Nowadays, Form One students do not wait for long to join secondary school thanks to the new changes by the Ministry of Education. Our Form One orientation was done on Saturday, 6th January 2018. The Form 1 students were welcomed by their Class Teachers who took them through the school procedures that will guide them during their stay in school. The form 4 captains further took them around the school as they familiarized themselves with the new environment where will spend their next 4 years.

Wednesday, 3rd January 2018 marked the beginning of the new school year. All secondary students gathered for a formal ceremony at 7:30 am and 10:30 am for primary pupils at the swimming pool area. The Heads of Sections, the Dean of Studies and the Deputy Principal addressed the boys. The speeches reflected on the successes of 2017 and the need to put more effort and overcome the few challenges encountered. The Principal opened the school officially in both assemblies where he welcomed the new students/pupils and the assistant teachers. He thanked the school for the success in 2017 especially with the KCPE and KCSE classes.

We wish the Standard 8 and Form 4 candidates 2018 success as they prepare for their final examinations in November.

Paul Hawi Makawiti, Class of 2016 will graduate tomorrow, Thursday 25th January 2018. He has been chosen as the valedictory speaker. The ceremony will be streamed live from 7:15 am East African Time to around 8:30 am. It will also be uploaded to YouTube afterwards.

Below is the livestream link.

https://livestream.com/TrinityCollege/JFTValedictory2017

We managed to interview him from Australia. He told us the following:

“This is my foundation program, which is a bridging course to enable entry into The University of Melbourne. I did 2 compulsory subjects (English and History of Ideas) and 3 electives (Accounting, Psychology and Environment, Development and Design). It was about 7 months, from July to January (it’s the July Fast Track Intake). The main program is usually 10 months. I will begin my university education (architecture) towards the end of February at the Melbourne School of Design, a well-known architecture school.”

We wish Paul the very best in his studies.

Thank you for flying the Strathmore and Kenyan flag high!

Paul Makawiti F4 2016

The KCSE 2017 results were released on Wednesday, 20th December 2017.

Strathmore School presented 88 candidates. The school posted a good performance, with an average of 9.190.  3 students scored straight A, 15 scored A-, 23 scored B+, 24 scored B, 9 scored B-, 6 scored C+, 6 scored C, and 2 scored C-. This, therefore, gives a transition rate of over 90% to university.

The subjects that scored the best means were Computer Studies with a mean of 12,  Mathematics with a mean of 10.557 and French with a mean of 10.133. Improvement was noted in Computers Studies, Chemistry and English.

Below are the students who scored straight As.

Brian Gitahi
A

82

Phil Nyaga
A

82

Kenneth Nduati
A

81

The table below is a summary of the performance.

We wish to congratulate all our 2017 candidates and teachers for the hard work that was put into achieving these results.

The KCPE results were released on Tuesday, 21st November 2017. Strathmore School registered an average mark of 389.12. This a 15 mark improvement from 374.22 posted in 2016.

The school also posted a mean of above 70% in all the subjects with English (91.5%) and mathematics (80.41) taking the lead. Kiswahili, Science and SST/RE posted 70.89, 75.41 and 71.81 respectively.

The best pupil, Austin Kimathi, scored 437 out of 500 marks. 12 boys managed to score over 400 marks. 32 boys met the 370 cut off mark to the secondary section of the school. This translates to 84% transition rate, one of the highest in the history of the school.

The school wishes to congratulate the 2017 candidates for this splendid performance.

The School also congratulates to all the teachers who handled this class right from Standard One and especially those who prepared them for the KCPE examinations. Their hard work has been rewarded.

Special congratulations go to the candidates’ parents for walking with the candidates and for their sacrifices, time, energy and prayers, and most importantly for believing in them!

Austin Kimathi
437

Kyle Odula
435

Ryan Njoroge
416

Hubert Wanyeki
413

Matthew Wachira
410

Henezi Matiko
409

Mark Njenga
409

Augustine Chironga
408

Joseph Ngala
403

Victor Mathenge
403

Kerago Mbugua
402

Ryan Miriti
402

The school held a Career Day for form 4 students and their parents on Saturday, 7th October 2017. This event was aimed at sensitising both students and parents on issues such as university application, career choices and how to succeed at university. The Assistant Dean of Students at the University of Nairobi, a representative from Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS), The Executive Director of Discover your Talent LTD attended and had a chance to speak to the students and their parents on various issues touching on Careers. The day ended with a visit to the stands where some institutions had come to exhibit their courses and services they offer to students who have just completed form four. They included Brookhouse, Strathmore University, Eastlands College of Technology and various institutions that link students to foreign universities in Canada, Australia, UK e.t.c.

The pupils of Tennis Club participated in the Tennis Master 12 & Under Tennis Tournament that was held in Public Service Club, Nairobi on Saturday, 7th October 2017. Herein below the results.
1. Leishery Munene 1st Runner Up.
2. Trevor Mwaura (Winner in beginners of U 10 Red balls)
3. Njamba Kimani Silver
4. Eddie Gitonga Bronze
5. Emmanuel Njenga Bronze
6. Alvin Kimathi Bronze
7. David Momanyi Silver
8. Javier Mwangi Silver

On Saturday, 7th October 2017, the Sports Department organized a soccer tournament for 13 years & Under. This event attracted nine teams from other schools and three teams from the host. The teams were grouped into two pools of six teams each and the matches kicked off at 10:00 am. The preliminaries were much easier for the teams that were strong and well prepared. The knockouts were very tough as some teams had to go down to penalties to determine the winners. The results saw Strathmore B & C proceed to the semi-finals where they both won and qualified for the finals. The finals was described as a derby as Standard 6 faced Standard 7 in the tournament. The two classes have had stiff competition during Inter-class competition. Strathmore B won the tournament with two goals to nil as Makini School settled for 2nd runners up after winning in the playoffs.

The Roller Blading Club held a class challenge on Tuesday, 3rd October 2017 during the extra-curricular activities lessons. The event was organised by Skate Studios with the help of the Roller Blading patron, Mr. Muiruri. The prizes i.e. medals and T-shirts were awarded to the top three students. The results per category herein below.

Standard 1
1 Theodore Warui
2 Josemaria Mamicha
3 Julian Mayieko

Standard 2
1 Jabari Areri
2 Ryan Ng’ang’a
3 Mirithi Mwangi
Ihabi Osundwa

Standard 3
1 Kamau Kange
2 Austin Njogu
3 Njamba Kimani

Standard 4
1 David Moturi
2 Nathan Ikua
3 Justus Mamicha

Upper Primary
1 Adam Otieno (Std 5)
2 Mathenge Gitahi (Std 7)
3 Emmanuel Otieno (Std 6)

We began the year in January on a good note. The school calendar has been full of activities in and outside class. Our primary pupils did exemplary well in their studies and in extra-curricular activities. The secondary students too did not disappoint. All the school teams registered impressive results in the competitions they took part in. The highlight of them all was the school choir which attained position 1 in 6 categories at the Kenya National Music Festivals held in Kakamega.

We were delighted to hold our Annual Prize Giving (PGD) Ceremony on the afternoon of Saturday, 16th September 2017 to reward our pupils and students. Students, members of staff, parents and past students attended this event.

The audience was entertained by delightful performances from the School choir which presented some of the items that won at the festivals. The teachers’ choir too presented 2 items of “Zilizopendwa”. As usual the presentations were very entertaining and it left the audience yearning for more.

This was followed by the prize-giving ceremony.

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