Strathmore School
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Strathmore School is Kenya's first multi-racial school established in 1961 in the Lavington area of Nairobi district. It began initially as a residential Sixth Form College offering British-styled A-level courses and in 1963 switched from the Cambridge School Certificate Examination to the London G.C.E. In 1977 it became a fully-fledged Secondary school. In 1988, the school began offering education under the KCSE - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - curricula which it follows to date. The first batch of Primary school students (6-7 year olds) entered in 1987. It no longer has any boarders.
'The Scroll', its school magazine, was first published in 1963. The last edition was published in 2006 in order to make way for an interactive DVD called The Scroll Digital (nicknamed 'digital').
Every year the school honours two outstanding students graduating. One being the Sportsman of the Year and the other the Scholar of the Year. Those who are honoured have their names engraved on an 'Honours Board' at the school. There is also an Honours Board for the Primary School Scholar of the Year.
Since 1961 only one person has been awarded both honours: James McFie in 1963. The
Strathmore School prides itself as one of the few (if not only) school in Kenya that does not have prefects. Students are free and are expected to use this freedom responsibly.
The school does not have houses.
The doctrinal and religious formation in Strathmore is entrusted to Opus Dei, a prelature of the Catholic Church.
Strathmore School was ranked the second best high school in Kenya based on 2006 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education [1].
