Once ranked the top school nationally in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Sing’ore Girls Secondary School has slipped to a mean of 5.937 points in the 2025 examinations, sparking concern among parents, alumni, and education stakeholders over the institution’s prolonged academic decline.
According to the official results seen by Education News, none of the 464 candidates attained a straight A, with only one A-, eight B+, and 29 B grades recorded. The bulk of candidates scored C+ and below, a sharp contrast to the school’s 2017 KCSE performance, when Sing’ore Girls emerged position one nationally and achieved a 100 per cent university transition rate.
The results, released on January 9, 2026, have triggered intense debate within Elgeyo Marakwet County, where Sing’ore Girls was once regarded as an academic powerhouse capable of competing with elite institutions such as St Patrick’s High School-Iten, Metkei Girls, Alliance High School, Mang’u High School, Maranda High School, Kapsabet Boys High School, and Starehe Boys’ Centre among others.
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Education stakeholders note that 2017 marked a turning point. Shortly after the historic national victory, the school began posting declining KCSE outcomes, a trend that has persisted eight years later.
Residents and alumni attribute the slide to a combination of factors, including frequent changes in school administration, reduced academic supervision, and student placement policies that saw learners admitted with as low as 250 marks in KCPE, despite the school’s extra-county status.
Others point to the departure of former principal Rose Koech, under whose leadership the school reportedly enjoyed high teacher motivation, structured remedial programmes, strong co-curricular performance, and disciplined academic culture.
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“Teachers were committed, remedials were taken seriously, and the principal constantly motivated both staff and students,” recalled one alumnus. “The school had direction.”
The 2025 results have intensified public frustration, particularly among parents grappling with the high cost of education.
Education stakeholders are now urging the Ministry of Education, the County Education Office, and the school’s Board of Management to conduct an urgent assessment and institute reforms aimed at restoring Sing’ore Girls’ academic glory.
Once viewed as a beacon of excellence for girls’ education in the North Rift, Sing’ore Girls now finds itself at a crossroads, with many asking how a school that once led the nation could fall so far, and whether decisive intervention can reverse the decline.
By our reporter
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