Nyeri High School
Introduction
Nyeri high School is an academic Institution reputed as an academic giant not only in Nyeri region but in the country and even internationally. It was rated among the best 100 in Africa in the year 2013 at position 83 among other four schools in Kenya. The school is sponsored by the Archdiocese on Nyeri. Nyeri High School was started as Primary Boy’s Boarding School in 1924 by the Della sale brothers. It has a student population of 1012 and 42 teachers. The current from 1 and 2 are five streams as at 2016.
History
The musumbi present Nyeri High school was founded in 1907 as a primary school together with the neighboring St. Paul Seminary and the Mathari Mission Hospital by the Consolata Missionary Sisters on a parcel of land acquired from a local chief a few years earlier. In the 1930s the school began offering K.A.P.E certificates and by the time Kenya gained its political independence in 1963, had developed into a full high school offering both O-Level and A-Level certificates.
Notable alumni
- Mwai Kibaki, Former President of the Republic of Kenya, and Member of Parliament, Othaya Constituency
- Joseph J. Kamotho, former Member of Parliament for Mathioya and Former Minister of Education
- John Njoroge Michuki, former cabinet misister in the Republic of Kenya, Member of Parliament, Kangema Constituency
- Karega Mutahi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government
- Bonaya Godana, former Member of Parliament for North Horr,
- Koigi Wamwere, former Member of parliament for Nakuru North (formerly Subukia)
- Musikari Kombo, nominated Member of Parliament
- Enoch Kathungu, Co-Founder Progressive Liberal party
- Samuel K. Nderitu, Former principal
- J K Maina, Current Principal
- Steve Nderi, Co-Founder Progressive Liberal Party
- James Wagema Ruitha, Managing Director, National Housing Corporation (NHC)
- Andrew Karuga Maina, Managing Director, HISTOTO LIMITED
- Charles Mutua Mulwa, Lecturer, Kenyatta University
- Peter Ndiang'ui, Country Manager, OLX
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Coordinates: 0°24′29″S 36°55′14″E / 0.407924°S 36.920571°E