Loreto Convent Msongari
Private
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- Private school
- Levels
- Nursery, Kindergarten, Primary, Secondary
- Curriculum
- CBC / CBE, 8-4-4, Cambridge
- Location
- Dagoretti North, Nairobi
- Founded
- 1921
- Gender
- Girls only
- Boarding
- Day & boarding
Loreto Convent Msongari is a Catholic girls' school in Lavington founded by the Loreto Sisters (IBVM) in 1921, when the first 17 pupils started classes. It is one of Nairobi's oldest schools, with historic buildings such as a concert hall and tennis courts dating from 1929. Today it has a kindergarten, a primary school and a secondary school, with more than 2,000 learners. The early years and primary follow the Competency-Based Curriculum, while the secondary school has prepared girls for both the Kenyan national examinations and Cambridge IGCSE. The high school takes day girls and offers optional boarding, while the kindergarten and primary are day only. School life includes a chapel and Catholic faith formation, science laboratories, swimming, netball, football, the World Scholar's Cup and career days. It sits next to St. Mary's School.
All for the greater glory of GodSchool 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 guide
What do these curricula mean? Read the Muhula curriculum guide
Levels offered
NurseryKindergartenPrimarySecondary
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