KIAMBAA KCPE RESULTS 2021

[Please Note: Data indicated here were sourced and obtained from the Ministry of Education, Government of Kenya, State Department of Early Learning & Basic Education]

Kiambaa sub-county/constituency performed relatively well in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) as compared to 2020 by posting a mean grade of 286.287 points, a positive deviation (gain) of 8.337 points. In 2020, the sub-county had posted a mean grade of 277.950 points out of a possible 500 points.

A total of 3,195 pupils (1,627 boys and 1,568 girls) sat for the KCPE exam in the constituency while 20 pupils (9 boys and 11 girls) didn't do the exams, although registered to do so, because of varying reasons.

This against a backdrop of 55 schools (public and private) that paticipated in the process. At the County level, Kiambaa sub-county was sixth out of the twelve sub-counties that Kiambu County has.

The top pupil, a girl named Loise Ng'endo, attained 416 marks and came from Muya Primary School, a public school situated at Ndenderu.

In regards to the subjects, the sub-county posted the following mean grades:

Top 5 Public Schools in Kiambaa KCPE 2021:

No. Primary School Score
1 MUYA 330.001
2 LOWER KIHARA 310.200
3 KIBATHI 281.044
4 KAMUIRU 279.678
5 WANGUNYU 278.225

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Top 5 Private Schools in Kiambaa KCPE 2021:

No. Primary School Score
1 KIAMBU HILLCREST 365.870
2 CHANTILLY 361.800
3 LOISWELL 358.737
4 WISDOM POT 346.278
5 FR. JOSEPH RICHETTI 345.190

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The Two Top Schools in Kiambaa KCPE 2021:

KIAMBU HILLCREST ACADEMY - PRIVATE AND CONSTITUENCY OVERALL

Hillcrest academy two storey building that houses some of the classrooms at the school
Some of the classrooms at Kiambu Hillcrest Academy. The top school in Kiambaa in KCPE of 2021. (Source: Levkin Blogs)

The school located at the border between Kiambaa and Kiambu constituencies, along Banana-Kiambu road, was the top school in Kiambaa after garnering a mean score of 365.870 points, a positive deviation of 28.200 points as contrasted with the 2020 results where they had a mean score of 337.670 points.

Mr Augustine Ochanji, the headteacher at the school attest the good performance to teamwork between teachers, parents, and the management. They also engaged resource persons - teachers from other schools - to teach the pupils.

He also cites the completion of the syllabus, the support they got from the Sub-County Education Office, and the positive engagements with the neighbouring community did contribute positively to the exemplary performance.

In-spite of the good performance the school experienced some challenges and they include:

Water - their water is supplied by the public water agency that is responsible for supplying water to the sub-county and sometimes the supply is irregular forcing them to source water from private vendors but the situation is being arrested by installing a borehole which has already being dug and high-mast stands already erected to hoist the big water tanks.

Low enrolment - the pupils that sat for the exams were 30 (14 boys and 16 girls) but the school has the capacity for even more pupils as the headteacher says. They are yet to reach their potential in regards to pupils' population.

Top pupil, Lindway Nyambura had 415 marks.

Asked about this year's anticipated performance, Mr Ochanji says, "We are equally prepared to give our best".

MUYA PRIMARY SCHOOL - PUBLIC CATEGORY

Wall at the first classroom depicting Muya Primary school logo
Frontage of Muya Primary School - the school produced the top student in Kiambaa KCPE of 2021. (Source: Levkin Blogs)

The school posted a mean score of 334.320 a negative deviation (drop) of 7.350 points since they posted a mean score of 341.670 in the 2020 results.

Albeit a drop in the mean score, the school provided the sub-county top pupil, Loise Ng'endo who attained 416 marks out of a possible 500.

Mr John Kuria, the Deputy Headteacher at the school attributes the good performance to among many things like:

High level of discipline at the school, positive collaboration between the pupils, parents, and the teachers, regular forums with the parents discussing their children education performance and sensitizing them on good upbringing of their children.

Ample time that the teachers create and utilize to ensure that time available is maximized for learners benefit e.g., during prep time in the evening there is always a teacher teaching in every class up until 5 and by doing this they were able to cover the syllabus.

On top of this they have remedial classes for grade 6 - 8 every Saturday.

Some of the challenges being experienced at the school currently includes:

Lack of adequate space of the playing field - currently, the school shares the playing field with the neighbouring Ndenderu Vocational Training Centre.

ECDE teacher - due to the high population of Early Childhood Development & Education (ECDE) pupils, the Board of Management (BOM) hired an extra tutor to complement the two already deployed by the County Government of Kiambu and so it's a humble plea by the deputy headteacher to the county administration to absorb the concerned tutor as a motivation for the work done.

The school is located at Ndenderu, Ndenderu - Wanginge road.

Most Improved Public School in Kiambaa KCPE 2021:

NJENGA KARUME PRIMARY SCHOOL

Inside the compound of Njenga Karume Primary school and a one storey building in the vicinity which houses part of the school's classrooms
Compound of Njenga Karume Primary school. It was the second most improved public school in Kenya in KCPE 2021. (Source: Levkin Blogs)

The school got a mention from the Education Cabinet Secretary, Professor George Magoha when releasing the KCPE 2021 results in Nairobi for posting improved results in the public schools category and being the second school to do so nationally, the first being Kambi ya Waya Primary School at the Coast.

The school posted a mean score of 248.352, a substantial gain of 40.562 points as compared to the 2020 results where they garnered a mean grade of 207.790 points.

"The results are very encouraging", Mr. John Thuo, Deputy Headteacher at the school proudly says. He attributes the encouraging results from the support they got from the parents e.g., they bought the revision guides as prompted by the teachers for pupils' use.

The extra hours put on by the teachers together with the learners went a long way of ensuring that the syllabus was completed on time.

He also asserts that the school feeding programme played a positive impact in the improved results because in one way or another it motivate the pupils to attend their classes. Currently, the pupils are taking porridge only due to lack of funds.

Some of the challenges experienced are:

Water - the school depends on a stream that is in a downslope behind the school and when it's rainy, they can't access the water due to the muddy path that goes to the stream.

Absenteeism - the school is located in the middle of tea plantations and most of the pupils' parents work on this plantations as casual laborers and when COVID19 pandemic struck, many of them were laid off and this prompted the young ones to miss school due to lack of basic needs while some of them helped their parents to do menial jobs to restore their livelihoods.

Porous fence - to sustain their school feeding programme, the school cultivates vegetables in the school garden but the produce are stolen due to a porous fence because anyone can get in and out due to the fence gaping spaces. Sometimes they are forced to harvest the product while yet to mature so as not to lose it to thieves.

The top pupil, Joshua Ochieng, an orphan garnered 395 Marks and he's currently in school since a well wisher came forward.

The school is located in Cianda Ward, along Kiambu-Limuru road.

The Two Most Improved Private Schools in Kiambaa KCPE 2021:

KAREN ACADEMY

Pupils of Karen Academy participating in a church service
Putting God first - the triumphant class of Karen Academy in a church session. The class posted the most improved results in the constituency. (Source: Karen Academy)

The school improved its mean score by a whooping 91.422 points to post a mean score of 305.722 points up from 214.300 points in 2020.

The school proprietor who also doubles up as a teacher in the same school, the humble and joyous Madam Gladys Nyambura Kiongo, told me she named the school after her late dear mother Karen Wanjiru.

She then enumerates some of the factors that contributed to the impressive performance and they include:

Putting God first - they have fellowships with the pupils in a nearby church prior to the exams.

Her being present at the school goes a long way in ensuring that everything goes on smoothly.

Qualified and dedicated teachers that ensures that the learners receive quality education.

Teaching the learners to be early risers and being late when going home (lessons starts at 7am and end at around 6pm) as she says, "I always tell them if you want As you have to work for them".

She also adds that she invest in quality teaching books.

She confidently says, "I'm strict with children's learning".

One of the challenge that she encountered was during the resumption of the schools after the COVID19 hiatus in that some of the teachers never returned.

The top pupil at the school was John Kinuthia who garnered 378 marks.

The school is located in Kimuga village, Ka-Njiku area, Karuri Ward, Banana-Limuru road.

MUGUMO-INI JUNIOR ACADEMY

Gate leading to Mugumo-ini primary school
Entrance to Mugumo-ini Junior Academy. Second most improved primary school in Kiambaa sub-county KCPE 2021. (Source: Levkin Blogs)

The school located in Karuri Ward via Banana-Limuru road, posted a mean score of 310.200 points a significant gain of 57.432 points as compared to the 2020 reports when they posted a mean score of 252.770 points.

According to Mr John Kirimi, a senior teacher at the school, credits of the good performance can be credited to the teamwork experienced between teachers, parents, pupils and the management. By this, they were able to cover the entire syllabus by the second term and making the third term exclusive for revision purposes.

Regular assessments of pupils also played a role whereby the best performers were motivated by giving them small gifts, monetary incentives to the teachers, and befriending the bottom performers.

One of the main challenge experienced during the period was absenteeism due to e.g., lack of fees for some of the pupils.

"We have a target of at-least a mean grade of 350 points this year", Mr Kirimi says optimistically at the end of the short interview.

The top pupil was David Ngugi who had 355 Marks.

TOP SCHOOLS IN KIAMBAA KCPE 2021 FULL LIST:

No. Primary School Score Ctry
1 KIAMBU HILLCREST 365.870 Private
2 CHANTILLY 361.800 Private
3 LOISWELL 358.737 Private
4 WISDOM POT 346.278 Private
5 FR. JOSEPH RICHETTI 345.190 Private
6 MUYA 334.320 Public
7 KINGMEAD 330.001 Private
8 WISDOM EAGLES 328.117 Private
9 SIMMOGA 324.000 Private
10 RHODES 319.789 Private
11 KIAMBAA ST ANN 319.710 Private
12 LOWER KIHARA 313.411 Public
13 MUGUMO-INI 310.200 Private
14 ACK ST PHILLIPS 310.071 Private
15 KARURI MSINGI BORA 308.822 Private
16 ROYAL BRAINS 308.532 Private
17 ACK ST PAUL WAGUTHU 306.800 Private
18 KAREN 305.722 Private
19 ROBSTAR 304.789 Private
20 REHOBOTH 303.077 Private
21 JOY POT 300.330 Private
22 DELIGHT JUNIOR 300.171 Private
23 SOUTH MUCHATHA 297.143 Private
24 MERRY TIMES 296.013 Private
25 WAKAH 287.577 Private
26 CIANDA PREPARATORY 285.532 Private
27 DEL-SOPHIA 285.400 Private
28 BLESSED PREPARATORY 285.200 Private
29 ST IRENE JUNIOR 282.904 Private
30 HOLYWAY 281.947 Private
31 REDHILL BARAKA 281.895 Private
32 KIBATHI 281.044 Public
33 KAMUIRU 279.678 Public
34 UPPERHILL 279.000 Private
35 WANGUNYU 278.255 Public
36 JABALI PREPARATORY 270.297 Private
37 NDENDERU 260.890 Public
38 KIBUBUTI 258.886 Public
39 FIRST BORN MISSION 258.455 Private
40 GACHARAGE 258.141 Public
41 KIHARA 255.011 Public
42 MUTHURWA 250.590 Public
43 KARURA 250.195 Public
44 NJENGA KARUME 248.352 Public
45 THIMBIGUA 247.649 Public
46 GACII 244.511 Public
47 KARURI 243.405 Public
48 MUYUYU 241.456 Public
49 MUCHATHA 240.326 Public
50 KING'OTHUA 239.032 Public
51 MUONGOIYA 238.207 Public
52 WAGUTHU 233.255 Public
53 KIAMBAA 230.092 Public
54 KAWAIDA 229.000 Public
55 GATATHA 218.642 Public

No. => Position

Score => Mean Score

Ctry => Category

Private => Individually owned institution

Public => Government owned institution

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