Strathmore School

Last updated
Strathmore School
Location
Strathmore School

Kenya
Information
TypePrivate, all-male, day school
MottoUT OMNES UNUM SINT
(That All May Be One)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Josemaría Escrivá
Established1961
PrincipalJohn Muthiora
ClassesStd 1-8; Form 1–4
Education system 8-4-4 / Kenyan system
Color(s)Cream, grey, black
Rival St. Mary's School
Affiliation Opus Dei
Website www.strathmore.ac.ke

Strathmore School is Kenya's first multi-racial school, established in 1961 in the Lavington area of Nairobi. It began 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 GCE. In 1977 it became a full-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.

Contents

School uniform

The school uniform consists of a cream/beige shirt, mid-grey trousers, grey socks and black shoes. The tie has black, white and blue stripes. The blazer (worn by high school students) is navy blue, normally worn on Mondays and on days of special events. The sweater is sky blue/air force blue and does not have the school badge on it.

School magazine

'The Scroll' 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'). A return to the past is happening this year with a school magazine being published for the first time in 10 years.

In 1986 a book titled 'Strathmore Remembered', with the 25-year history of the school was published.

School honours

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 two people have been awarded both Honours, James McFie in 1963 and Andrew Lumumba in 2012.

Every year the top three [in primary] and top five [in secondary] all-rounded students in each class are awarded the school pennant. The school does not award any colours to students.

Sports teams

The rugby team is known as The Bandits. In 2008 they were the winners of the St. Mary's Blackrock Festival, the biggest schools rugby festival in Kenya. However, they were beaten by their rivals Saints, the eventual winners in the finals of the 2010 edition of the festival. They wear striped shirts of black, blue and white.

Other teams include the Pirates (basketball), the Stallions, who renamed themselves the Falcons in 2016 (volleyball), who won the Nairobi provincial league several times in the 1970s, the Stalwarts (cricket) and the Sharks (swimming).

The doctrinal and religious formation in Strathmore is entrusted to Opus Dei, a prelature of the Catholic Church.

Strathmore School consistently ranks as one of the top private schools in the KCSE and was ranked the second best high school (nationwide) based on 2006 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education and the second best private high school in 2013 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. [1]

Notable alumni

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alliance High School (Kenya)</span> Public national high school in Kenya

The Alliance High School popularly known as "Bush", is a public national high school for boys located in Kikuyu, Kenya.

Education in Kenya refers to the education system in Kenya. It is considered a basic right that should be offered to every individual. Education in Kenya predates to as early as the 18th century among the Swahili people. The earliest school was established by missionaries in Rabai. During the colonial era, the number of Kenyans with exposure to education steadily increased and a good number of them were privileged to proceed abroad for further education.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Friends School Kamusinga</span> National, Public School in Kimilili, Bungoma, Kenya

Friends School Kamusinga (FSK), popularly known as Kamu/Frischka, is a Kenyan Quaker national school established in 1956 and located in Kimilili, Bungoma County, Kenya. The school is located 400 kilometres from Kenya's capital city, Nairobi. It is annually ranked among the top schools nationwide in KCSE and has many notable alumni across business, creative arts, sports, engineering and politics.

Lang'ata is a predominantly middle-class residential suburb of Nairobi in Kenya. The suburb consists of many smaller housing developments, referred to as estates. They include Nairobi Dam, Otiende, Southlands, Ngei, Jambo estate, Onyonka, Madaraka Estate, Kutch Prant, Rubia, NHC Langata, Akiba, Sun Valley, Royal Park and many others. These developments are primarily maisonettes or apartment blocks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Strathmore University</span> University in Kenya

Strathmore University is a chartered university based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) is a certificate awarded to students after completing the approved eight-year course in primary education in Kenya. The examination is supervised by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), an examining body in Kenya under the Ministry of Education. The same body also conducts and regulates the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), a certificate awarded to students after completing secondary education. KCPE and KCSE were both started in 1985 when the 8-4-4 system of education was introduced in Kenya.

Kianda School is a private, all-girls day school with a Catholic ethos located in the Westlands area of Nairobi, Kenya. The school was opened in 1977 by The Kianda Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to better Kenyan women's lives through education and Christian values. The school began with 40 students but has now grown to a student body of about 830 in both its primary and secondary school sections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Starehe Boys' Centre and School</span> School in Nairobi, Kenya

Starehe Boys' Centre and School is a partial-board, boys-only school in Nairobi, Kenya. The school was founded in 1959 by Dr. Geoffrey William Griffin, MBS, OBE, Geoffrey Gatama Geturo and Joseph Kamiru Gikubu. It started as a rescue centre in Nairobi. Starehe and Brookhouse School are the only African schools south of the Sahara and north of the Limpopo distinguished as Round Square members.

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is an academic certificate awarded to candidates upon completion of secondary education in Kenya.

Mang'u High School is a Kenyan Roman Catholic National High School established in 1925, located in Kiambu County along the Nairobi-Thika Highway six kilometres (3.7 mi) from Thika, Kenya. Mang'u High School is ranked among the top schools nationwide in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education and has many eminent alumni including one Kenyan president, several vice presidents, Central Bank of Kenya governor and a former Cardinal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's School, Nairobi</span> Private day school in Nairobi, Kenya

Saint Mary's School, commonly known as Saints, is a private Roman Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys located in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Kenya High School is a public girls' high school located on Mandera Road in the upmarket Kileleshwa suburb of Westlands Sub-County in Kenya's capital city, Nairobi.

Compit Educational Centre, or Compit for short, is a privately-operated Islamic primary and secondary day school located in Easleigh, Nairobi, Kenya.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Green Garden Schools</span> Private schools school in Kikuyu, Rongai, Nairobi, Central Province, Kenya

The Green Garden Schools are a group of Kenyan private schools located in Kikuyu, Kiambu County, and Rongai just outside Nairobi, Kenya. The schools were founded by Dr. Peter Keiyoro and Esther Njenga in 1991. The schools are independent 8-4-4 curriculum co-educational day and boarding schools offering nursery, primary and secondary schooling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kapsabet High School</span> Public school in Kenya

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlie Karumi</span>

Charles Karumi Maina, known professionally as Charlie Karumi, is a Kenyan actor and Radio(NRG Radio)/TV presenter. He has appeared in several plays, television series and films. He is best known for his role as Tony on Kenyan drama Jane and Abel and for hosting entertainment magazine show Arena 254 on K24.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Topyster Muga</span> Kenyan IT expert

Topyster Namasaka Muga, is a Kenyan telecommunication and fintech specialist, who is currently serving as the chief executive and founder of Prosper App. Before launching her own venture in July 2020, her immediate former role was senior director of Financial Inclusion Africa, at Visa Inc., based in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. Prior to that, she headed Airtel Money in Kenya.

Butere Girls High School is a girls only public boarding secondary school in Butere, Kenya.

Ann Kananu Mwenda is a Kenyan criminologist, politician and public administrator who, effective 16 November 2021, served as the Governor of Nairobi County.

References

1°16′10″S36°46′36″E / 1.269362°S 36.776769°E / -1.269362; 36.776769