Starehere Boys Centre was founded in 1959 by the late Dr. Geoffrey Griffin and other two co- founders, the late Geoffrey Geturo and the late Joseph Gikubu. Starehe is a charitable institution that provides care and education for boys in need. It runs a Centre, Secondary School and a tertiary Institute offering Accountancy and Computer studies. Starehe Boys Centre is a National Secondary Public Secondary School, located near Nairobi Town, Starehe Constituency in Nairobi County.
Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Contacts
- Postal Address: P.O Box 30178 -00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya .
- PHONE: +254 020 6761 221/ +254 727 531 001
- EMAIL: info@stareheboyscentre.ac.ke
- Website: www.stareheboyscentre.ac.ke
- KNEC Code: 20400004
- Location: Nairobi
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Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Admission
Admission to Starehe boys Centre is a rigorous process that aims at ensuring only the most deserving students are admitted.
Primary education in Kenya is presently available to the great majority of children. The course lasts 8 years and ends in a national examination Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).
Admission to Starehe boys Centre is a rigorous process that aims at ensuring only the most deserving students are admitted.
Primary education in Kenya is presently available to the great majority of children. The course lasts 8 years and ends in a national examination Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).
At this stage, a large percentage of these children drop out – either because they do not perform well enough to enter one of the comparatively few secondary schools or because, although they have gained good examination results and qualify for places, their families are unable to afford the school fees. This is tragic since such children posses considerable potential, having overcome real, often formidable difficulties to get as far as they have done.
It is boys like these, selected from allover Kenya and drawn from every ethnic background whom Starehe’s mission reaches out to help. Such boys apply to join Starehe using a special form available free of charge, fondly known as the “Yellow Form” that requires a case history testimony provided by the parents/guardians and supporting evidence from their civil administrator (Chief),minister of religion (Pastor/Priest/Imam) and their Primary School Headteacher.70% of our places are reserved for such boys, being made free to them through sponsorship or endowment.
The remaining 30% of our places are allocated on a fee paying basis to children from financially stable backgrounds who have also obtained excellent passes in the KCPE examination. This achieves a social mixing to normalize the environment, preventing the needy boys from feeling isolated from other strata of society, while providing the much needed peer to peer interaction, motivation and competition. The spirit of brotherhood that has long been the foundation of the centre gives testimony to this integration; during and by the end of the course, no significant difference exists between the two groups.
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SUMMARY OF ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR A CANDIDATE WISHING TO JOIN STAREHE BOYS’ CENTRE AND SCHOOL
1. In February/March of every year Class 8 candidates register with the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) for their KCPE examination and select their secondary schools of choice. The candidate MUST select Starehe Boys’ Centre and School (Code No. 400004) as his official first choice of National Secondary School.
2. Application Form. The candidate MUST fill in the application for admission using the Yellow Form. This form is given free of charge by Starehe Boys’ Centre and School .Note that this form is not for sale and it is illegal to pay any cash to obtain it. The form can be collected from the Centre at the main office during working hours or downloaded from the school website www.stareheboyscentre.ac.ke. If the applicant is too far from Nairobi or lacks internet access, please give us your details and we shall send the form to you
3. The yellow form contains guidelines on information needed for both categories of admission to the centre (fee paying or sponsored). The Yellow Form is confidential and all information in it is treated as such.
His family is able to pay fees and understands that all fee payers are charged as per the school’s fee structure. (Note: About 70 Form 1 places are awarded to such boys who qualify on merit).
4. The Yellow Form MUST be returned to the Centre by 31st July of every year, duly completed with all supporting documents appended as per the requirements.
5. In October/November – the candidates sit for their KCPE Examination.
6. December – Results for KCPE candidates are announced. At this stage the National Selection for Secondary Schools begins.
7. Successful applicants to Starehe will be admitted and selected on the following basis:
a) Fulfillment of all application requirements.
b) Academic Merit (Excellent performance in their KCPE Examination)
c) Level of need based on the Yellow Form filled during application.
At the end of the selection process each year, the list of admitted students is pinned on the school notice board near the main office and invitation letters are sent to all admitted students through their respective Primary Schools.
Appeals:
Starehe allows prospective students who are not admitted in the first intake to request for reconsideration of their application provided they have fulfilled all the above conditions. This is based on availability of places that may not have been taken up for many reasons. One should submit their letter of appeal to the Director as soon as the list of admitted students is pinned up.
Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Academics
Starehe has constantly produced top scholars across Kenya and the world at large. The School, for a long time, has been ranked among the best and top performing schools in Kenya.
Starehe has stand out not only in Academia but also in co-curricular activities.
Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Mission
Starehe as a Centre for academically talented and needy boys aims at offering homely support and a holistic education founded on strong principles such as discipline, multi-religious character formation and leadership development.
Starehe Boys’ Centre National School Vision
To be a global Centre of excellence in youth development, effectively providing quality academic and leadership skills geared for the promotion of a just society founded on high moral principles.
Starehe Boys’ Centre National School KCSE Results Analysis
Over the years, Starehe Boys’ Centre National School has posted impressive results at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams. In 2018 the school had 208 candidates who managed a mean grade of a B+ (plus) with a performance index of 74.757. In the 2019 KCSE exams Starehe Boys Centre had a total candidature of 267 students.
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