The Aga Khan Academy Maputo is the third in an integrated network of Aga Khan Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan. Students are selected based on merit and financial aid is available to ensure access for students from all socio-economic backgrounds.

The Programme

The Academy is located in the province of Maputo, city of Matola. It is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, offering the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programme. It is also a member of the Council of International Schools, one of the world’s leading quality assurance organisations. Interwoven into the curriculum are five critical areas of study known as the Aga Khan Curricular Strands: Ethics, Pluralism, Economics for Development, Cultures, and Governance and Civil Society.

Facilities

The Academy features state-of-the-art facilities, a multicultural student body and an experienced team of educators and staff. Students experience the highest standards of education, preparing them for lives characterised by leadership and service. With spacious, digitally connected classrooms and resource areas, outdoor spaces and sports facilities, the Academy provides an outstanding environment for engaging in physical activities, cultural events, academic studies and community life.

Residences

The residential programme enables students from Mozambique, Africa and beyond to study at the Academy. Student residences are designed to accommodate students and dorm parents – teachers who have been chosen carefully and trained in their pastoral roles. The residences are vibrant, dynamic learning communities that provide students with authentic opportunities to develop as leaders, serve their community and nurture deep friendships.

Professional Development

Each Aga Khan Academy includes a Professional Development Centre (PDC) which trains teachers within and beyond the Academy. It runs programmes for local government and not-for-profit schools, and helps to develop teaching approaches which encourage intercultural learning and global citizenship. The PDC at the Academy in Maputo offers language, mathematics and leadership programmes for teachers and leaders of Mozambican public schools, serving 5,000 educators since 2010.

In 2016 the PDC launched a Teacher Preparation Programme, through which recently graduated nationals were selected through a highly demanding process. They trained in participatory methodologies at the PDC, undertook a year of AKDN-funded specialised training in the IB curriculum at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa in Kenya and took up placements in the Aga Khan Academy Maputo.

Planned new facilities for the PDC will offer further opportunities to contribute to the improvement of learning and teaching beyond the walls of the Academy.