St. Mary’s Mixed Primary School beat traditional academic giants to produce the leading KCPE candidate in Bomet County.
Valerie Chemutai scored 421 marks coming top in the county by edging out candidates from well-known academic giants.
Besides producing a leading candidate, St Mary’s registered a record 26 students with 400 marks and above.
Chemutai now eyes a slot in Alliance Girls High School as she prepares to pursue a career in Medicine.
She revealed that it took her hard work, perseverance, and discipline to post the result.
Speaking to the Kenya News Agency from her school, Chemutai could not hide her joy saying she was expecting good results but she could not imagine being among pupils leading in the county.
“I thank God for seeing me through and my teachers for their effort in ensuring that we performed well. I can now sleep easy knowing that I can secure a place in a good secondary school,” she added.
The soft-spoken 13-year-old says it also took a lot of effort from her parents who always reminded her to revise while on holiday.
“My other motivation came from my parents who always made sure that I got time to read while at home and supported me by paying school fees and ensured that I remained in school without being sent home,” she said.
Chemutai was followed by Ivy Chelang’at who scored 417, while Brenda Chepchirchir scored 416 to book the third place.
Other schools that surprised academic giants included Tenwek Day Primary which produced the fourth-best candidate in Bomet County.
Naomy Chepkoech garnered 411 marks to become the fourth-best student in the county.
Chepkoech said she is eyeing a slot in one of the national schools.
“I am not only happy with the results but also know I will secure a good school,” she added.
Other schools that produced candidates with 400 marks include Tenwek Boarding Primary which had two candidates scoring 400 marks.
Kerubo Angeline scored 412 marks to top the list at the school and tied with Rono Kimutai Meshark with 412 marks.
By Lamech Willy.A
