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Kianda School; KCSE Performance, Location, History, Fees, Contacts, Portal Login, Postal Address, KNEC Code, Photos and Admissions

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KIANDA SCHOOL: LOCATION AND BRIEF HISTORY

Kianda School is a prestigious private located in Westlands; Nairobi County. It is a school exclusively for girls

Kianda Foundation opened Kianda School as a result of numerous requests from past students of Kianda College. The Foundation aims at promoting the educational, professional, cultural and spiritual welfare of women in Kenya. It achieves this aim through the establishment and management of schools, colleges, and training centres for both women and girls, thus promoting their general education.

Kianda School is one of the projects of the Foundation. The School started in 1977 with 40 students, and now has a capacity for 900. It is a day school for girls with a Primary and Secondary section. The School has ranked among the top 10 schools in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. The School fosters a close working relationship between parents, teachers and students. Special courses on parenting enrich this relationship.

Partial Scholarships are granted to academically outstanding children whose parents cannot afford the school fees.In line with the school motto, ‘In Opere et Veritate’ (In deed and truth), Kianda School strives to produce hard working and responsible young ladies who try to achieve excellence in all fields of their development.

The education given at Kianda embraces the three fundamental areas of a person’s development: The intellectual, the spiritual and the human. The spiritual and doctrinal formation of the students and staff is entrusted to Opus Dei, a Personal Prelature of the Catholic Church founded by St. Josemaria Escriva. Its mission is to help people turn their work and daily activities into occasions for growing closer to God, for serving others and for improving society.

KIANDA SCHOOL: CONTACTS

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KIANDA SCHOOL: MISSION

To provide an all-round education to girls, in collaboration with their parents and staff, focusing on the development of all dimensions of their personality – intellectual, character, spiritual,  talents, physical and social.  The education is given in accordance with Christian principles and in an atmosphere of freedom, responsibility and trust. The School aims at enabling students to exercise a positive influence in the service of society.

KIANDA SCHOOL: VISION

To produce exemplary and outstanding  21st century students as we contribute to the development of  stable families and qualified staff.

KIANDA SCHOOL: VALUES

Striving for excellence, sense of commitment, hard work, upright moral living, team spirit, concern and care for all, service to others, respect, sincerity, honesty, freedom and responsibility.

KIANDA SCHOOL: ADMISSIONS

Form 1 Application

Application Forms are available only at the School.Before being given an application form the following documents must be presented:

  • An application letter.
  • Pre-Mock results and Mock results.
  • Recommendation letter from Head Teacher.
  • One recent, certified and colored passport photo of the candidate (preferably in School uniform)

If the application meets initial requirements, an Application Form will be given and a non-refundable Registration fee charged of Ksh 2,000/=. Together with the Application Form, you will receive a letter giving details about the Entrance Test which is is usually in around September.

Application Forms are available only at the School. The form should then be filled in and submitted to the High School Secretary’s Office with all documents. Kianda Entrance Test Should your daughter be successful in the entrance exam (English, Mathematic and Composition are tested) then parents and daughter will be invited for an oral interview. Admission depends on the entrance test and oral interviews. The purpose of the interview process is to help prospective parents get to know the school and the input Kianda expects of the parents of the students who finally join Form 1. Parents will be informed by the Admissions Office of the outcome of the interviews.

Application Procedure for Transfer

Kianda School accepts transfers for Form 1 and 2.

The procedure for transfer is as follows:
Parents write an application letter and attach copies of:

  1. Birth certificate of the girl
  2. 1st and 2nd Term reports
  3. A recent passport photograph of the girl (preferably in School uniform).

Registration Fee Kshs. 2,000/-; Applications to be brought in August.

All applications to be addressed to:

  • Admissions Secretary, Kianda School, P.O. Box 48328 – 00100 GPO, NAIROBI
  • Tel: 020 807 7381, Mobile: 0733 846 959,
  • E-mail: info@kiandaschool.ac.ke

KIANDA SCHOOL: KCSE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

In the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams  Kianda School was ranked 12 in the country and number 4 in Nairobi County. 73 students sat the 2018 KCSE exams. The school’s mean score was 9.22 up from 8.81(B) in 2017. The top girl Elizabeth Wambua scored 81 points. Sharon Olago and Maryanne Fernandes scored A- of 80 points. 71 students scored C+ and above. This is a 97.3% transition rate to university under government sponsorship. The other 2.7% too qualify for government sponsored Diploma Certificates. Congratulations to the parents, staff and students of the Class of 2018.

In the 2019 exams the school had a total candidates’ population of 64

KIANDA SCHOOL: PHOTO GALLERY

Kianda School: Student Life and Times at the school/ Photo view.

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2019 KCPE results announced today

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The Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has today released the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE, results. According to the released results, Andy Michael Munyiri is the top candidate. Here are the top candidates:

    1. Andy Michael Munyiri- 440
    2. Flavian Onyango- 439
    3. June Cheptoo Koech- 439
    4. Sean Ndung’u- 439

2019 KCPE Exams’ General Performance:

  • 401-500 Marks: 9,770 Candidates
  • 301-400 Marks: 243,320 Candidates
  • 201-300 Marks: 586,886 Candidates
  • 101-200 Marks: 262,307 Candidates
  • 000-100 Marks: 1,173 Candidates

Here are the Highlights from the release of the 2019 KCPE Results:

  • TOTAL NUMBER OF CANDIDATES: 1,088,986 Candidates wrote the exam; with 543,000 being boys
  • CONTRACTED PROFESSIONALS: 5,795 Examiners were contracted to mark English Composition and Kiswahili Insha.
  • EXAMINERS WHO LOST LIVES: 3 Examiners lost lives in line of duty.
  • NUMBER OF TEACHERS TO BE INVESTIGATED: 56 Teachers on spotlight over exam malpractices
  •  EXAM LEAKAGES: None of Exam papers leaked.
  • PREGNANCIES: Parents urged to spend time with their children.’ The behaviour of young angels being impregnated by hyenas must stop’.
  • 100% TRANSITION: All children will secure a place in secondary schools.
  • SCHOOLS’ INFRASTRUCTURE: 8 billion set aside to improve infrastructure in primary and secondary schools.
  • FORM ONE 2020 SCHOLARSHIPS: 9,000 scholarships set aside for slum children.
  • GRADE 4 BOOKS: By 17th of December grade 4 textbooks will be availed in schools.
  • FORM ONE SELECTION: Form 1 selection to end by 2nd of December.
  • COUNTIES WITH MORE FEMALES THAN BOYS: 18 Counties registered more female candidates than boys in the 2019 KCPE exams.
  • COUNTIES WITH HIGH CANDIDATURE: Nairobi, Kakamega and Nakuru; respectively.
  • COUNTIES WITH LOW CANDIDATURE: Lamu, Isiolo and Samburu; respectively.
  • IMPROVED SUBJECTS: English, Kenya Sign Language and Religious Education.
  • HOW TO RECEIVE RESULTS: Send SMS to 20076 in the format; INDEXNUMBERKCPE. Do not leave a space in between and write the word KCPE in Capital Letters.

HOW TO RECEIVE THE 2019 KCPE RESULTS

CHECKING KCPE 2019 RESULTS USING SMS CODE 20076

This is the most effective and fastest way of checking for the results. To get KCPE results 2019 by SMS a candidate is required to send an SMS with your Index Number to 20076. The service is viable for all the three network providers in the country Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom networks.Send SMS to 20076 in the format; INDEXNUMBERKCPE. Do not leave a space in between and write the word KCPE in Capital Letters. EXAMPLE: 45700000KCPE

The cost of each SMS is Sh.25.

CHECKING KCPE 2019 RESULTS USING KNEC ONLINE PORTAL

To use this method to check 2019 results you only need to remember your index number and access your mobile phone or computer.

Here is the procedure:

  • Visit the Official KNEC website (knec.ac.ke)
  • Check  for the KCPE Results tab, click on it
  • Select the year you sat for the Exams
  • Enter your Index number.
  • Finally click the Submit button.
  • Your KCPE results should show on the screen after a while.

Visiting former Primary School

Finally, candidates can check their KCPE 2019 results by visiting  their former schools a day after the official release of the exam.

Downloading full School’s Results

Download the full centre’s results, after they have been announced, at: https://www.knec-portal.ac.ke

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Release Of Examinations Results

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) wishes to bring the following information to the attention of all institutions presenting candidates for the KNEC examinations:

Examination Results Slips and Printouts

Each of the institutions that enter candidates for the KNEC examinations shall receive a hard copy of the institution’s examination results printout and result slips which captures the following information:
1. Institution’s Code and Name
This appears on the top left side of the printout. The institution’s code is a unique number by which an examination centre is identified by the Council. This is the number that an institution should always quote whenever communicating with KNEC.
2. Candidates Details
Below the institution’s name and code are details of the candidates. These details include the index number of the candidate, year of examination, gender, individual subject grades and the mean grade.

The important features of the examination results are as indicated below:-

  • X – denotes an absent candidate. A candidate is declared absent if he/she did not sit for one or all papers in the examination. However, for the KCPE examination results, the symbol AB indicates an absence;
  • Y- denotes that the candidate was involved in an examination irregularity. For the KCPE examination results, the symbol 00 indicates an irregularity;
  • P- denotes that the candidate’s examination results have been pended due to infringement on the entry requirements for the examination e.g. incorrect KCPE details for entry in KCSE examination;
  • W- denotes that the candidate’s examination results have been withheld on suspicion that the candidate has been involved in an examination malpractice and investigations are ongoing;
  • U- denotes ungraded examination results due to infringement of the awards criteria.

Mean Grade Award Descriptions

  • Mean grade will be X, if a candidate is absent in all subjects
  • Mean grade will be Y , if one or more subjects are cancelled.
  • Mean grade will be U, if the entry requirements for the KCSE examination are not met
  • Mean grade will be CRNM, if the course requirements for the Teacher education, Business and Technical examinations are not met
  • Mean grade will be P, if results are pended
  • Mean grade will be W, if the examination results are withheld;

The details of pended, withheld and irregularities are communicated to the institution through the Sub County Director of Education at the time of release of the examination results and are received by the institutions at the same time with the examination results.

Release Of Certificates

Once certificates for a specific examination are ready for collection/dispatch from KNEC, the institutions shall be informed through the mass and print media, Sub County Directors of Education and/or the heads of institutions:

All certificates for regular candidates are issued through the Heads of Schools/Institutions and to private candidates through the Sub County Directors of Education.
The Kenya National Examinations Council reserves the right to withdraw a certificate for amendment or for any other reason should this be necessary.
Upon the release of KCPE and KCSE examinations, the candidates can access their results through SMS number provided during the official release of results. The KCPE candidates are expected to access their result slips through the KNEC website immediately after release of the examination in their respective schools.

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