Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa was founded in 1963 as a response to the separate and unequal educational systems in South Africa. The property on which the School is situated was originally a farm called “Waterford Park Estate”. When His Majesty King Sobhuza II, the former Ngwenyama of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), visited the school in 1967, he gave it the name “Kamhlaba”, by which he meant both “of the world”, a world in miniature, and also that we are “of the earth” and therefore without distinctions such as race or religion. Differently to all the other UWC schools and colleges, the academic year at Waterford Kamhlaba runs from January to November.

Three Unique Features

• Strong Relationships with Local Change-Makers – The School, through community service, has strong relations with local organizations such as the refugee camp and neighborhood care points (children welfare centres).
• Waterford Kamhlaba is the only UWC school on the South hemisphere calendar – While other UWC schools’ academic years usually run between September and May, Waterford’s follows the South hemisphere norm starting in January.
• First Multiracial school in SA – Waterford Kamhlaba was the first multiracial school in Southern Africa; founded as a direct response to South Africa’s system of apartheid, which had racial segregation as a policy did not allow multiracial school. Its history of embracing and celebrating diversity from across Africa and beyond is something deeply ingrained into Waterford Kamhlaba’s nature and continues to be at the core of its values today.

Admissions

Students apply through their UWC national committee or through the UWC Global Selection Programme. Direct applications are also possible. For more information about Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa, visit the website.

Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa was founded in 1963 as a response to the separate and unequal educational systems in South Africa. The property on which the School is situated was originally a farm called “Waterford Park Estate”. When His Majesty King Sobhuza II, the former Ngwenyama of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), visited the school in 1967, he gave it the name “Kamhlaba”, by which he meant both “of the world”, a world in miniature, and also that we are “of the earth” and therefore without distinctions such as race or religion. Differently to all the other UWC schools and colleges, the academic year at Waterford Kamhlaba runs from January to November.

Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa was founded in 1963 as a response to the separate and unequal educational systems in South Africa. The property on which the School is situated was originally a farm called “Waterford Park Estate”. When His Majesty King Sobhuza II, the former Ngwenyama of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), visited the school in 1967, he gave it the name “Kamhlaba”, by which he meant both “of the world”, a world in miniature, and also that we are “of the earth” and therefore without distinctions such as race or religion. Differently to all the other UWC schools and colleges, the academic year at Waterford Kamhlaba runs from January to November.

Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa was founded in 1963 as a response to the separate and unequal educational systems in South Africa. The property on which the School is situated was originally a farm called “Waterford Park Estate”. When His Majesty King Sobhuza II, the former Ngwenyama of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), visited the school in 1967, he gave it the name “Kamhlaba”, by which he meant both “of the world”, a world in miniature, and also that we are “of the earth” and therefore without distinctions such as race or religion. Differently to all the other UWC schools and colleges, the academic year at Waterford Kamhlaba runs from January to November.

In the classroom

Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa was founded in 1963 as a response to the separate and unequal educational systems in South Africa. The property on which the School is situated was originally a farm called “Waterford Park Estate”. When His Majesty King Sobhuza II, the former Ngwenyama of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), visited the school in 1967, he gave it the name “Kamhlaba”, by which he meant both “of the world”, a world in miniature, and also that we are “of the earth” and therefore without distinctions such as race or religion. Differently to all the other UWC schools and colleges, the academic year at Waterford Kamhlaba runs from January to November.

Three Unique Features

• Strong Relationships with Local Change-Makers – The School, through community service, has strong relations with local organizations such as the refugee camp and neighborhood care points (children welfare centres).
• Waterford Kamhlaba is the only UWC school on the South hemisphere calendar – While other UWC schools’ academic years usually run between September and May, Waterford’s follows the South hemisphere norm starting in January.
• First Multiracial school in SA – Waterford Kamhlaba was the first multiracial school in Southern Africa; founded as a direct response to South Africa’s system of apartheid, which had racial segregation as a policy did not allow multiracial school. Its history of embracing and celebrating diversity from across Africa and beyond is something deeply ingrained into Waterford Kamhlaba’s nature and continues to be at the core of its values today.

Admissions

Students apply through their UWC national committee or through the UWC Global Selection Programme. Direct applications are also possible. For more information about Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa, visit the website.

Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa was founded in 1963 as a response to the separate and unequal educational systems in South Africa. The property on which the School is situated was originally a farm called “Waterford Park Estate”. When His Majesty King Sobhuza II, the former Ngwenyama of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), visited the school in 1967, he gave it the name “Kamhlaba”, by which he meant both “of the world”, a world in miniature, and also that we are “of the earth” and therefore without distinctions such as race or religion. Differently to all the other UWC schools and colleges, the academic year at Waterford Kamhlaba runs from January to November.

Three Unique Features

• Strong Relationships with Local Change-Makers – The School, through community service, has strong relations with local organizations such as the refugee camp and neighborhood care points (children welfare centres).
• Waterford Kamhlaba is the only UWC school on the South hemisphere calendar – While other UWC schools’ academic years usually run between September and May, Waterford’s follows the South hemisphere norm starting in January.
• First Multiracial school in SA – Waterford Kamhlaba was the first multiracial school in Southern Africa; founded as a direct response to South Africa’s system of apartheid, which had racial segregation as a policy did not allow multiracial school. Its history of embracing and celebrating diversity from across Africa and beyond is something deeply ingrained into Waterford Kamhlaba’s nature and continues to be at the core of its values today.

Admissions

Students apply through their UWC national committee or through the UWC Global Selection Programme. Direct applications are also possible. For more information about Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa, visit the website.

Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa (UK UWCSA) fue fundado en 1963 como respuesta a los sistemas educativos separados y desiguales en Sudáfrica. La propiedad en la que se encuentra la escuela fue originalmente una granja llamada “Waterford Park Estate” y Kamhlaba significa “del mundo” o “de la tierra” y por lo tanto sin distinciones como raza o religión. A diferencia de todas las demás escuelas y colegios de UWC, el año académico en Waterford Kamhlaba va de enero a noviembre.

Tres características únicas

• Relaciones sólidas con agentes de cambio locales: A través del servicio comunitario, el colegio mantiene fuertes relaciones con organizaciones locales como el campo de refugiados y los puntos de atención vecinal (centros de bienestar infantil).
• El único UWC en el calendario del hemisferio sur: Mientras que los años académicos de otros colegios UWC generalmente se extienden de septiembre a mayo, Waterford sigue la norma del hemisferio sur a comenzando las clases en enero.
• Primera escuela multirracial en Sudáfrica: WK UWCSA fue el primer colegio multirracial en Sudáfrica; fundado como una respuesta directa al sistema de apartheid de Sudáfrica, que imponía la segregación racial como política y no permitía la escolarización multirracial. Su historia de abrazar y celebrar la diversidad de toda África y más allá es algo profundamente arraigado en el espíritu de Waterford Kamhlaba. Hoy en día, sigue estando en el centro de sus valores.