Mwala School
Coordinates: 1°21′08″S 37°26′57″E / 1.3521015°S 37.4492853°E
Mwala School is a government secondary school for boys in Mwala, a village in Machakos County in Kenya.
History
The school was founded in 1969 as a single stream mixed Harambee school. The first principal was John Mutyauvyu Mulwa and the initial enrolment was less than 20 students who lodged in the neighbouring Mwala market due to a lack of boarding facilities. While it was a Harambee school, there were only two teachers paid by the government, with other untrained teachers engaged by the school's Board of Governors. The British charity Project Trust sent volunteer teachers to work at the school over the period 1979–1982.[1] [2] In 1972 the first class took the EACE examinations.
The school expanded and in 1983 became a government sponsored school with a much increased number of students. The school began to offer boarding facilities within the grounds in 1985.
Results
Mwala School gains good results with a mean score of 5.97 in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in 2019.[3] It has also recorded sporting success participating in the East Africa Secondary School Games in table tennis.[4]
As of 2020[update] the enrolment of the school is 650 pupils[5] with 24 teachers.
Notable alumni
The chair of the Board of management is the Kenyan Government senior counsel and former student of the school Kevin Kilukumi. Other former students of the school include Ezekiel Mutua CEO of the Kenya Film Classification Board.
Gallery
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View of main entrance to school. -
Front view of school in 1979 -
A mural at Mwala School to illustrate the school's values -
The IT and Library Building on the left of the courtyard from the entrance. -
List of principals of the school 1969-2020
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A plaque at the school commemorating 50 years since its founding.
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References
- ↑ "Bank Prize". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 9 April 1979. p. 10.
- ↑ Cannadine, Gary (2 October 1980). "Back Home after Braving the Wild". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. p. 5.
- ↑ Machakos County 2019 KCSE School Merit List, Published by KNEC January 2020
- ↑ 2019 East Africa School Games, FEASSSA, Latest results, Table Tennis. Newsblaze. Kenya 1 is Mwala School, retrieved 16-01-2020 [1]/
- ↑ McVay, Ben (2020-02-21). "Whaley Bridge teacher on fundraising mission for Kenyan school she volunteered at 40 years ago". Buxton Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
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