St. Joseph’s Girls High School Chepterit details, KCSE Results Analysis, Contacts, Location, Admissions, History, Fees, Portal Login, Website, KNEC Code

Media Team @Educationnewshub.co.ke October 23, 2024

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St. Joseph’s Girls High School Chepterit is located along Baraton road in Chepterit sub location, Chepterit location in Kosirai division in Nandi North district, Emgwen constituency in Nandi county, Rift Valley Region in Kenya. The school sits on a 21 acre piece of land.

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This article provides complete information about this school. Get to know the school’s physical location, directions, contacts, history, Form one selection criteria and analysis of its performance in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams.

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CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S PHYSICAL LOCATION

CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S INFO AT A GLANCE

SCHOOL’S NAME: St. Joseph’s Girls High School Chepterit
SCHOOL’S TYPE: Girls’ only boarding school
SCHOOL’S CATEGORY: National School
SCHOOL’S LEVEL: Secondary
SCHOOL’S LOCATION: located along Baraton road in Chepterit sub location, Chepterit location in Kosirai division in Nandi North district, Emgwen constituency in Nandi county, Rift Valley Region in Kenya.
SCHOOL’S KNEC CODE: 24500004
SCHOOL’S OWNERSHIP STATUS: Public
SCHOOL’S PHONE CONTACT:
SCHOOL’S POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O. Box 51-30300 Kapsabet
SCHOOL’S EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
SCHOOL’S WEBSITE:

CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S BRIEF HISTORY

St. Joseph’s Girls High School Chepterit was started in 1951 as a primary school and Sr. Albert, presently known as Sr. Joan Langdom of the Franscan missionaries of St. Joseph was sent by her congregation to teach in Chepterit. The school building which was originally a church was divided into three rooms.

After standard five boys who qualified went to Kapsabet African Government school presently Kapsabet High school for standard six.

First pupils sat for K.A.P.E (Kenya Primary Education) in 1954.

In 1957 the name of the school was changed from Chepterit Girls school to St. Joseph’s Chepterit Girls School.

In 1963 the first form one class was admitted and sat for the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate Examination in 1966.

In 1974 the school started admitting 2 streams and in 2002 moved to three streams. The school is in the process of being re-registered to four streams.

Catholic diocese of Eldoret through Bishiop Cornelius Korir and Christ the King Chepterit Mission did the initial infrastructure.

Thanks to the Government of Kenya for grants over the years has been beneficial to the school. His is Excellency Rtd President Daniel Moi, for his donation to build a school kitchen, and completion of tuition block. Hon. Mark Too did a fundraiser in the school and collected 2.7 million towards construction of Tuition/Administration block. Parents through fee payment have also played a key role; and not forgetting the community around and well wishers that have seen two major fundraisings done in the school succceed.

Kenya army courtesy of Lt. Gen(Rtd) Augustine K.A Cheruiyot for drilling a borehole to assist in water supply.

Currently the school is constructing a Tuition block which hosts laboratories, classrooms and library/ICT centre to be able to accommodate the high demand for vacancies in the school.

There are many clubs and societies including the Research Club, Debating Society, the Scouts Movement, the International Information Exchange Program Club, the school choir, the Science and Engineering Club, the Integrity Club, the Writers’ Club, the Poetry Society, Kiswahili Club, the Model United Nations, the Seventh Day Adventists(S.D.A) Society, the Christian Union, Muslim Association among many others.

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CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S VISION

To be a Girls’ School of choice in academic excellence,character and spiritual building.

CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S MISSION

To provide a conducive environment for quality education and development of effective career, character and spiritual being of students.

CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S MOTTO

“In God we Excel”

CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S CORE VALUES

Hard work, Proffesionalism and Team work

CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S CONTACTS

In need of more information about the school? Worry not. Use any of the contacts below for inquiries and/ or clarifications:

Postal Address: P.O. Box 51-30300 Kapsabet
Email Contact: [email protected]
Phone Contact:

CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S FORM ONE SELECTION CRITERIA & ADMISSIONS

Being a public school, form one admissions are done by the Ministry of Education. Vacancies are available on competitive basis. Those seeking admissions can though directly contact the school or pay a visit for further guidelines.

CHEPTERIT HIGH SCHOOL’S KCSE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

The school has maintained a good run in performance at the Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, exams. In the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, exams the school featured in the list of top 200 schools nationally. This is after recording a mean score of 7.024 (C+ plus).

In 2014’s KCSE exams, the school had a mean score of 8.854. The same school also had a mean score of 8.8 when the KCSE results came out in 2016.