St. Mary's School, Nairobi
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- Private school
- Levels
- Nursery, Kindergarten, Primary, Secondary
- Curriculum
- CBC / CBE, 8-4-4, Cambridge, International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Location
- Dagoretti North, Nairobi
- Founded
- 1939
- Gender
- Boys only
- Boarding
- Day school
St. Mary's School, known as Saints, is a Roman Catholic day school for boys run under the Archdiocese of Nairobi. It was started in Parklands in 1939 by Holy Ghost Fathers from Blackrock College in Dublin and moved in the 1940s to a large site on the land of St. Austin's Mission in Muthangari, off James Gichuru Road; its main buildings with twin towers date from 1954. The school has kindergarten, junior and senior sections and offers the Kenyan national curriculum alongside Cambridge and IGCSE programmes. Since the early 1980s it has run the International Baccalaureate Diploma, which is open to girls as well as boys. Saints is known for its annual school musical, staged for the public since 1971, and for rugby, basketball and swimming. It neighbours Loreto Convent Msongari.
Bonitas, Disciplina, ScientiaSchool motto
Curriculum & education system
Curriculum
CBC / CBECBC / CBE (Kenya)Kenya's national curriculum: 2 years pre-primary, 6 years primary, 3 years junior school and 3 years senior school (2-6-3-3). Children are assessed continuously on skills and values as well as knowledge, with national assessments in Grade 6 (KPSEA) and Grade 9 (KJSEA). Read more in our curriculum guide8-4-48-4-4 (Kenya)Kenya's former national system: 8 years primary, 4 years secondary, 4 years university. It is being phased out: the last KCPE was in 2023 and the last KCSE is planned for 2027. Read more in our curriculum guideIGCSECambridge (IGCSE / A Level)A British-based international curriculum from Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Children follow Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary, sit IGCSE exams at about 16, then AS and A Levels at about 18, which universities worldwide accept. Read more in our curriculum guideIBInternational Baccalaureate (IB)An international programme from age 3 to 19 that teaches through projects and inquiry: PYP (3 to 12), MYP (11 to 16), and the IB Diploma or Career-related Programme (16 to 19). The IB Diploma is widely respected by universities. Read more in our curriculum guide
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Levels offered
NurseryKindergartenPrimarySecondary
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