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Starehe Girls’ Centre School; KCSE Performance, Location, History, Fees, Contacts, Portal Login, Postal Address, KNEC Code, Photos and Admissions

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Starehe Girls’ Centre is a National Public Secondary School, located near Nairobi Town, Roysambu Constituency in Nairobi County. Starehe Girls Centre is a National boarding school that offers secondary education to financially disadvantaged girls from all Counties of Kenya. The school was founded in January 2005 as a charitable institution. It emulates the spirit of the much renowned Starehe Boys Centre. It caters for all the girls academic and social needs.

Starehe Girls’ Centre Brief History

Starehe Girls Centre stands originally belonged to Mr. Duncan Gray and Mrs. Jane Auld Gray. They sold the land to Limuru Girls Centre which was opened in May 1982 under the Trusteeship of Dr. M. P. Chandaria (Chairman), Mr. Eliud N. Njoroge, Mr. Jeffrey Robin Mein, Dr. Eddah Gachukia and Mrs. Lucy Gitonga. The Limuru Girls Centre closed in the year 2002, after 20 years of successful training of young women in agricultural extension services. After the Centre closure, Eddah Gachukia approached the chairman Dr. Manu Chandaria and the other Trustees, wondering if there was any possibility of using the assets of Limuru Girls Centre to create the Starehe Girls Centre. The Trustees warmly welcomed the idea. The Idea of a Starehe Girls Centre had been explored for a long time without success.

In the Year 2003 the Trustees of Limuru Girls Centre agreed to have the land leased to the Trustees of the then proposed Starehe Girls Centre at a peppercorn rent. This was a very generous gesture because the search for land on which to create the Starehe Girls Centre undertaken by Eddah Gachukia and Mrs. Eunice Mathu had reached a dead end. The Trustees founding the proposed Starehe Girls Centre included Dr. M. P. Chandaria (Chairman), Dr. Geoffrey Griffin (Director, Starehe Boys Centre), Dr. Eddah Gachukia, Mrs. Lucy Gitonga, Mrs. Eunice Mathu, Mrs. Margery Kabuya, Mrs. Honorine Kiplagat, Prof. Wanjiku Kabira and Mr. Eliud Njoroge. Mr. Julius Kipng’etich joined the Board when Prof. Kabira resigned.

Besides the 55 acres of land, the Starehe Girls Centre also inherited three small dormitories, four classrooms, a few staff houses and offices.

In January 2005, seventy two (72) bright but financially disadvantaged girls, from every county in Kenya, were admitted. The Centre was launched by the then First Lady, Her Excellency Mama Lucy Kibaki, on 12th February, 2005 at a function that witnessed donations in cash and kind. Dr. Griffin donated Kshs. 20 million that he had saved for the education of Starehe girls. Thereafter, many local and foreign friends and companies joined the Centre in the development of the infrastructure and the sponsorship of the girls. The stated aim was and still remains To provide high quality multi-disciplinary education of Kenyan girls from orphaned and destitute families; to enable such girls to develop life skills and provide the relevant support needed for them to achieve their dreams and ambitions.

Starehe Girls Centre was founded on the principles and ethos of the Starehe Boys Centre, collectively known as The Starehe Way. The School motto: Our Education, Our Strength (Elimu Yetu, Nguvu Yetu) reflects the spirit of academic excellence that permeates the culture of the Centre. The founders of Starehe Girls Centre set out, not merely to provide food, clothing and protection to girls in need, but to restore in them the self-confidence and self-respect so often injured by earlier misfortune in life and to provide them with a sound education to serve them well an increasingly competitive world.

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Starehe Girls’ Centre Admission Guidelines.

Starehe Girls’ Centre accepts 160 students per year of whom three quarters are sponsored students from disadvantaged background while a quarter are self sponsored students.

The criteria for admission to Form One are:

  • All candidates should be aged 15 and below and MUST choose Starehe Girls’ Centre as their first choice of National School option.
  • Each candidate MUST complete the official Form 1 Blue Application Form available at the school, and return to Starehe Girls’ Centre by 31ST JULY of the year they are sitting their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education. The applicant should attain high marks in the KCPE Examinations to be considered for admission.
  • Forms MUST be signed by the candidate’s parent or guardian, her Head Master or Head Mistress, the Chief and a minister of religion such as a pastor, priest or Imam – all of whom must verify the girl’s social background.

Needs Assessment

Need is assessed on a scale of 1 to 10, with the least disadvantaged (those in categories 1 – 5) being discounted.

After grading, the shortlisted blue forms are grouped per Counties to make sure that each County is represented. A file is then opened for each County in advance of the KCPE results.

The selection process

After the KCPE marking in November/ December, individual Application Form are further considered by a select committee of 12 members. If  there are any areas of uncertainity relating to a girl’s background, an Officer from the Sponsorship Office may be released to make a home visit. The whole process takes a maximum of one week and involves much debate before final agreement is reached.

Admission Notification/Letter

All the qualified students will obtain an admission notification through the Ministry of Education website Form One Admission Letter. The letter bears instructions on how to collect their Form One Admission Letter. A list of qualified students is also posted at a notice board found at Starehe Girls Centre main gate for parents and guardians viewing.

Offering places

All selected girls are invited to report at a given date. Upon completion of the admission process and after authenticating that the right girl is the one who has reported a formal welcome is extended to the student and is handed over to a sister for proper induction in the unique culture and ethos of Starehe.

N/B: The Starehe Blue Form Application is not sold under any circumstances.

The application form can be downloaded from their portal.

 

Starehe Girls’ Centre Vision

To establish a national Centre of academic excellence for bright but disadvantaged girls incorporating high standards of discipline, responsibility, integrity and service.

Starehe Girls’ Centre Mission

To provide a homely, supportive environment within which girls from disadvantaged backgrounds can develop their full potential in academic and personal development. Also to redress the imbalance in access to quality education and leadership opportunities for disadvantaged adolescent girls.

Starehe Girls’ Centre Core Values and Guiding Principles

  • Discipline and hard work
  • Integrity
  • Accountability
  • Volunteerism and giving back
  • Diversity
  • Leadership
  • Democracy
  • Patriotism and loyalty to the Starehe Way

Starehe Girls’ Centre KCSE Results Analysis

One of the academic giants and well performing schools in Kenya, Satrehe Girls’ Centre has maintained a run in good results over the years in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams. For instance, in 2018 the school had 76 candidates who managed a means score of B+ (plus); with a performance index of 73.418. In 2019 the prestigious school had a total candidature of 119 students.

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Best guide on Starehe Boys’ Centre National School; KCSE Performance, Location, History, Fees, Contacts, Portal Login, Postal Address, KNEC Code, Photos and Admissions

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Starehere Boys Centre was founded in 1959 by the late Dr. Geoffrey Griffin and other two co- founders, the late Geoffrey Geturo and the late Joseph Gikubu. Starehe is a charitable institution that provides care and education for boys in need. It runs a Centre, Secondary School and a tertiary Institute offering Accountancy and Computer studies. Starehe Boys Centre is a National Secondary Public Secondary School, located near Nairobi Town, Starehe Constituency in Nairobi County.

Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Contacts

  • Postal Address: P.O Box 30178 -00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya .
  • PHONE: +254 020 6761 221/ +254 727 531 001
  • EMAIL: info@stareheboyscentre.ac.ke
  • Website: www.stareheboyscentre.ac.ke
  • KNEC Code: 20400004
  • Location: Nairobi

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Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Admission

Admission to Starehe boys Centre is a rigorous process that aims at ensuring only the most deserving students are admitted.
Primary education in Kenya is presently available to the great majority of children. The course lasts 8 years and ends in a national examination Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).

Admission to Starehe boys Centre is a rigorous process that aims at ensuring only the most deserving students are admitted.
Primary education in Kenya is presently available to the great majority of children. The course lasts 8 years and ends in a national examination Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).

At this stage, a large percentage of these children drop out – either because they do not perform well enough to enter one of the comparatively few secondary schools or because, although they have gained good examination results and qualify for places, their families are unable to afford the school fees. This is tragic since such children posses considerable potential, having overcome real, often formidable difficulties to get as far as they have done.

It is boys like these, selected from allover Kenya and drawn from every ethnic background whom Starehe’s mission reaches out to help. Such boys apply to join Starehe using a special form available free of charge, fondly known as the “Yellow Form” that requires a case history  testimony provided by the parents/guardians and supporting evidence from their civil administrator (Chief),minister of religion (Pastor/Priest/Imam) and their Primary School Headteacher.70% of our places are reserved for such boys, being made free to them through sponsorship or endowment.

The remaining 30% of our places are allocated on a fee paying basis to children from financially stable backgrounds who have also obtained excellent passes in the KCPE examination. This achieves a social mixing to normalize the environment, preventing the needy boys from feeling isolated from other strata of society, while providing the much needed peer to peer interaction, motivation and competition. The spirit of brotherhood that has long been the foundation of the centre gives testimony to this integration; during and by the end of the course, no significant difference exists between the two groups.

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SUMMARY OF ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR A CANDIDATE WISHING TO JOIN STAREHE BOYS’ CENTRE AND SCHOOL

1. In February/March of every year Class 8 candidates register with the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) for their KCPE examination and select their secondary schools of choice. The candidate MUST select Starehe Boys’ Centre and School (Code No. 400004) as his official first choice of National Secondary School.

2. Application Form. The candidate MUST fill in the application for admission using the Yellow Form. This form is given free of charge by Starehe Boys’ Centre and School .Note that this form is not for sale and it is illegal to pay any cash to obtain it. The form can be collected from the Centre at the main office during working hours or downloaded from the school website www.stareheboyscentre.ac.ke. If the applicant  is  too far from Nairobi or lacks internet access, please give us your details and we shall send the form to you

3. The yellow form contains guidelines on information needed for both categories of admission to the centre (fee paying or sponsored). The Yellow Form is confidential and all information in it is treated as such.

FEE PAYING CATEGORY (30%)

His family is able to pay fees and understands that all fee payers are charged as per the school’s fee structure. (Note:  About 70 Form 1 places are awarded to such boys who qualify on merit).

4. The Yellow Form MUST be returned to the Centre by 31st July of every year, duly completed with all supporting documents appended as per the requirements.

5. In October/November – the candidates sit for their KCPE Examination.

6. December – Results for KCPE candidates are announced. At this stage the National Selection for Secondary Schools begins.

7. Successful applicants  to Starehe will  be admitted and selected  on the following basis:
a) Fulfillment of all application requirements.
b) Academic Merit (Excellent performance in their KCPE Examination)
c) Level of need based on the Yellow Form filled during application.

At the end of the selection process each year, the list of admitted students is pinned on the school notice board near the main office and invitation letters are sent to all admitted students through their respective Primary Schools.

SPONSORSHIP CATEGORY (70%)

Appeals:

Starehe allows prospective students who are not admitted in the first intake to request for reconsideration of their application provided they have fulfilled all the above conditions. This is based on availability of places that may not have been taken up for many reasons. One should submit their letter of appeal to the Director as soon as the list of admitted students is pinned up.

Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Academics

Starehe has constantly produced top scholars across Kenya and the world at large. The School, for a long time, has been ranked among the best and top performing schools in Kenya.
Starehe has stand out not only in Academia but also in co-curricular activities.

Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Mission

Starehe as a Centre for academically talented and needy boys aims at offering homely support and a holistic education founded on strong principles such as discipline, multi-religious character formation and leadership development.

Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Vision

To be a global Centre of excellence in youth development, effectively providing quality academic and leadership skills geared for the promotion of a just society founded on high moral principles.

Starehe Boys’ Centre National School KCSE Results Analysis

Over the years, Starehe Boys’ Centre National School has posted impressive results at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams. In 2018 the school had 208 candidates who managed a mean grade of a B+ (plus) with a performance index of 74.757. In the 2019 KCSE exams Starehe Boys Centre had a total candidature of 267 students.

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Full details on Chavakali High School; KCSE Performance, Location, History, Fees, Contacts, Portal Login, Postal Address, KNEC Code, Photos and Admissions

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Chavakali Boys High School is a Public National Boarding School located in Chavakali location, Vihiga County, just a few kilometers from Kakamega County. The school boasts a high population of more than 1800 students. The school was established in 1910.

Extra Curricular Activities

Students participate in the following Co-Curricular activities:

  • Football
  • Rugby
  • Tennis
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Hockey

At the same time, the learners are actively engaged in a number of Clubs and Societies’ activities that include:

  • Journalism
  • Scouting
  • Kiswahili
  • Christian Union (CU)
  • Environment
  • Integrity Club

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School Contacts

Here are the most important contacts:

  • Phone: 056-51016, 0710-641009
  • Email: info@chavakalihigh.sc.ke / chavahigh@yahoo.co.uk
  • Website: Website: https://chavakalihigh.sc.ke/
  • School KNEC Code : 38600006

SCHOOL BANK ACCOUNTS

School fees can be paid via the following ways:

  • KCB Mbale 1102302228
  • Equity 0960297321162
  • Barclays 2037268197
  • Cooperative 01129471133000
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Chavakali Boys High School Motto: Strive For Excellence

Chavakali Boys High School Vision: Quality education for life

Chavakali Boys High School KCSE Results Analysis

The school has continually posted good results at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams. In 2018, fo instance, the school had 287 candidates who garnered a mean grade of an A- (minus); 77.005 points. During the 2019 KCSE exams the school registered a total candidature of 471.

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Full details on Anestar Boys High School, Lanet; KCSE Performance, Location, History, Fees, Contacts, Portal Login, Postal Address, KNEC Code, Photos and Admissions

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Anestar Boys High School is a privately owned Secondary school in Nakuru Town, Nakuru -Wamunyoro Road. Founded in 2000, the school is among the best performing institutions in Kenya.

ANESTAR BOYS HIGH CONTACTS

  • School: Anestar secondary School
  • School Category: Private
  • School KNEC Code : 27536129
  • Phone Number: 0721-395008
  • Messenger Link: Anestar Messenger Link
  • Postal Address: P.O. Box 14080, Nakuru 20100

ANESTAR HIGH MISSION

Forward ever backward never.

ANESTAR HIGH KCSE RESULTS ANALYSIS

Anestar Boys High School is one of the private schools with a good run in performance at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams. In 2018, for instance, the school had a total of 81 candidates who managed to score a mean of B+ (plus); with a performance index of 75.128. In 2019 the school had a total of 84 candidates.

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Complete guide to Nairobi School; KCSE Performance, Location, History, Fees, Contacts, Portal Login, Postal Address, KNEC Code, Photos and Admissions

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Nairobi School is a national secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya; bout 11 km from the city cente. Nairobi School is a National Boys Boarding school admitting boys from the Ages of 12-19 yrs.It offers the Kenya Secondary Certificate of Education (KCSE) upon completion of a 4 year course.

The Examination is administered by the Kenya National examination Council (KNEC) a National examining body; the exam being the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).

At its picturesque 200-Acre campus established in 1929, Nairobi school provides a well-rounded education to approximately 1104 students who come from the 8 provinces that make up Kenya.

The School follows the 8-4-4 Curriculum of Education as illustrated, below;

NAIROBI SCHOOL VISION

To be a World-Class centre of Academic, Spiritual and Moral Excellence.

NAIROBI SCHOOL MISSION 

To provide of high quality education, through innovation, positive influence, team-work and self discipline; guided by the principles of professionalism, commitment and excellence.

NAIROBI SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

Form ones joining Nairobi School are selected by the Ministry of Education. Those seeking transfers to the school can approach the school’s administration during official working hours.

NAIROBI SCHOOL CONTACTS

  • School Name: Nairobi School
  •  School knec Code No: 20400002
  • Postal Address: P. O. Box 30047 – 00100
  • E-mail: info@nairobischool.ac.ke
  • Telephone: +254 (20) – 4442799
  • Fax: +254 (20) – 4442855
  • Website : www.nairobischool.ac.ke                   

NAIROBI SCHOOL KCSE RESULTS ANALYSIS

Nairobi school is one of those schools that have upheld good performance in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams. In 2018 the school registered 283 candidates who scored a mean grade of an A- (minus); with a performance index of 75.602. In the 2019 exams the school had a candidature of 353 students.

 

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