Kapsabet High School
Location
Kapsabet, Nandi County

Kenya
Information
TypePublic
MottoStrive to Excel
Established1925
PrincipalMr. Maiyo, Sammy Kipchumba (Arap) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrolment2000+
Color(s)Maroon  
MascotLion
RivalsKenya High School
Websitewww.kapsabetboys.sc.ke
Aerial view of the campus

Kapsabet High School popularly known as KB is a public national high school for boys located in Kapsabet in Nandi County, about 40 kilometers from Eldoret.

History

The school was founded in 1925 as the Government African School (GAS). It is one of the oldest high schools in the country.[2] It was established to cater for African students at a time when schools were still segregated by the British colonialists.

It has undergone many transformations over the past century. The old school campus where the school stood at first is now used as a primary school, Kapsabet High Primary School.

The school now celebrates its Founders' Day on 4 February, every year.

Ranking

Kapsabet High School

Kapsabet is consistently ranked among the top schools in Kenya in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, an examination which is taken nationally at the completion of Secondary Education.[3][4]

The school has one of the lowest acceptance rates in the country.[5] During the 2019 admission cycle 70,921 applied for admission but only 432 were admitted (a 0.6 percent acceptance rate).[6]

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education national rankings from 2013 to present:

  • In 2013 it was ranked 4th nationally.[7][8]
  • In 2014 it was ranked 2nd nationally.[9][10]
  • In 2015 it was ranked 5th nationally.[11]
  • In 2016 it was ranked 15th nationally.[12]
  • In 2017 it was ranked 8th nationally.[13]
  • In 2018 it was ranked 4th nationally.[14][3]
  • In 2019 it was ranked 2nd nationally.[15][16] The school also produced the top student in the country in 2019.[17]
  • In 2020 it was ranked 1st nationally
  • In 2021 it was ranked 1st nationally. [18]
  • In 2022 it was ranked 18th nationally.
  • In 2023 it was ranked 3rd nationally.

Management

The school's current board of management is chaired by Prof. Simeon Arap Mining, and the secretary is the chief-principal Mr Maiyo, Sammy Kipchumba (Arap) MBS, OGW.[19]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ App, Daily Nation (29 June 2020). "Top teachers and students rewarded with laptops". mobile.nation.co.ke.
  2. ↑ "History – Kapsabet Boys". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. 1 2 Team, Saturday Standard. "Moi Kabarak, Kapsabet and Moi Girls Eldoret lead Rift Valley region". The Standard.
  4. ↑ "Mathematics winners help it all add up for Kapsabet Boys". Daily Nation.
  5. ↑ "Choosing only 15 'elite' schools ruined chances of 1m pupils". Daily Nation. 28 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Oduor, Augustine. "Revealed: Kenya's most popular high schools". The Standard.
  7. ↑ "Wanderi tops KCSE 2013 exams - VIDEO". Daily Nation. 2 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "KCSE 2013: Overall top 100 schools nationally". The Standard.
  9. ↑ "Top of the class: 15 best KCSE schools". Daily Nation. 2 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kapsabet Boys shines in 2014 KCSE". The Star.
  11. ↑ "Tight competition as KCSE results released".
  12. ↑ Reporter, Standard. "Revealed: Knec’s list of top schools from 2016 KCSE". The Standard.
  13. ↑ "List of Top Performing Schools in KCSE 2017 Results". Citizentv.co.ke. 20 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Kapsabet Boys celebrates 26 As". The Star.
  15. ↑ "Kapsabet Boys tops schools in Rift Valley". Daily Nation. 3 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "2019 KCSE Results: List of top 10 schools and candidates". Citizentv.co.ke. 18 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "Revealed: 2019 KCSE stars - VIDEO". 3 July 2020 – via www.nation.co.ke.
  18. ↑ "Kapsabet, Kenya High and Mang'u top".
  19. ↑ "Board of Management – Kapsabet Boys". Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  20. ↑ Mwangi, James. "Where Nicholas Biwott was a 'Total Boy' when Moi was a teacher". Standard Digital News.
  21. ↑ "Sen. Cherarkey Samson K | the Kenyan Parliament Website".
  22. ↑ "The Alumni- Kapsabet High School 2014". Issuu.
  23. ↑ "Kapsabet Boys High School Details, Fees, Results, Location and Contacts". Softkenya.com. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  24. ↑ "Profile" (PDF). star.worldbank.org. 2011. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  25. ↑ "The Deputy President". www.deputypresident.go.ke.
  26. ↑ "The Governor | Nandi County Government :: Source of Champions". Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  27. ↑ "7 prominent politicians who studied at Kapsabet Boys High School". hivisasa.com.
  28. ↑ "Jean-Marie Seroney (1927-82)". East Africa and the Global 1960. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  29. ↑ Longman, Jeré (August 7, 2012). "For Kenya's Julius Yego, the Javelin Beats Running" – via NYTimes.com.
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