Oshwal Academy

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Oshwal Academy is a private, co-ed educational institution situated in Mombasa, Kenya, which is owned and managed by Oshwal Education & 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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[edit] History

It was founded in 1968 as Oshwal Secondary School. In 1983 it expanded to include a Primary School section and officially 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 campus includes:

  • Kindergarten School
  • Junior School
  • Senior School
  • Lecture/Examination Theatre
  • Open Cafeteria
  • Administration Block
  • Library

The campus also includes state-of-the-art sporting facilities

  • Multi-purporse Hall (which caters for indoor games e.g. Badminton, Basketball, Handball, Table-Tennis & Volleyball and also has facilities to host entertainment events)
  • 25-Metre Swimming Pool & Toddlers Pool
  • Full-Sized Football Pitch (also can be used for Hockey & Rugby)
  • 400 Metre Track Field
  • Tennis Courts
  • Common Rooms
  • Large spacious gardens

[edit] Kindergarten

The relatively new 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, fitted to the children's needs and finished with a separate playing area.

[edit] Junior School

This section caters for students between the ages of 6 to 11 which follows the British educational system of Key Stage. The students are encouraged to participate in the vast array of co-curricular activities.

[edit] Senior School

This section within the academy is divided into 2 parts i.e. the IGCSE section and the 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.

[edit] Co-Curricular Activities

The academy caters for facilities to enable the students develop. Such activities diverse into interests within indoor and outdoor sports, mountaineering, music and theatre arts. 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
  • LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art)[2]

[edit] Higher Education

Virtually all our students go on to the university of their choice, including those in the UK and the US. The majority of our leavers who apply to UK universities meet the conditions of entry to their first choice university. The requirements are high and many of the courses applied to are very competitive. Interest in US universities continues to grow amongst our Sixth Formers and we continue to establish closer ties with leading US colleges and universities.

[edit] External Links

Oshwal Academy [3]

LAMDA [4]

GAHA Kenya [5]