Machinga Secondary School

Machinga Secondary School is a secondary school near Liwonde in Machinga District, southern Malawi. Its postal address is Private Bag 28, Liwonde. The Malawi Electoral Commission's 2025 register of centres for Machinga District Council lists Machinga Secondary School as a polling centre in the Sitola ward of the Machinga Likwenu constituency. Liwonde Secondary School is another polling centre in the same ward. Secondary education in Malawi runs from Form 1 to Form 4 and ends with the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE), set by the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB). Pupils enter Form 1 after eight years of primary school, which end with the Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination (PSLCE). Liwonde lies in the Shire River valley, at a crossroads between Balaka, Machinga, Mangochi and Zomba on the main road linking Zomba with Lilongwe. It has one of the most important stations on the Nacala railway and serves as an access base for visitors to Liwonde National Park. The 2018 census counted 36,421 residents. Whether the school is government-run or private, and its fees, term dates and admission arrangements, have not been published online.

Private Bag 28, Liwonde, Malawi
Machinga

15°5′5″S 35°13′59″E