Ikuu Boys High School is a boys only public national boarding secondary school located in Tharaka Nithi county, Kenya. Ikuu Boys is one of the best and top performing school in Kenya. This article provides complete information about this school. Get to know the school’s physical location, directions, contacts, history, Form one selection criteria and analysis of its performance in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams. Get to see a beautiful collation of images from the school’s scenery; including structures, signage, students, teachers and many more.
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IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL’S PHYSICAL LOCATION
Ikuu Boys High School is a boys only public national boarding secondary school located in Tharaka Nithi county, Kenya.
IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL’S INFO AT A GLANCE
- SCHOOL’S NAME: Ikuu Boys High School
- SCHOOL’S TYPE: Boys’ only boarding school
- SCHOOL’S CATEGORY: National School
- SCHOOL’S LEVEL: Secondary
- SCHOOL’S LOCATION: Ikuu Boys High School is a boys only public national boarding secondary school located in Tharaka Nithi county, Kenya. Actual location is Meru – South Mwonge Location, Magumoni Division. 4 K.M south of Chuka town and a ½ KM off Chuka – Embu road.
- SCHOOL’S KNEC CODE: 19300010
- SCHOOL’S OWNERSHIP STATUS: Public
- SCHOOL’S PHONE CONTACT: 0715 054 398 / 0739 902 196
- SCHOOL’S POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O. Box 40, Chuka, Kenya.
- SCHOOL’S EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
- SCHOOL’S WEBSITE:
IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL’S BRIEF HISTORY
Ikuu Boys’ High School was started in 1964 as a provincial day secondary, in the grounds presently occupied by Ikuu Girls High School. It was started under the sponsorship of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA). The school moved to its current location in 1965 to get closer to the Meru – Nairobi highway. Local people donated land and provided resources to construct the school.
The school remained single stream up to 1978 when the second stream was introduced. In 1981 the school opened its doors to ‘ A’ Level classes. In 1996 the school expanded to three streams and continued to expand its facilities. In 2006 the quality assurance and standard officers in their assessment recommended upgrading the school to provincial boarding status and decided to register it as a four stream school. However, the school lacked facilities to fully accommodate the fourth stream and was given time to develop. In 2012 the school became a fully four stream. In the same year was upgraded to a national school following a steady and consistent improvement in performance. The first national class was admitted in 2013. The school has a projection of having five streams by 2017.
Ikuu boys’ has posted very good results over the years. In 1989 the ‘ A’ Level class was ranked position eleven (11) nationally. In respect to the 8.4.4 system the school has shown gradual improvement up to a mean score of 9.341 in 2015. The performance index has been above 95% for students joining university i.e. C+ and above. For more than fifteen years the school has remained among good performers in the country. The school has also competed favorably in co-curricular activities with entries to national in Drama, Music, Science and engineering fair and games in the last couple of years.
School Infrastructure
The school currently has 18 permanent classes to cater for the broad curriculum and increased enrollment. The school has six dormitories and one ultra-modern hostel, 12 teachers’ houses, modern administration block, four science laboratories, a computer laboratory, a well-stocked spacious library, an expansive dining hall cum multipurpose hall, 6 Ablution blocks and two school buses (62 and a 67seater.)
The school farm supplies fruits, meat, pork, milk and vegetables. It also provides timber and firewood.
Enrollment
This encompasses the teachers and students. The school having started in 1964has had the following structure in enrollment.
- 1964–1977 – Single stream
- 1978–1995 – Double stream
- 1996–2006 – Three streams
- 2006–To date – Four streams
The number of Teachers has been increasing gradually in relation to increase in students enrollment. The current enrollment of 809 students has posed many challenges to the teaching staff and infrastructure. It is now critical that the institution gets more teachers to cater for the growing student population if it has to operate within the confines of its mission and vision
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IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL’S VISION
To be a centre of excellence in the provision of quality education.
IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL’S MISSION
To work with stakeholders in order to create an enabling environment for the provision of quality education.
IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL’S MOTTO
Onwards to excellence.
IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL’S CONTACTS
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- Postal Address: P.O. Box 40, Chuka, Kenya.
- Email Contact: [email protected]
- Phone Contact: 0715 054 398 / 0739 902 196
IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL’S FORM ONE SELECTION CRITERIA & ADMISSIONS
Being a public school, form one admissions are done by the Ministry of Education. Vacancies are available on competitive basis. Those seeking admissions can though directly contact the school or pay a visit for further guidelines.
During form one admission, some spaces should be reserved for pupils from local
public day schools in the community to enhance the partnership between the
school and the immediate stakeholders.
There is an Established endowment fund for bright but needy students from the public
primary schools to retain and maintain good standards.
Also talented students in the school community are identified and given partial
scholarships to enhance the school popularity in all spheres
IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL’S KCSE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
The school has maintained a good run in performance at the Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, exams. In the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams the school featured in the list of top 200 schools nationally. This is after recording a mean score of 7.2 (C+ plus).
The school has a tradition of hard work and good performance right from inception. During the ‘A’ levels, the school managed to be position eleven (11) nationally in 1989.
Under the 8.4.4 system the school has been among the best performing schools in the country with its best ranking being position 25 nationally in 1993. The number of those qualifying for university entry has increased over the years.
The table below illustrates this
School`s Academic Achievement in KCSE (1990 – 2015)
| Year | Grade | Mean | Entry | No. Qualifying for University Admission (grade A to C+) | % | |
| 1990 | C- | 5.10 | 80 | 26 | 32. 50% | |
| 1991 | C | 5.40 | 82 | 17 | 20. 73% | |
| 1992 | C- | 6.00 | 83 | 26 | 31. 33% | |
| 1993 | B- | 7.93 | 82 | 63 | 76. 33% | |
| 1994 | C | 6.91 | 85 | 51 | 60. 00% | |
| 1995 | C | 6.47 | 76 | 40 | 52. 63% | |
| 1996 | C+ | 6.85 | 83 | 42 | 50. 60% | |
| 1997 | C+ | 7.30 | 85 | 50 | 58. 82% | |
| 1998 | C+ | 7.28 | 76 | 56 | 73. 68% | |
| 1999 | C+ | 6.81 | 98 | 50 | 51. 02% | |
| 2000 | B- | 7.55 | 99 | 72 | 72. 72% | |
| 2001 | B- | 7.63 | 111 | 89 | 80. 19% | |
| 2002 | B- | 7.78 | 105 | 77 | 73. 33% | |
| 2003 | B- | 8.43 | 110 | 94 | 85. 45% | |
| 2004 | B | 8.73 | 121 | 110 | 90. 91% | |
| 2005 | B- | 8.20 | 154 | 141 | 91. 56% | |
| 2006 | B | 7.90 | 105 | 101 | 96. 19% | |
| 2007 | B | 9.26 | 120 | 119 | 99. 17% | |
| 2008 | B- | 8.30 | 133 | 110 | 82. 71% | |
| 2009 | B- | 8.11 | 125 | 93 | 74. 40% | |
| 2010 | B- | 7.84 | 194 | 140 | 72. 16% | |
| 2011 | B | 8.92 | 167 | 149 | 87. 13% | |
| 2012 | B | 9.03 | 191 | 178 | 92. 23% | |
| 2013 | B | 8.93 | 191 | 181 | 94. 76% | |
| 2014 | B | 8.91 | 158 | 156 | 98. 73% | |
| 2015 | B | 9.31 | 167 | 161 | 96% |
2016 KCSE Results.
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