Nyabururu Girls National School in Kisii County was among the top institutions in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, throwing the school recently into thrilling celebrations for the huge performance.
The 587 candidates, now heading to universities and middle-level colleges to pursue their dreams, did the school proud and left it yearning for more.
354 of the candidates attained C+ and above, where 7 scored A plain, 32 A-, 82 B+, 87 B, 78 B- and 68 C+.
27 got C, 5 C- and only one had a D+, the lowest grade recorded in the school.
As spectacular a performance as it was, the current candidates are even more motivated to fly the school’s flag higher.
Kisii Catholic Diocese Bishop Joseph Mairura, who conducted the thanksgiving mass, urged the students and the alumni present to carry a positive attitude and embed it in their work ethic.
“Nurture good thoughts to help you contribute something to the society that matches the school motto ‘Aspire for Excellence’,” Bishop Mairura said.
School Principal Joyce Orioki said that the performance has been improving steadily over time, acknowledging the sponsor, parents, the education office and students for supporting the school to reach the zenith of performance never before seen.
“The school has been improving for the past five years and I thank stakeholders for the support and urge them to continue with the same spirit,” Orioki said, revealing that the school has 702 candidates for the 2023 exam who have set a target mean of 9.2.
She said in that five-year period, the school has transited 1499 students to university out of 2170, rising through 5.78 in 2018, to 7.54 the following year, then 7.84, 8.84 and 8.29 progressively in the succeeding years.
It was a double victory as the ceremony also launched a number of projects, both complete and ongoing, including a borehole, a building to host a laboratory and classes (St Peters), a 3-storey dormitory (St Fatima), Joyce Hostel, staff housing units, an ablution block with 75 units, a modern gate A, a perimeter wall, and a MIF complex.
The principal lauded the Board of Management (BoM) chaired by Father Apollinaris Masese, and parents for supporting the school’s numerous projects, saying the infrastructure will boost the students’ learning outcomes and raise their performance in national examinations.
Kisii County Director of Education (CDE) Philip Chirchir had good things to say about the BoM for its prudent management of resources, promising that the government will continue funding schools’ infrastructure projects.
He commended the teachers and parents for supporting the school to record the good results and asked them to work even harder to realize better results in subsequent examinations.
“I appreciate the role played by parents and urge them to pay school fees on time to support the school programmes,” Chirchir said.
The CDE saluted principals in the area for their teamwork, encouraging them to benchmark periodically to help their schools improve by gaining invaluable insights into how others do things.
Education Secretary Christopher Osinde urged Kenyans to keep the peace as unrest and street protests had a way of disturbing the minds of young people and disrupting learning.
He challenged Kenyans to cherish peace, stressing its purpose as an important ingredient in any country’s social, economic and educational well-being.
By Emmanuel Gwakoi
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