Two Kenyan Secondary Schools listed among 10 best in Africa

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Capital Campus

Two Secondary schools in Kenya have been listed among the best 10 secondary schools in Africa by The African Economist. The ranking has listed 100 schools across Africa with exceptional facilities, good learning environment and consistent high education standards. Rift Valley Academy is ranked number two while International School of Kenya is at number seven in Africa. Eight other schools in Kenya have made the cut:

1. Rift Valley Academy (2)

2. International School of Kenya (7)

3. Strathmore School (32)

4. Alliance High School (39)

5. Starehe Boys’ Centre (50)

6. Lenana School (56)

7. Nyeri High School (83)

8. Hillcrest Secondary School (94)

1. Grey College South Africa

The 150 year old school is in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.

2. Rift Valley Academy

RVA is a Christian Boarding School in Kijabe, Kiambu County, Kenya. The academy is a branch of Africa Inland Mission International and was established by missionaries in 1906.

3. King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)

The school is exceptional because it is a public school that has maintained top standards. The boys’ school has 1,000 students between ages 13 to 18.

4. Hilton School (South Africa)

A Christian boy’s boarding school in KwaZulu-Natal, one of the only two boys boarding schools in South Africa.

5. St. George’s College Zimbabwe

St. George’s is a private Catholic school in Harare and is one of the oldest formal schools established in Zimbabwe.

6. Prince Edward School, Zimbabwe

The boys’ school has over 1200 day-scholars and borders and teaches music, astronomy, sport, speech and drama along the regular curriculum.

7. International School of Kenya

The 37 year old school in the outskirts of Nairobi follows the American education system and is the largest international school in Nairobi.

8. Accra Academy Ghana

The Academy is similar to our own Starehe Centre that admits talented local and international students. It is the first private Academy to be established in Ghana and famous and prominent Ghanaians have graduated from the school.

9. Lycée Lamine Guèye, Senegal

The School is in Dakar, Senegal.

10. Adisadel College, Ghana

The Secondary school is located in Cape Coast and is known as the first school in Ghana to allow prefects dress in different colored coats. The school puts emphasis on sports and especially football. Black Stars players, Ibrahim Ayew (son of legendary Abedi Ayew) and Baffour Gyan attended the school