High School National Exams

Twenty former Christ’s Gift Academy graduates will take their national secondary exams from November 12 – December 11 at their various boarding high schools throughout the country.  This is the third group of CGA students to reach that milestone in their lives.  Many of these students began at CGA in nursery school back around 1999 and have completed their primary and high school education through CGA’s support.  We are so proud of each one!  There have been many struggles and obstacles along the way, but God has seen them through. 
 
Around 400,000 students across Kenya will take the same national exam over the course of three weeks.  They will complete exams in 8 subjects.  Some are mandatory such as English, Math, Kiswahili, Biology etc.; and others are electives they can choose from such as Physics, Chemistry, Business, Computers and Agriculture.  They feel a lot of pressure and stress during this time because their performance on these tests will determine much regarding their future possibilities. 

Please be praying for good health, wisdom and success in their exams. 

Without help, most of our Christ's Gift Academy students would have never had the chance to progress this far in their education.  Your support is making a difference that will last a lifetime.  It is our vision at CGA to see God's Kingdom come to Kenya through the lives of these students.  We are thankful for your help in bringing that vision to fruition.

In last year’s exam, all 15 CGA students reached the minimum requirement for entry into mid-level colleges in Kenya (D+ and above). That is a 100% rate compared to 70% for the rest of the country. Twelve of the 15 reached the minimum requirement for University (C+ and above), which is 80% compared to 29% for the rest of the country. And 5 of them will go directly to the University through Government sponsorship (high B or B+ and above), which is 33.3% compared to 8% for the rest of the county.

It was a remarkable accomplishment considering the challenges that they faced along the way. Only 4 of the 15 have two parents. Two of them have been raised by single mothers while nine of them were total orphans. Several of those were left virtually alone to raise themselves, others had elderly grandmothers who worked hard to provide for them. All of them persevered through many obstacles to make it through.

Last year’s summary: 1 A-, 3 B+, 3 B, 4 B-, 1 C+, 1 C- and 2 D+. The overall mean was 7.82 which is a mean grade of B-.