Bahari Girls High School became the first-ever secondary school in Kilifi County to produce a female student with a mean grade of ‘A’ in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
Grace Sidi Karisa, a student at the girls’ national school near Kilifi town, scored a mean grade of ‘A’ (A plain) in the just-released KCSE examination results, becoming the first girl studying in a school within the county to produce the grade.
On Friday, parents, fellow students, and neighbours celebrated Sidi’s achievement at her home in the Matsangoni area of Kilifi North Sub County, where they carried her shoulder high while congratulating her for the great feat.
Her parents and the School Principal, Silvano Hamaro, said they were elated by the great achievement despite Sidi coming from a relatively humble background.
Meanwhile, teachers and students at Istqama Academy in Malindi Sub County broke into song and dance after emerging as the best school within the sub county, with a mean score of ‘B-’ (B-minus).
Speaking to journalists at her parents’ home, Grace said she aspires to study medicine and become a medical doctor.
School Principal Maalim Goso Mohamed said the school recorded three students who scored a mean grade of ‘B+’ (B-plus), despite the students coming from humble backgrounds and depending on the school’s scholarship programme.
He said out of the 47 candidates the school presented for the examinations, 37 students, representing about 79 per cent, got a mean grade of ‘C+’ (C Plus) and qualified for direct university admission.
Mohamed said the school management sponsors vulnerable students by allowing them to pay half of the required fees, thus lightening the burden on the shoulders of their families, giving the students peace of mind as they study.
By Emmanuel Masha
