Padre Pio Catholic Secondary School

Padre Pio Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school in Lilongwe, Malawi. Its name refers to Padre Pio, the popular name of St Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968), an Italian Capuchin friar and priest who was canonised in 2002. The Catholic Church is a major provider of schooling in Malawi. Its Catholic Education Commission, part of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, reports overseeing 1,538 primary schools, 14 national Catholic secondary schools, 127 community day secondary schools, seven technical colleges, two teacher training colleges and two universities. Lilongwe lies within the Archdiocese of Lilongwe, which covers seven districts of the Central Region: Dowa, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Mchinji, Nkhotakota, Ntchisi and Salima. 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). Lilongwe has been Malawi's capital since 1975, when it replaced Zomba, and had 989,318 residents at the 2018 census. It takes its name from the Lilongwe River, and the city is divided into numbered Areas, numbered in the order in which they were laid out rather than by position. Contact details, fees, term dates and admission arrangements have not been published online.

3Q84+74Q, Lilongwe, Malawi
Lilongwe

13°56′3″S 33°45′19″E