Arabuko Forest High School has once again emerged as the top school in Kilifi County in the just released KCSE results.
The extra-county Islamic boys' high school beat Bahari Girls and Ribe Boys, which are the two national schools in Kilifi.
The school scored a mean grade of 8.144 (B-), while Bahari scored a mean grade of 7.69 (B-). Ribe Boys scored a mean grade of 6.79 (C+).
Arabuko Forest High School principal Alawi Rashid said 91 per cent of candidates who sat the exam in the school qualified to join university.
According to Rashid, out of the 97 students who did the exam, 88 will be join university.
He attributed the success of the school to the cooperation among teachers, parents, and students.
Rashid, however, said they fell short of their target.
“This was not what we expected. We had set our mean score at 9.2. The results appear to have a problem because the students whom we expected to perform well did not do very well compared to some of those we did not expect to perform. We are, however, thankful to God for leading the county,” he said
Bahari Girls chief principal Hamaro Sylvano said the school recorded the best results ever in its history.
She said that 192 out of 259 candidates will join the university.
She said the school surpassed the target they set before the exams.
“We had set a target of 7.5 but managed to get 7.6. This is a great achievement because the school has never recorded such results before,” she said
Judith Mapenzi, who topped the school by getting an A- of 80 points, said the death of her grandfather two months to the exam dealt her a blow.
“I was very close to my grandfather. He was always my inspiration and when he passed on it affected me and my studies. I couldn’t concentrate in class, but with the encouragement and counseling from my teachers I managed to overcome the grief and performed well in my exam,” she said.
Mapenzi wants to be a neurosurgeon.
Jackline Kagendo, who scored an A- of 79 points, attributed her success to discipline and teamwork in the school.
Kagendo said the discipline instilled in her in school will help her in her quest to be a cardiologist.
