Kapsabet High School


Kapsabet High School is a boys' national school located in Kapsabet, Kenya, about 40 kilometers from Eldoret, Kenya's fifth largest city.

History

The school was founded in 1925 as the Government African School. It is one of the oldest high schools in the country. The school was established to cater for African students at a time when schools were still segregated by the British colonialists.
The school has undergone many transformations over the past century and the old school campus where the school stood at first is now used as a primary school, Kapsabet High Primary School.

Ranking

The school is consistently ranked among the top schools in Kenya in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, examination which is taken nationally at the completion of Secondary Education. The school also 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.
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education national rankings from 2013–present.
The school's current principal is Kipchumba Maiyo and the board of trustees is chaired by prof Simeon Mining.

Notable alumni