Kabare Girls High School Details
Kabare Girls High School is a Kenya National Girls School also a Religious Organization Sponsored Girls’ Boarding School. It is located in Kiritini Sub location, Kabare Location, along Gakoigo-kabare road. Kirinyaga County, Kirinyaga East District, Gichugu Division.
The Church Missionary Society (CMS) came to Kabare in 1910 with intention of Evangelism, Health, and Education. They started a church, a dispensary, and a Primary School at Kabare.
A primary school started with sub-standard A, B, and then standard 1 to 4. At the end of standard 3, pupils did an exam called vernacular to allow them to join standard 4 and 5.
This system went on up to 1950. After this pupils could continue to classes 6-8 where they did KAPE to allow them to join Government Secondary Schools.
After independence i.e. in 1963 there was only one public secondary school – Kerugoya Boys High School – thus the local leaders felt the need to build more public schools all over the district. The local leaders conceived the idea of starting the school and discussed it at Kabare Boys Primary School in a meeting chaired by the late Richard Kagachi.
This idea was then shared with the Kabare Primary Boarding Committee who approved of it and the school was started with Kabare Boarding Primary providing accommodation for the pioneer students. The committee was given the mandate to look for land.
The locational chief then Rtd senior chief Jotham Nguri convened locational leaders meeting including the Coffee Cooperative Society at Ngekenyi. The meeting resolved to solicit for funds from coffee farmers through the management of Kabare Farmers Cooperative Societies under the umbrella of Kirinyaga District Co-operative union under the Chairmanship of Mr. Marclus Njiru to start two schools, Kabare Girls’ High School and Mutige Boys.
In this farmer’s meeting members agreed to contribute 2 cents per half a kilogram of cherry. This raised over Kshs. 80,000/= to be shared between the 2 secondary schools. The land was then earmarked at Kabare and 30 Acres of land acquired. The owners were relocated to Mwea through a request to the County Council of Kirinyaga.
On April 6th, 1964 Kabare Girls High School started a form one class with 35 girls from Kirinyaga District on Harambee basis through the sponsorship of the Anglican Church.
In the beginning, these students shared dormitories, Dining Hall, and Kitchen with Kabare Boarding Primary School in the church compound.
In preparation for the expansion of the girls’ accommodation, the steering committee put up 2 dormitories and 2 classrooms in the school compound. These were made of prefabricated materials acquired on credit from Yacoob Deen a saw miller at Karatina guaranteed by Mr. Bernard Gathanga the area Member of Parliament by then.
The Headteacher then was Mr. Alvan Kagema Njinju. Towards the end of 1964 the late Mr. Habel John Nyamu from the Ministry of Education then, assisted the school to acquire 2 female volunteer teachers, Miss Jeldine Markee and Miss Jane Bell from the USA.
Miss Markee became the first headmistress whereupon the expiry of her term of service in 1968, she handed over to Miss Githae the first African female headteacher. The school presented its first lot of students for the National examination in 1968 for in 1967 there were no trained teachers to prepare the students for the examination. Only four students from the pioneer class sat for the examination after repeating from 3 in this school while others went to Kahuhia Girls High School.
Due to the continued expansion in physical facilities, increased enrollment, and good academic performance, Kabare Girls High School was elevated from a County School to a National School in 2012.
Quick Facts
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- School Code: B2020696
- Level: Secondary School
- Day/Boarding: Boarding
- Gender: Mixed
- Ownership: Public
- Sponsor: Religious Organisation
- Student Needs: Ordinary
- System: 844
School Curriculum
The secondary school curriculum in Kenya covers six major areas:
- Mathematics.
- Communication: English, Kiswahili, and foreign languages),
- Science: Physical Science and Biological Science.
- Humanities: History, government, social education, geography, religious education, and ethics),
- Applied Education: Agriculture, business education, accounts, commerce, industrial education, wood technology, metal technology, power mechanics, electrical technology, typing and office practice, home science, clothing and textiles, food and nutrition, arts, and music)
- Physical Education.
Kabare Girls High School KCSE Results
Individual candidates can check their KCSE results by SMS or online using an SMS number or website link provided at the release of the exam. Candidates and parents should visit the school for their official results slip. Results for all candidates and the school national, county, and local ranking can also be found from the schools’ office.
The ministry of education advises parents teachers and pupils to check the KCSE result slip for any anomaly such as incorrect candidate’s name, school name, and code as well as wrong subject grade and report to KNEC within a month after the announcement.
Kabare Girls High School Fees, Account Number, and Uniform
For details on the school fees structure, account number, and uniform, please contact the principal or the school’s office using the contacts below.
Kabare Girls School Contacts (Address, Location, Email, Telephone, and Website)
School Name: Kabare Girls HighSchool
Physical Location: Kabare
Address: 69 Kerugoya
City/Town: Kirinyaga Town
County: Kirinyaga County
School Category: Secondary
School Code: B2020696
Phone Number: To be updated soon
Email: info@kabaregirls.com
Website: http://www.kabaregirls.ac.ke
Kabare Girls’ High School Highlights
Music: Yes
Drama Club: Yes
Debate Club: Yes
Sports Team: Yes
Girls Scouts: Yes
Kabare Girls’ High School Facilities
School Library: To be updated soon
Swimming Pool: To be updated soon
Sports Field: To be updated soon
Computer Lab: To be updated soon
Science Laboratory: To be updated soon