Nyeri High School
Nyeri High School', also known as Nyeri High, is a boys boarding school situated in Nyeri, Kenya near Mathari Consolata Mission Hospital which provides secondary education according to the 8-4-4 Curriculum. Despite being acknowledged as an academic giant in the region,[1] the school has also developed a notoriety for student unrest culminating in the death of four school prefects in a fire caused by student arson[2] and followed a few years later by a student strike that led to an official government inquiry into the running of the school.[3]
In 2006, Nyeri High School was ranked 22nd best high school in Kenya based on Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education results.[4]
History
The musumbi present Nyeri High school was founded in 1907 as a primary school together with the neighboring St. Paul Seminary and the Mathari Mission Hospital by the Consolata Missionary Sisters on a parcel of land acquired from a local chief a few years earlier. In the 1930s the school began offering K.A.P.E certificates and by the time Kenya gained its political independence in 1963, had developed into a full high school offering both O-Level and A-Level certificates.
Notable alumni
- Mwai Kibaki, Former President of the Republic of Kenya,and Member of Parliament, Othaya Constituency
- Joseph J. Kamotho, former Member of Parliament for Mathioya and Former Minister of Education
- John Njoroge Michuki, former cabinet misister in the Republic of Kenya, Member of Parliament, Kangema Constituency
- Karega Mutahi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government
- Bonaya Godana, former Member of Parliament for North Horr,
- Koigi Wamwere, former Member of parliament for Nakuru North (formerly Subukia)
- Musikari Kombo, nominated Member of Parliament
- Samuel K. Nderitu, current principal
- James Wagema Ruitha, Managing Director, National Housing Corporation (NHC)
- Andrew Karuga Maina, Managing Director, HISTOTO LIMITED
- Charles Mutua Mulwa, Lecturer, Kenyatta University
- Peter Ndiang'ui, Country Manager, OLX
References
- ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/200802291039.html, Kenya: Murang'a, Nyeri High Schools Lead, AllAffrica.com
- ↑ http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/17072000/Features/Features4.html, Winston J. Akala, A long history of pupils' discontent and strikes, Daily Nation
- ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/10020231.html, Kenya: Ministry Officials Probe Nyeri High School Riots AllAfrica.com
- ↑ The Standard, March 1, 2007: Top 100 Schools Overall
External links
Coordinates: 0°24′29″S 36°55′14″E / 0.407924°S 36.920571°E