Onjiko High School is a top performing public extra-county Boys Boarding High School found in Nyando sub-county, Kisumu County. 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. Get to see a beautiful collation of images from the school’s scenery; including structures, signage, students, teachers and many more.
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ONJIKO HIGH SCHOOL’S PHYSICAL LOCATION
Onjiko High School is a top performing public extra-county Boys Boarding High School found in Nyando sub-county, Kisumu County.
ONJIKO HIGH SCHOOL’S INFO AT A GLANCE
- SCHOOL’S NAME: Onjiko High School
- SCHOOL’S TYPE: Boys’ only boarding school
- SCHOOL’S CATEGORY: Extra County School
- SCHOOL’S LEVEL: Secondary
- SCHOOL’S LOCATION: found in Nyando sub-county, Kisumu County.
- SCHOOL’S KNEC CODE: 39713006
- SCHOOL’S OWNERSHIP STATUS: Public
- SCHOOL’S PHONE CONTACT: TEL:0724569084
- SCHOOL’S POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O Box 91-40101, Ahero
- SCHOOL’S EMAIL ADDRESS: onjikoschool@yahoo.com
- SCHOOL’S WEBSITE: onjikohighschool.sc.ke
ONJIKO HIGH SCHOOL’S BRIEF HISTORY
Onjiko High school was originally started in 1930s by the African Inland Mission (now African Inland Church) as a Mission Primary School. In 1950s after the publication of Phelp’s Stoke Commission, it became a Junior Secondary School.
Later, following the Ominde Commission Report of 1964, the school was upgraded to a Modern Secondary School the same year. Onjiko High is located in Kakola Location, about 300 meteres from Ahero Junction Interchange along Kisumu-Nairobi Road and about 24 Kilometres East of Kisumu. Although, seated at an altitude of about 1160 metres above sea level within Kano Plains, fortunately the school is never adversely affected by the perennial floods.
The school has grown over time to its current status in terms of facilities, learners’ population and human resource workforce. The school offers fairly broad curriculum within 844 syllabus to its over 1000 students population distributed in 6(six) streams from Form One to Form Four.
The co-curriculum activities are vibrantly offered both in games and sports to clubs and societies including indoor debating clubs, drama, wildlife and environmental clubs, writers, scouting, Christian union and science and engineering fair clubs. The school takes prominence in providing life skills using interdepartmental approach to instill AIDS awareness and ensure career guidance from the time of subjects selection to University courses and career choices at the end of form four.
These important roles are coordinated jointly by Academics department, Careers department and Guidance and Counseling department. The school being one of the pioneering centers of learning in the country from the pre-colonial period until now close to a century, it has produced many cohorts spread across all productive sectors within and outside the country, they have contributed immensely to our society in many ways.
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ONJIKO HIGH SCHOOL’S VISION
To be a School of Choice in the Region
ONJIKO HIGH SCHOOL’S MISSION
To Provide Education that Satisfies the Needs of all Stakeholders
ONJIKO HIGH SCHOOL’S MOTTO
Endeavours to Excel
ONJIKO HIGH SCHOOL’S CORE VALUES
- * To be Pace Setters
- * Effective Service Delivery
- * Respect to All
- * Sustainability
ONJIKO 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 91-40101, Ahero
- Email Contact: onjikoschool@yahoo.com
- Phone Contact: TEL:0724569084
ONJIKO 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.
ONJIKO HIGH SCHOOL’S KCSE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
The school has maintained a good run in performance at the Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, exams.
KCSE PERFORMANCE TREND UP TO 2019
| YEAR | A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | D- | E | YEAR | ENTRY | MEAN | DEVIATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 37 | 57 | 69 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2018 | 253 | 5.205 | -0.1431 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 63 | 60 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | 253 | 5.3478 | +0.0922 |
| 2016 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 266 | 5.256 | -2.4422 |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 74 | 71 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 268 | 7.6978 | +0.1920 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 51 | 73 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 257 | 7.5058 | +0.4013 |
| 2013 | 1 | 25 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | 382 | 7.1047 | +0.2087 |
| 2012 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 48 | 50 | 67 | 44 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2012 | 327 | 6.896 | -0.0200 |
| 2011 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 38 | 60 | 66 | 52 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 327 | 6.916 | -0.547 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 35 | 53 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | 255 | 7.464 | -0.081 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 33 | 41 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2009 | 200 | 7.545 | -0.427 |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 144 | 7.972 | +0.956 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | 128 | 7.0166 | +1.571 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2006 | 164 | 5.445 | -0.103 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2005 | 160 | 5.548 | -0.503 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2004 | 140 | 6.051 | +0.326 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2003 | 120 | 5.725 | -1.111 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 128 | 6.836 | +0.989 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 131 | 5.847 | -1.730 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 131 | 7.577 | +1.364 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1999 | 136 | 6.213 | -0.134 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 124 | 6.347 | +0.048 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 137 | 6.299 | +0.244 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 147 | 6.055 | -0.088 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1995 | 147 | 6.142 | +0.011 |
| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1994 | 151 | 6.132 | -0.105 |
| 1993 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 162 | 6.237 | +1.416 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 41 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1992 | 151 | 4.821 | -0.270 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1991 | 132 | 5.1461 | -0.2989 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1990 | 137 | 5.445 | +0.142 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | 109 | 5.303 |
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ONJIKO HIGH SCHOOL’S PHOTO GALLERY
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