Khadija Yusuf And Abdisalan Ahmed
1 March 2008
Nairobi — Coast Province has registered remarkable improvement in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
Yesterday, area Provincial Director of Education (PDE), Ms Connie Mogaka termed the performance excellent compared to previous years.
"I am thrilled, the students have done extremely well and I am sure this year we will have better results," she told The Saturday Standard.
Mogaka said schools such as Mama Ngina Girls have maintained their glory at the top, while Bura Girls in Taita District, Ribe Girls and Ribe Boys in Kaloleni District featured among the top 100 after years of trailing.
She commended the waking up giants, which used to top in the province.
She added that her office would carry out a detailed analysis performance of schools.
"I attribute the good performance to efforts by teachers and students. They have been very co-operative and no cases of unrest were reported last year," she said.
Mogaka also lauded girls' schools for their good performance.
"This is an indication that massive dropouts among girls in rural schools is a thing of the past and parents have taken an initiative to ensure girls get equal education as the boys," she added.
But many boarding schools could not celebrate as most students were on half- term holiday.
A Saturday Standard check indicated that only a few students were present and they were unsure of the results.
At Mama Ngina Girls, all was quiet despite performing well. In the past, students jammed the streets to celebrate good performance.
The school was position nine nationally in the provincial category.
There was a similar silence at Allidina Visram High School. The school topped the chart in the district schools category.
Meanwhile, jubilation engulfed Garissa after Young Muslim High School emerged the second best district school nationally.
Teachers and students from the school poured into the streets, cheered on by wananchi.
Former students, who were eagerly awaiting the results, joined in the singing and dancing along the streets after it emerged that the school achieved an enviable feat.
The school, run by Young Muslim Foundation, improved to position two from six in 2006.
The director of Young Muslim Foundation, Abdisalam Sheikh, Mohamed attributed the success to team.
"This is a milestone and it can only get better," said Sheikh Mohamed.
The principal, Mr Robert Mureithi, echoed the sentiments of the director, saying Young Muslim is a close-knit family. "The school will definitely improve even farther," said Mureithi.
The school emerged second after Mombasa's Sheikh Khalifa High School.
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