Song and dance rocked Anestar Boys High School in Bahati Sub-County in Nakuru as parents, teachers and students celebrated the school’s exemplary performance in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examination.
This was more than 20 of the 312 candidates at the prestigious private school scored a mean grade of A-Minus and above.
David Kiiru, the top student at the school scored an A Plain of 84 points which he attributed to hard work, sacrifice, group work and discipline.
An excited Kiiru said his dream was to study medicine at the University of Nairobi and later make his contribution to society as a medic and researcher.
“I was going gardening together with my parents at our farm in the Ngorika area of Nyandarua when a teacher at the school called me with the news,” he said.
His father, Joseph Njoroge thanked the teachers and the school management for guiding his son through his studies.
“I am glad that Kiiru has passed, my challenge is money to take him through University and I know that God will provide,” he said.
The school Principal, Patrick Ngetich attributed the good performance to discipline and dedication, adding that the students were always ready to work with their teachers.
It was a similar case of jubilation at Moi High School Kabarak, Nakuru as parents and teachers joined candidates to celebrate.
The school Chief Principal, Elisheba Cheruiyot said the school would get 100 per cent university transition as all the 401 candidates who sat for the exam attained C Plus and above.
The school had 62 A plains, 155 A minuses, 102 B Pluses, 60 B Plains, 18 B Minuses and 4 C Pluses with an overall mean score was 10.43.
Cheruiyot said the school recorded an improvement from the 2022 KCSE results when the school had 351 candidates and a mean score of 10.13.
Larry Mule was among the top performing students in the school with a straight A and would want to join Moi Univesity to study medicine.
“The good grades are the results of prayers, hard work, support from parents and teachers and study groups,” he said.
Langalanga Secondary School, a mixed public day school in Nakuru City had three candidates who scored an A plain and 18 others got an A Minus.
John Falestine, Paul Muchiri and Doris Waithera scored A plains of 84, 82 and 81 points respectively.
The school Principal Rufina Nkonge said the class of 2023 was disciplined and resilient adding that put in a lot of effort in their studies.
