Kapsabet High School

Kapsabet High School is a boys' national school located in Kapsabet, Kenya, about 40 kilometers from Eldoret, Kenya's fifth largest city.

Kapsabet High School
Location
Kapsabet

Kenya
Information
TypePublic
MottoStrive to Excel
Established1925
PrincipalKipchumba Maiyo[1]
Grades9-12
Color(s)Maroon  
MascotLion
Websitewww.kapsabetboys.sc.ke
Aerial view of the campus

History

The school was founded in 1925 as the Government African School (GAS). It is one of the oldest high schools in the country.[2] It was established to cater for African students at a time when schools were still segregated by the British colonialists.

It has undergone many transformations over the past century. The old school campus where the school stood at first is now used as a primary school, Kapsabet High Primary School.

Ranking
Kapsabet High School

Kapsabet is consistently ranked among the top schools in Kenya in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, an examination which is taken nationally at the completion of Secondary Education.[3][4]

The school has one of the lowest acceptance rates in the country.[5] During the 2019 admission cycle 70,921 applied for admission but only 432 were admitted (a 0.6 percent acceptance rate).[6]

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education national rankings from 2013 to present:

  • In 2013 it was ranked 4th nationally.[7][8]
  • In 2014 it was ranked 2nd nationally.[9][10]
  • In 2015 it was ranked 5th nationally.[11]
  • In 2016 it was ranked 15th nationally.[12]
  • In 2017 it was ranked 8th nationally.[13]
  • In 2018 it was ranked 4th nationally.[14][3]
  • In 2019 it was ranked 2nd nationally.[15][16] The school also produced the top student in the country in 2019.[17]

Management

The school's current principal is Kipchumba Maiyo and the board of trustees is chaired by Simeon Mining.[18]

Notable alumni

References
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  8. "KCSE 2013: Overall top 100 schools nationally". The Standard.
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  10. "Kapsabet Boys shines in 2014 KCSE". The Star.
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  12. Reporter, Standard. "Revealed: Knec’s list of top schools from 2016 KCSE". The Standard.
  13. "List of Top Performing Schools in KCSE 2017 Results". Citizentv.co.ke.
  14. "Kapsabet Boys celebrates 26 As". The Star.
  15. "Kapsabet Boys tops schools in Rift Valley". Daily Nation.
  16. "2019 KCSE Results: List of top 10 schools and candidates". Citizentv.co.ke.
  17. "Revealed: 2019 KCSE stars - VIDEO" – via www.nation.co.ke.
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  22. "Profile" (PDF). star.worldbank.org. 2011. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  23. "The Deputy President". www.deputypresident.go.ke.
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