Bridge International School's top candidate in the 2020 KCPE exams, Chrispo Morara, will join Alliance High School.
It is a dream come true for Morara who in a past interview with the Star hoped to get admission to Alliance High School and dreams of becoming a doctor in the future.
On the other hand, Kimberly Betty from Lumakanda in Kakamega County, who scored 411 making her the second-best Bridge candidate will join Bunyore Girls in Vihiga County.
This year more Bridge pupils will take up the mantle with 58 pupils selected to join national schools, and over 400 selected to join extra county schools.
Bridge International prides as the provider of affordable low-cost education in the country but whereas the institutions are privately owned, they are customised to cater for children from poor backgrounds.
Over 2,700 girls and boys sat the exams and managed an average of 271 marks compared to 250 nationally this is 21 points higher than the national mean that stands at 250.
The placement exercise to secondary school took place on June 15 and the students will be required to report to Form One on August 2.
The 2020 class sat their test in unusual circumstances first during a pandemic and second the examination delayed for four months.
The institution says that most of its learners heavily relied on remote learning in 2020 during the closure of learning institutions to stem the spread of Covid-19.
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