Nyeri High School

Nyeri High School

Nyeri High School, also known as Nyeri High, is a boys boarding school situated in Nyeri, Kenya near Mathari Consolata Mission Hospital which provides secondary education according to the 8-4-4 Curriculum. Despite being acknowledged as an academic giant in the region,[1] the school has also developed a notoriety for student unrest culminating in the death of four school prefects in a fire caused by student arson[2] and followed a few years later by a student strike that led to an official government inquiry into the running of the school.[3]

In 2006, Nyeri High School was ranked 22nd best high school in Kenya based on Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education results.[4]

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History

The present Nyeri High school was founded in 1907 as a primary school together with the neighboring St. Paul Seminary and the Mathari Mission Hospital by the Consolata Missionary Sisters on a parcel of land acquired from a local chief a few years earlier. In the 1930s the school began offering K.A.P.E certificates and by the time Kenya gained its political independence in 1963, had developed into a full high school offering both O-Level and A-Level certificates.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Alumni of Nyeri High School
  • Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya, Member of Parliament, Othaya Constituency
  • Joseph J. Kamotho, former Member of Parliament for Mathioya and Former Minister of Education
  • John Njoroge Michuki, Minister for Environment, Republic of Kenya, Member of Parliament, Kangema Constituency
  • Karega Mutahi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government
  • Bonaya Godana, former Member of Parliament for North Horr,
  • Koigi Wamwere, former Member of parliament for Nakuru North (formerly Subukia)
  • Musikari Kombo, nominated Member of Parliament
  • Samuel K. Nderitu, current principal
  • James Wagema Ruitha, Managing Director, National Housing Corporation (NHC)

References

  1. ^ http://allafrica.com/stories/200802291039.html, Kenya: Murang'a, Nyeri High Schools Lead, AllAffrica.com
  2. ^ http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/17072000/Features/Features4.html, Winston J. Akala, A long history of pupils' discontent and strikes, Daily Nation
  3. ^ http://allafrica.com/stories/10020231.html, Kenya: Ministry Officials Probe Nyeri High School Riots AllAfrica.com
  4. ^ The Standard, March 1, 2007: Top 100 Schools Overall

External links

Coordinates: 0°24′29″S 36°55′14″E / 0.407924°S 36.920571°E / -0.407924; 36.920571


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