Compit educational centre

Compit Educational Centre ك كمبت
Coat of arms of the Compit Educational Centre
Motto	Moalimu "Shining Star on Eastleigh"
Established	January 2001
Type	Private
Students	2,800 (2010)
Location	Nairobi, Nairobi Central, Kenya
Campus	3 urban
Website	[1]

Compit Educational Centre or Compit for short, is a privately operated school system located in Easleigh, Nairobi, Kenya.

History

Compit was founded in 2001-2002 school year to meet the schooling needs for ever increasing Somali immigrants in Kenya's capital.

Students at Compit are young people fleeing from war torn areas in Somalia from such places like Mogadishu, Kismayo, Bardera, Beled Haawo, Belet wayne and other large towns in the south of the country where much of the population of Somalia once lived.

History and Current Student Population

Compit started operating from rented facilities oppossite from 6th Street Mosque and it grew over the years. By school year 2010, the school's student body stands at 2,800 students. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-12/06/content_11654821_2.htm

Two types of students attend Compit Educuational Centre, uniformed students and non-uniform students. High school students go to classrooms in Easleigh's section III. The two other locations; 6th street and Sunrise Shopping Centre are non-uniformed although uniformed Standard Eight classes are formed in last quarter of 2010.

The manager of Compit Education Centre, Hassan Buule Faliir and school's principal Mr. Otieno plan to graduate each year 400 students, 200 each from Standard Eight and Form Four classes.

Diplomas granted

Primary and secondary education diplomas are granted from qualifying curriculum and policies from Kenya Education System and Compit has been part of this process from the start. Primary education certificate or standard/grade 1-8 or KCPE and secondary education which is grade 9 or form II- to from IV or KCSE are granted at Compit Educational Centre graduates. Both KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education) and KCSE (Kenya Certifcate for Secondary Education) are being debated bout their validility according to a new education commission. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000037599&cid=4

Compit is registered with a host of institutions and governmental agencies such as the Kenya Ministry of Education and Computer Society of Kenyahttp://www.cskonline.org/training.html. Leaving graduation certificates such as Primary Educaiton and Secondary Education are obtained from the Kenya Ministry of Education. Students sit on annual leaving exams of primary and secondary education which are available across Kenya.

Location

For 2010 School year, Compit Educational Centre is still renting classrooms and offices from ordinary looking business places such as Sunrise Shopping Center on 2nd Avenue in Eastleigh. The original 6th street location which opened in 2011 is still being used as offices as well as classrooms.

Adult Literacy and Skills Training

From the beginning, Compit Education Centre has managed to form adult literacy and skills training programs for adults who sought educational skills needed to obtain an employment in the busstling markets in Eastleigh.

Wholesalers to office jobs have hired graduates of Compit and other schools in Eastleigh. Programs currently offered at Compit include Accountency, Community Health, Computer Applications, Languages and Office Management Skills.

External links

Somali Community in Kenya http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-12/06/content_11654821_2.htm

Computer Society of Kenya http://www.cskonline.org/training.html