Hill School-Eldoret Details and History
Hill School-Eldoret is a government-sponsored girls-only boarding school located in langas area in Uasin Gishu County.
The Secondary section, which is a girls’ boarding school was started in the years 1986 after a directive of the then president of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Daniel T. Arap Moi. Initially, the school was mixed but the boys were phased out in 1995 due to lack of boarding facilities. The students’ population stands at 487 with an average annual growth rate of about 4% due to facility constraints.
The school has a swimming pool which has been one of the great hallmarks of the school and is an asset that has set the school a notch above other public schools in the region and in the country.
The institution is placed to host a number of activities. It hosts SMASSE training and is also used by the KENYA National Examination Council as a marking center.
The teacher population in the school stands at 31 and 45 for primary and secondary sections respectively. The school has been able to undertake several initiatives including putting up classrooms, dormitories, laboratories, administration block, staff housing, playing fields, dairy unit, and a vegetable garden.
The School crest which hangs above the entrance to the Junior Tuition block was painted by art teacher Gwen Bristow. The oribi represents the Uasin Gishu district of Kenya and the crested crane represent Uganda which is the catchment area of the pupils in the mid-1950s.
There were red and yellow lines represented the Afrikaner Highlands School which was later absorbed into Hill School in January 1956.
Headmaster Arthur Brindley was highly thought of by both staff and pupils alike and is remembered with affection by all of them who attended Hill School during his headship.
Vision: To become a leading and most preferred learners’ school in the provision of excellent and holistic education.
Mission: To offer quality and holistic education in a conducive environment that motivates the learners to reach their full potential to be productive members of society and contribute to the betterment of humanity.
Hill School-Eldoret Contacts
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School Name: Hill School-Eldoret
Physical Location: Langas area
Address: P.O. Box 160, Eldoret 30100
City/Town: Uasin Gishu
County: Uasin Gishu
School Category: Public
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Phone Number: 053-2062557
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Website: http://www.hillschool.ac.ke
Fees and Account Number
For details on school fees and school account number concerning this secondary school, kindly contact the school’s principals office.
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