Nyandarua High School

Nyandarua High School is a government School in Ol Kalou, Kenya, with about 800 students and four streams. Box 61-20303;Olkalou Phone Number: 065 72022 0711 517 403 A National School,Mixed Apprrox 800 students,

Four streams namely

Y (yikes), H (hunters) and S(strikers) Nyandarua High School is a mixed boarding school, located in the Ol-Kalou constituency in Rurii . The school is located in Nyandarua county in the Central province of Kenya.

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NYANDARUA HIGH School – THE ONLY MIXED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN KENYA

Location Nyandarua County Ol Kalou Constituency Rurii Ward Kenya Coordinates 0°12'10.6"S 36°22'31.7"E -0.202954, 36.375467

Information Type National, Public - MIXED Motto Striving for Excellence Established 196.. Head teacher Mr. … Number of students 730 Campus Rurii, Olkalou , Nyandarua. Color(s) Maroon, Grey and Green Nyandarua high School is a Secondary School in Nyandarua , Kenya. It was formed in 19 by The first students were briefly housed at the as they waited for the school's completion. The founding principal/headmaster was Originally the school was reserved for By the early 1970s the school was fully developed with its own well ample sports fields for, football, hockey, tennis, and other sports. The drama club as well endowed with costumes, the science labs well equipped..

Nyandarua HighSchool currently has 720 students. In 1989, it was ranked 17th best high school in Kenya based on Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education results.[2] Through the 1980s and into the 21st century, Nyandarua HighSchool has maintained high academic standards ranking in the top 100 for many years in the 1980s. The current School Principal is Mr. --- who is deputised by Mr. Contents • 1 School Emblem • 2 School Motto • 3 School Anthem • 4 Academics • 5 Extracurricular activities • 6 Sports • 7 School prefects • 8 Blocks/Dorms • 9 Gallery • 10Notable alumni • 11 External links School Emblem . School Motto • Striving for Excellence School Anthem Academics

Illustration showing the basic student school uniforms Nyandarua High School is categorised as a National school (Mixed), meaning it recruits students from all over the country who do well in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E) examination. Its nationwide recruitment objectives means that each entering class of fresh students is large and extremely diverse having representatives from all over the country. The classes offered run the full gamut of sciences and arts as well as life skills classes for the students thus inclined. The curriculum might be considered heavy on the sciences but equal attention is paid to providing the students with extensive humanities classes ensuring that all benefit from a well-rounded experience and maximum opportunities for life after high school. The school routinely has a good showing in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) nationwide and is consistently ranked highly in its category of schools with large enrolment.[3] [4] Students graduating from Nyandarua High School go on to pursue a myriad of careers. The old education system (O Level and A Level system) consisted of first form to sixth form students. first form to fourth form had four streams of classes with approximately 40 students each. The subjects done in first form to second form were English Literature, Mathematics, Geography, History, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Music, Fine Art, Swahili, , Wood Work and Metal Work (the wood and metal work classes were taken in alternating years of form 1 and form 2 respectively). Fifth form and sixth form were divided in the particular subjects the students took i.e. sciences and arts. In fifth form and sixth form a student could take either 3 or 4 subjects with suitable combinations being determined by the school on selection. Extracurricular activities Being a boarding school, extracurricular activities play a huge part in the day-to-day of the student. To this end, there is no shortage of activities into which the students can throw themselves into. Some of these activities are mandated by the school and so time is allotted to the completion of these activities. Community work is designed to empower the student to take charge of maintaining his surroundings, basically janitorial duties performed at early morning hours and extended hours of weekend mornings, except Sunday. Students also participate in drama activities. There are intramural (between houses) competitions in drama, music and all manner of sports that are taken very seriously and from these contests are the school representatives selected to compete externally. There are a large number of clubs catering to different niches that provide students with opportunities to interact with others of like interest within and without the school. Examples of these, the Boy and Girl Scouts, Christian Union and Drama club, Science club to name a few. From time to time, the school is called upon to host festivals and functions (nicknamed funkies) with invited guests from other schools, near and far. These include Drama festivals/contests, music festivals/contests, Science Congress and many others. Sports Photo

Nyandarua High School 1989 – Volleyball team weaners in the central region

It is from the ripe fields that the school's representatives are selected. The school always fields competitive teams in soccer, athletics, cross-country, basketball, hockey, and volleyball. . School prefects Apart from the teachers the rules and regulations of the school where dispensed by school prefects. There are two categories of prefects, School prefects and House prefects. The school prefects jurisdiction was the whole school. In 2015, the school conducted its first ever students' leaders elections. This resulted to a shift from the prefects' body to a new system of student leadership called the students' council. It is headed by a council captain and a deputy council captain. Only the two maintained the captain tag, all the rest are either council secretaries or deputy council secretaries. New posts of dining hall council secretaries were introduced,each dining hall council secretary heads a dining hall with the help of other council secretaries in the respective dining hall. The council captain, deputy council captain and the other four senior most council secretaries. wear black ties which have the school's emblem. Students interested in leadership posts in the school pick application forms for membership of the council from the deputy principle in charge of administration, apply then undergo intense vetting by the teachers. Those who successfully pass the vetting have their names posted on the notice boards then an election is conducted for the same. The students vote under teachers surveillance and the votes are counted in their presence immediately after the elections. - council captain 2016-2017 - deputy council captain 2016-2017 Houses/Dorms

There were 5 blocks consisting of 2 houses each. Each house consisted of all the class streams i.e. form 1 to 6 (in the old system) and form 1 to 4 (in the new system). In the old system form 1 to 4 had approximately 18 students each per house and form 5 to 6 had approximately 10 to 12 students each per house. The house was divided into 2 categories, Form 1 to 3 were known as juniors and they had their own sporting leagues. Form 4 to 6 formed the seniors and they too had their separate leagues. When it came to school team selection this was open to both juniors and seniors. Form 1 to 4 students slept in dormitories. Some form 5's slept in the form 4 dorms while the rest and all form 6 students slept in studies either 2 sharing one or in singles e.g. the Head of House and his deputy and the sports prefect. Each house was governed by a house master who consisted of a senior teacher living adjacent to the house. The student in charge of the house was known as a Head of House (HoH) and was a 6th form student. Assisting him run the house was a deputy head of house and about 5 or 6 other prefects all drawn from the form 6 students. The prefect roles were divided amongst the activities of the house and the most influential being the sports prefect. A new set of prefects was selected towards the end of the year (3rd term) from amongst the form 5 students. Each block of 2 houses shared a dining hall except for Block 1 and 4 where four houses shared one dining hall. Each house had one janitor who took care of the laundry services for the students and the general upkeep of the house. The dormitories have had some names changed over the course of time. This was done to acknowledge the changing times from the colonial era to independence and the many heroes involved in the independence movement in Kenya, as well as folk heroes. A few of the houses still retain their original names, evidently. Nyandarua High School house colours arranged left to right by blocks. The colours are mainly used during sporting events. BOYS House 1: Longonot Colour Prefects- Size / Population House 2: Malewa

Tana 3: Tana House 4: Aberdare GIRLS Block 5:

Block 6 Notable alumni See also: Category:Alumni of Nyandarua HighSchool • . External links