2023 Intake Open University of Kenya
2023 Intake Open University of Kenya

School Feature

A section of the Journalism Club members and their Patron, Cosmas Nyabuti (far right), pose for a photo after a session with Scholar Media Africa team. Beyond promoting academic excellence, Mwongori High School has been keen in identifying and nurturing talent. PHOTO/Dan Nyamanga, Scholar Media Africa.

Braced for Excellence: Mwongori High School on the road to limelight

Motivating the top students and the staff has been taken to heart, with the learners being regularly exposed to mentors, motivational speakers, and examiners to parade them for success. The school exhibits a high level...
Some of the Kereri Girls High School alumni introducing themselves on June 3, 2023, after they visited the school for a two-day mentorship program with their school. Alumni engagement in schools is a resource worth tapping by all schools for students' benefit. PHOTO/Kereri Girls.

Rejuvenation evident as Kereri Girls High School alumni visit alma mater

A school’s alumni base offers numerous educational opportunities for its current students.  Kereri Girls High School alumni visited their alma mater for a two-day mentorship program with the students. The school is targeting a mean of...
Top students showcase their revision books after getting awarded. With them are Mrs. Rebecca Ondicho (in front), Deputy Principal Administration, Mrs. Jane Nyanumba, Principal (center), BoM Chair, Dr. Charles Nyandusi (next to principal) and a teacher (far end). PHOTO/Tombe Girls.

Tombe Girls High School raising the bar of excellence

As of today, it is a center of excellence for a whopping 1320 girls. Every weekday, the teachers curve out time and avail themselves for academic consultation by students.  The principal and her staff have also...
Invited guests and a section of the school management join Chief Principal Albert Ombiro (right) in cake cutting during thanksgiving on May 26, 2023, at Cardinal Otunga High School grounds. PHOTO/Boaz Khuteka, Scholar Media Africa.

Cardinal Otunga High holds thanksgiving, gears up for position one nationally 

The school's Chief Principal is constantly equipping the institution to further reclaim its glory of topping the national examinations and becoming Kenya One. In 2022 KCSE, all students from the school qualified for direct university...
New Kenyatta Science Complex at Sironga Girls High School. The institution has been posting impressive results and is streamlining all structures to do even better. PHOTO/Dan Nyamanga, Scholar Media Africa.

Sironga Girls reinventing for seamless excellence

The national girls' school has been steadily improving for the past decade. This year’s lot of candidates have been prepared enough. The institution has continued to rise above the lingering challenges. Started 53 years ago, Sironga...
Staff, stakeholders and invited guests follow proceedings during the celebrations at St. Patrick's Day Secondary School Mosocho on April 19, 2023. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Bliss as St. Patrick’s Mosocho celebrates Silver Jubilee, holds first AGM

The school started as a Coaching Program for a handful of students by CMM Brothers. Resilience and hard work define the entire journey. The Silver Jubilee celebrations mark the milestones made over time and define the...
Form Two Purple students of Dagoretti High School, an extra-county school in Nairobi, doing their examinations, supervised by Mr. Moses Mutinda. PHOTO/Tebby Otieno, Scholar Media Africa.

How award-winning Chief Principal is transforming Dagoretti High School

He has already re-painted the school and expanded the principal's office. He has a track record of upgrading schools academically and in infrastructure. Mr. Nyakweba is an OGW award winner. Lawrence Nyakweba took the mantle to steer...
Left: Mr. Zhao Xiyuan, chargé d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, Mrs. Evelyn Nabukwesi, Chief Principal, State House Girls High School, Prof. Julius Ogeng’o, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs at UoN and other guests pose for a group photo during the launch of Confucius Classroom on March 15, 2023 at State House Girls High School. PHOTO/Tebby Otieno, Scholar Media Africa.

State House Girls’ Confucius Classroom to fix Mandarin demand

Hawi Olivia, a form three student at State House Girls High School, is one of the school’s fluent Chinese language speakers.  Olivia, who joined her school’s Chinese Club when she was in form one two...
Chief Principal Charles Onyari (in blue t-shirt) and other guests during the thanksgiving Sabbath at Nyambaria High School grounds. PHOTO/Dan Nyamanga, Scholar Media Africa.

‘Kenya One’ celebrates stellar results, vows to stay top

Nyambaria High School, a national school in Nyamira County, emerged top in the country in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations hence earning the prestigious name 'Kenya One'. On Saturday, February...
Mr. Bonface Otieno (L), Ms. Ruth Gitonga, Kabarak University staff members, and St. Andrews Tarabete Creative Writers and Book Club members after an inspiring creative writing workshop at Kabarak University last year. PHOTO/File.

A focus on St. Andrews Tarabete Secondary, home of excellence, innovation, and self-reliance 

In Kenya, the contemporary society treats secondary education as a crucial stage of education in providing an essential foundation for career opportunities. It is foundational to vitally conclude that a secondary education certificate is entirely...