwaka who is 1933 became one of the first fours canons, which are senior pastors advising the Bishop on general church work in a diocese. Canon Andrea Mwaka was one of the first Tanzanian leaders within the Anglican Movement in Tanzania.
In the late 1940’s a small group of missionary families gathered to discuss plans to open a school for their children and thus the first moments of what we now know as Canon Andrea Mwaka School began.
In 1949 after much prayer and planning finally the school opened with 10 pupils, 6 girls and 4 boys. Miss Reed was in charge as temporary headmistress and the school was held at the Dodoma Club.
November 10th 1950 the school moved and had it’s opening day on the site that we now find our school. By 1960 the school enrollment had tripled to 21 pupils.
Today the school is divided into 3 departments, Early Years, Primary and Secondary. Class size varies from 16 – 25 student's. each class starts the day with morning daily devotions and the students then start their 7 period day. Students study a broad subject range within the British National Curriculum and have access to hundreds of books in our school library. Form 4 students complete their time at CAMS by sitting International GCSE Examinations through Pearson Edexcel. Students are taught from a variety of resources and methods such as textbooks, power point presentations, independent research assignments as well as visual, audio and kin-aesthetic teaching techniques. Students also enjoy performing in whole school assemblies, Christmas and Easter Productions and enjoy participating in our annual sports day and cross country events and number of outings.