COMPOSITION OF STAFF AND ENROLMENT
The Secondary School has a pupil enrolment of approximately 763. Of these 641 are boarders (boys only) and 122 are day scholars from the adjacent small plots and resettlement area. Of the day scholars 50 are girls, 4 disabled students attends secondary school from the nearby Jairos Jiri Mukuwapasi Children’s Centre for the Rehabilitation for the disabled and blind.
The school has an authorized teaching establishment of 36.
The school has enjoyed a very good academic performance over the years and in recent years has successfully ranked as one of the top schools in the country, based on academic achievement. In 2007, it produced the best ‘A’ level results in the country and enjoys ever-growing popularity. The following are the pass rates at ‘O’ and ‘A’ level:
YEAR ‘O’ LEVEL ‘A’ LEVEL
1987 43, 3% -
1988 56, 0% 94, 0%
1989 68, 5% 86, 9%
1990 65, 0% 81, 0%
1991 65, 0% 88, 0%
1992 67, 0% 96, 0%
1993 70, 2% 96, 0%
1994 76, 1% 95, 0%
1995 75, 0% 98, 0%
1996 77, 0% 98, 4%
1997 74, 0% 96, 6%
1998 78, 0% 98, 0%
1999 81, 0% 98, 0%
2000 74, 0% 100 %
2001 85, 7% 100 %
2002 87, 5% 99, 2%
2003 82, 5% 100 %
2004 85, 7% 99, 0%
2005 87, 0% 100 %
2006 86, 0% 100 %
2007 87, 0% 100 %
2008 87, 6% 100 %
2009 95, 9% 98, 7%
2010 91,85% 98,98%
2011 91,61% 100%
2012 93.92% 100%
2013 92.0% 99.0%
2014 92.86% 100%
2015 96.5% 100%
Every year, approximately 95% of its ‘A’ level students gain admission into the various universities and tertiary institutions. This high success rate is attributable to a number of factors among which ate a conducive environment for effective learning, a complement of qualified staff, availability of educational resources and other success factors. In 2005, the school received THE SECRETARY’S MERIT AWARD which is recognition by the Ministry of Education of outstanding developmental success that includes improvements in infrastructure, academic achievement and an innovative approach in implementing educational strategies.