- Oshwal Academy
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Oshwal Academy is a private, co-educational institution situated in Mombasa, Kenya, which is owned and managed by Oshwal Education and Relief Board (part of a community of Kenyan-Indians practising Jainism), which also owns several private schools and hostels in Nairobi, Kenya. Its curriculum follows the British National Curriculum of General Certificate of Education (GCE), although it replaced the O Level system to IGCSE from the 2006/2007 academic year. The original building was sold and the school relocated to the exclusive Nyali region of Mombasa in 2005.
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History
It was founded in 1968 as Oshwal Secondary School. In 1983 it expanded to include a Primary School section and changed its name to Oshwal Academy. Although it was originally a school for members of the community, the academy promotes equal opportunity and contains a variety of ethnic backgrounds of the region.
In 2005, the school relocated to Nyali region on the outskirts of Mombasa and once again expanded to include a nursery school. As of 2007, the new 14-acre (57,000 m2) campus includes:
- Kindergarten School
- Junior School
- Senior School
- Lecture/Examination Theatre
- Open Cafeteria
- Administration Block
- Library
The campus also includes sporting facilities, as follows:
- Multi-purpose hall (which caters for indoor games such as badminton, basketball, handball, table-tennis and volleyball. It can host entertainment events.
- 25-metre swimming pool and toddlers pool
- Full-sized football pitch (also can be used for hockey and rugby)
- 400 metre track field
- Tennis courts
- Common rooms
- Gardens
Kindergarten
The Kindergarten section in the school is a co-educational institution for children between the ages of 2 and 5. The section has a separate building, with a separate playing area.
Junior School
Junior School caters for students between the ages of 6 to 11 which follows the British educational system of Key Stage. .
Senior School
Senior School is divided into an IGCSE section and an A Level section. Year 7 to 11 concentrate on the IGCSE examinations, after which students sit on their pre-university examinations during Year 12 and 13, modelled after the British Advanced Level system.
Co-curricular activities
Some of the clubs and activities available are:
- Music, dance and theatre
- Expedition
- Model United Nations
- Student council
- President’s Award Scheme [1]
- Art and Craft
- Chess
- First Aid
- Girl Guides
- Interact
- Journalism
- Public speaking and drama
- Science
- Scouting
- Smart Cookies
- Wildlife
- Young Farmers
- Book and Media club
- Karate
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[2]
External links
Categories:- Schools in Kenya
- Mombasa
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