By Angatia Leonard 
St. Anne’s Nzioa girls High started in 1971 as an intermediary school and has remained one of the oldest girls’ boarding in Likuyani sub-county, Kakamega county which has a raft of academic measures for this year’s registered candidates.
The 88 candidates “the Robins” are burning midnight oil in achieving the set target of 7.5 and even surpass it.
A beacon of success for many has remained a scintillating learning institution for producing people of immense value in the country and beyond who form alumni part of the gist of the school existence, hence need to flashback and help its facelift which is overdue.
The contemporary state of the school is in dire need bearing in mind it has old buildings which should be renovated for a harmonious learning. The area MP for Likuyani constituency has education at his heart and went a head to promise the school a bus and with renovation of the buildings through CDF funds. Due to his busy schedule,he is yet to fulfill the promises which sunk well in students’ minds who dream of the reality to dawn.
STEM school is fully prepared to offer all the 3 pathways found in the CBC formation. In its gesture for better performance, they complete syllabus on time for adequate revision coupled with Kesha’s for mathematics and science subjects. Contests and joint exams especially among the Catholic sponsored schools in the county are some of the trails that help candidates to prepare efficient for national examinations.
An extra-county school has 404 students taught by 22 TSC teachers and 6 on BoM agreement. The 3 streams school has a five year strategic plan reeling for more exploits in becoming a centre of excellence in the near future.
Down to earth mother figure principal Violet Wepukhulu who has 15 years of experience as a principal has always remained committed in bringing out the best from all cadre of students.
Her philanthropic epic character has seen the school survive through her personal efforts in hard times especially like now where the ministry of education only gives peasants in the name of capitation with so many circulars threatening teachers not to mismanage funds that are not even available.
She joined the school in 2023 and has improved students’ discipline, performance, growth and is on the right track to improve it further to greater heights in conjunction with resilient, cooperative teaching staff. A positive factor that has bestowed trust among parents who pay fees in kind even though, they have huge balances to settle.
” We are child friendly school on a cordial relationship with the BoM led by the outgoing chair Mary Ogina and we work together to help these students to achieve their goals,” put a strict disciplinarian principal.
Best performing students are motivated through tokens, learning materials and cutlery given so that they take home to their parents. ” I offer principal’s tea and take them across the country in established universities for exposure which is a clarion call to the rest to work hard,” shared madam Wepukhulu.
In 2024 KCSE mean was 6.3 managing to send 58 to join public universities.
Catholic Diocese of kakamega sponsored school come from st. Mark’s Nzioa parish and has a serene ambient environment conducive for learning far away from busy towns. There is capacity building for all teachers once per term which has heightened their morale in achieving the best.
The principal and BoM showered their gratitude to the ministry of ICT for donating 50 computers an indicator that CBC is in coffing.
In this year’s scouting they reached at regional, athletics, music and poetry went up to county level while indoor games reached up to sub-county level in co-curricular activities.
However, the school has its fair share of challenges ranging from unreliable source of power forcing them to have a generator which is expensive especially in pumping water for students’ consumption, don’t have a bus, don’t have a library and need a perimeter wall for maximum protection of students.
Beverly Simiyu HOD languages shared to EDUCATION HOTSPOT NEWS that they have income generating projects like bakery which bake scones and loaves of bread for students’ supply. They also have enough farming space where maize, beans and vegetables are grown.
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Joy Christine
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