There were few National Schools in Nyanza and Western Kenya. This year,2025,a number of schools have been elevated to National Schools.
The following Senior schools in Western region have been promoted to National Schools category a.k.a. C1:
1. St Mary’s Kibabii
2. Moi Girls Kamusinga
3. The sacred heart Mukumu Girls
4. Musingu School
5. St Peter’s Mumias Boys
6. Nambale Boys
7. Keveye Girls
8. Nyangori Boys
9. St Stephen Lwanya Girls.
Similarly 3 other schools in Kisii have been promoted to the National level category for their stellar performance.
The 3 are :
1. KEBIRIGO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
2.KERERI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
3. RIOKINDO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL .
The 3 now join Nyabururu Girls, Kisii School, Sironga Girls and Nyambaria School as the Indomitable National Schools in Gusiiland.
17 other senior schools in Nyanza region have equally been promoted to the National Schools category;
1. AGORO SARE HIGH SCHOOL
2. ORERO HIGH SCHOOL
3. BLOGHS
4. OGANDE GIRLS
5. HOMABAY HIGH
6. ST. JOSEPH’S RAPOGI
7. TARANGANYA
8. KADIKA GIRLS
9. ST. ALBERT ULANDA
10. SHINYOLO GIRLS
11. NYAKACH GIRLS
12. SAWAGONGO
13. ST.MARY’S YALA
14. RAMBA HIGH
15. ST.MARY’S LWAK
16. KISUMU SCHOOL
17. ST. FRANCIS RANG’ALA
It has not been established as to why and how the ministry of education retained the schools categorization in only some senior schools promoting just a few as other big guns are left out.
In terms of performance, Cardinal Otunga Girls and Our lady of Mercy Chebukaka Girls have of recent been incomparable .
It then begs questions as to why the two could be left out as Moi Girls Kamusinga made the cut.
The Ministry should equally make sure that proper funds is injected into the elevated schools to improve the infrastructure that matches national school status cadre.