Magoha lists most popular secondary schools in Kenya

Mar 30, 2023 - 07:55

The Ministry of Education has announced that Nanyuki High School is the most popular secondary school in the country based on recent data.This was established after the ministry followed a criterion based on the number of candidates who applied to a specific school.

According to the Ministry, Nanyuki High attracted 156,003 applications - the highest in the country. The school has a capacity of 480. Kabianga High School came in second with 149,087 applicants. It has a capacity of 528 students. [caption id="attachment_17035" align="alignnone" width="949"]

File image of the Nanyuki High School entrance. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]

Pangani Girls School attracted 118,073 applicants and has a capacity of 576, while Maseno School came fourth with 110,811 students and has a capacity of 576.

Nakuru High School which has a capacity of 336, came in fifth place with 107,915 applicants. It was followed by Alliance Girls with 104,353 applicants and a 384 capacity, Kapsabet Boys with 99,725 applicants and a 384 capacity, and Butere Girls School with 98,410 applicants and a 528 capacity.

Mangu High School attracted 93,648 applicants with a 432 capacity, while Moi Girls High School received 92,666 applications against a 336 capacity.

According to the data, the number of student applicants against the capacity of the schools, a number of students will not be able to attend their preferred schools.

While announcing the Form One selection results on Monday, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said that traffic can be avoided if students are given the appropriate guidance.

"This scenario can be avoided if candidates are offered relevant guidance during the selection process by teachers and parents," he said.

"We will continue to work with the Ministry of Interior and National Government Coordination to facilitate the enrollment of every child in secondary school to actualize the 100 per cent transition," he added.

From the previous year's class, 38,797 students were admitted to National Schools, while 214,960 were assigned to Extra-County schools.

Magoha stated that 2,045 students will attend special needs schools, with 218, 456 reporting to County Schools and 9,128 in refugee camps.

At the same time, 726,311 candidates will report to sub-county schools.