Kapsabet High School is a boys' national school located in

Kapsabet Kapsabet is a town in Kenya. It is the capital of Nandi County and is located 40 kilometres southwest of Eldoret on the way to Chavakali. The name Kapsabet comes from "Kap"- 'belong to/area of' and "sabit" or "sobet" – 'live' and has come to ...

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, about 40 kilometers from

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, Kenya's fifth largest city.

History

The school was founded in 1925 as the Government African School (GAS). It is one of the oldest high schools in the country. It was established to cater for African students at a time when schools were still segregated by the British colonialists. It has undergone many transformations over the past century. The old school campus where the school stood at first is now used as a primary school, Kapsabet High Primary School. The school now celebrates its Founders' Day on 4 February, every year.

Ranking

Kapsabet is consistently ranked among the top schools in Kenya in the

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, an examination which is taken nationally at the completion of Secondary Education. The school has one of the lowest acceptance rates in the country. During the 2019 admission cycle 70,921 applied for admission but only 432 were admitted (a 0.6 percent acceptance rate).

national rankings from 2013 to present: * In 2013 it was ranked 4th nationally. * In 2014 it was ranked 2nd nationally. * In 2015 it was ranked 5th nationally. * In 2016 it was ranked 15th nationally. * In 2017 it was ranked 8th nationally. * In 2018 it was ranked 4th nationally. * In 2019 it was ranked 2nd nationally. The school also produced the top student in the country in 2019. *In 2020 it was ranked 1st nationally *In 2021 it was ranked 1st nationally.

Management

The school's current board of management is chaired by Prof. Simeon Arap Mining, and the secretary is the chief-principal Mr Kipchumba Arap Maiyo MBS, OGW.

Notable alumni

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, former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament from Keiyo South. * Samson Cherarkey, the

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Nandi County Nandi County is a county in Kenya in the North Rift, occupying an area of 2,884.4 square kilometres. Its capital, Kapsabet, is the largest town in the county while other towns include Mosoriot, Tinderet, Kobujoi, Kaiboi, Kabiyet and Nandi ...

. *

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, former Cabinet Minister for Agriculture and Member of Parliament from Cherang'any. *

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, former long serving Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament from Tinderet. *

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, the second

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. *

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, the fifth

. *

Stephen Sang Stephen Sang is a Kenyan lawyer and politician who currently serves as the second Governor of Nandi County in Kenya. He previously served as Senator for Nandi County from 2013 to 2017. Early life and education Stephen Kipyego Sang was born on ...

, the

Governor of Nandi County, and former Senator for

. * Kimaiyo Sego, former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament from Tinderet. *

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, Kenyan legislator,

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and an

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prisoner of conscience. *

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, the

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Javelin silver medalist; 2015

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Javelin world champion.

References

External links

* http://kapsabetboys.sc.ke * http://allafrica.com/stories/201206191265.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20150402215616/http://kbhsalumni.or.ke/ {{coord, 0.2032, 35.1176, type:edu_region:KE, display=title High schools and secondary schools in Kenya Public schools in Kenya Educational institutions established in 1925 1925 establishments in Kenya Boys' schools in Kenya