Several schools in Kisii County are in a celebratory mood after posting sterling performance including 100 percent transition to university and acquisition of top grades for the first time since the schools’ inception.
Speaking separately in their various institutions, the school principals congratulated the candidates for the excellent performance, which saw many of the little-known schools outshining the giants in the region.
Kiage Tumaini Boys High School Director Dr Joseph Kiage said the entire 47 candidates were transitioning to university, with the lowest candidate having scored a mean grade of B minus.
Dr Kiage attributed the success of the institution to discipline and perseverance by the students.
Mokubo SDA High School Principal Edwin Nyaboga lauded the candidates for the hard work and the local community for their support which contributed to the school achieving three A- (minus) grades for the first time since it was established in 1976.
Nyaboga said the introduction of a scholarship programme to support top KCPE students in the region had contributed to the stellar performance.
“Actually, one of the students who scored an A- (minus) that we are celebrating today scored 406 at KCPE and has never paid anything for the four years that he was here,” noted the principal.
Similarly, Nyagichenche Senior Secondary School Principal James Magara said the school had attained the first grade A plain since its establishment due to the hard work of the candidates and teachers.
Magara said that hard work and motivation among the students and teachers greatly contributed to the results, which saw 104 students getting direct entry to university.
“I want to encourage the current form four students to emulate their 2025 counterparts and maintain discipline so that they can achieve even better results than last year’s,” he added.
Riokindo High School Chief Principal Gerald Orina also added the school registered a positive improvement after they attained a mean score of 9.1, an increment from 9.0 in the previous year.
However, Orina noted they took more than five hours to access the results due to system challenges.
Cynthia Nyabeki, one of the students who scored an A- (minus) from Nyagichenche Senior Secondary School, attributed her positive results to hard work, discipline and trusting in God throughout her studies.
By Mercy Osongo and Jane Naitore
