Dagoretti High Sch

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Dagoretti High Sch is in Nairobi County (Dagoretti Constituency).

Dagoretti High Sch is a boys boarding secondary school.

Dagoretti High School is a high school in the Dagoretti area of Nairobi county, Kenya. It is a Provincial School located 16 Kilometres from the Nairobi City centre along the Nairobi-Kikuyu Road. The School has five streams (as from 2008) E, W, N, S, A. It is a boarding school with a student population of roughly 900.
Contents
1 History
2 Extracurricular activities
3 Notable Alumni
4 References
History
Dagoretti High School was founded in 1962. The school used to be a colonial detention camp where many MAU MAU detainees were incarcerated. It was popularly known as DITCHEZ. Dagoretti High School was started through the initiative of the first Member of Parliament for Dagoretti Constituency Dr Njoroge Magana Mungai.The first Headmaster of the school was Mr N C Bhatt.

Extracurricular activities
Dagoretti High School dominated the Traditional Dance category of the Kenya National Drama festivals throughout the 1990s holding the High Schools Category for many years and in 2004 and 2005 Drama Festivals the school made history by winning consecutive drama dance titles. Also the school has clubs that help involve the students in social activities and campaigns. e.g. SCAD (Students Campaign Against Drugs),[1] St. John Club, Computer Club, Science Club etc.
In 2011 the school came tops in the Junior Achievement National in Kenya, and in October of the same year represented Kenya in the Pan African Contest in Ghana. They emerged champions in Kenya with their Portable hot water iron box named the D~Box. The company consisted of 11 students: Brian Thungu, Timon Ochieng Onyango, David Adera, Joe muchuha, Elijah Maina, Collins Otieno, Daniel Aburi, Owen, Ron Shalom, Emmanuel Kyalo, Charis Kavita. All were form 3 students that year except Ron Shalom who was a form 2 student at the time

Notable Alumni
John Kiarie A.K.A: K.J - Comedian, Artist and Politician
Dr. Alfred Mutua - Former Government Spokesman, Current[2] Machakos Governor
Boomba Clan - Pop Music Boy Band (4 boys)
[3]Kevin Wyre - Pop Artiste

References
St. John Ambulance
Machakos
Kevin Wyre

Nearby schools:

  1. Blue View Acdemy (367.60m)
  2. Waithaka Riverside Sch (381.80m)
  3. Waithaka Riverside Sch (Sec) (410.92m)
  4. St. Phillips Learning Centre - Pri (472.07m)
  5. Tiny Steps School - Pri (480.52m)

Details

School Code: N1010121

Address: 21070-00505 Nbi

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Boys

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Central Government/DEB

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 0

Acreage per enrolment: 29.8

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 0.0

Total Enrolment: 769

Total Teaching staff: 40

Location

County: Nairobi

Constituency: Dagoretti

Province: Nairobi

District: Dagoretti

Division: Dagoretti

Location: Uthiru/Ruthimitu

Sub Location: Ruthimitu

Staff

TSC Male Teachers 16
TSC Female Teachers 23
Local Authority Male Teachers 0
Local Authority Female Teachers 0
PTA Board of Governors Male Teacher 0
PTA Board of Governors Female Teacher 1
Other Male Teachers 0
Other Female Teachers 0
Non Teaching Staff Male 35
Non Teaching Staff Female 6