The Aga Khan High School, Mombasa

The school offers a broad-based, multi-disciplinary education with emphases on languages, sciences, humanities, technical subjects and student-centred teaching/learning. This is all housed within an interactive learning environment that is designed to stimulate the joy of enquiry.

About Us

The Aga Khan High School, Mombasa is a day school offering the Kenya National Curriculum. It is finishing the 8-4-4 system and transitioning to the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).

The school is open to students of all religions, races and nationalities and comprises 627 students, 44 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff members. It is a private school run by the Aga Khan Education Service (AKES), Kenya, an institution that works to provide quality education to its schools in Kenya.

The origins of the Aga Khan High School, Mombasa dates to the opening of the boys' elementary school in 1918 and the establishment of the girls' school in 1919.

The current building, constructed between 1945 and 1951, is situated on Vanga Road, between the Aga Khan Hospital, Jaffery Academy and across from the Government Training Institute. It houses two schools: the Aga Khan Nursery School, Mombasa and the Aga Khan Primary School, Mombasa. The school offers a broad-based, multi-disciplinary education with emphases on languages, sciences, humanities, technical subjects and student-centred teaching/learning. This is all housed within an interactive learning environment that is designed to stimulate the joy of enquiry.

Curriculum

The School offers the Kenya National Curriculum (CBC) from Form 1-4. At the end of the four years' course in high school, students sit for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (KCSE), which qualifies them for university education.

The following subjects are offered in KCSE:

  • English
  • Kiswahili
  • Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Islamic and Christian Religious Studies
  • History & Government
  • Geography
  • Business Studies
  • Home Science
  • Computer Studies (Computer Literacy is compulsory in Form 1 and Form 2)
  • Two foreign languages (French and Arabic)
  • Physics (which is optional in Form 3 and Form 4)

Extra-curricular Activities

Junior Achievement, debate, drama, elocution, music, sports, Ranger Guides, scouting, Young Farmers Club, first aid, Interact Club and Presidents' Award Scheme.

Organisation of and active participation in Inter-House, Inter-School and National Competitions.

Facilities

Academics

  • 4 laboratories
  • 2 Computer Rooms, with one room offering courses in CISCO, CCNA 1, 2 to alumni, current students and students from other schools; the other room is used solely for KCSE. Computer Studies programme.
  • Special rooms for French, Religious Studies and Geography
  • Cookery and Needlework rooms
  • Multi-purpose Hall
  • Conference room
  • Library

Sports

  • Swimming pool
  • Sports field

Contact Us

Aga Khan High School, Mombasa
Vanga Road
P.O. Box 90062-80100
Mombasa
KENYA
Phone: +254 733 470 047
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News & Stories

Aga Khan High School, Mombasa participates in national entrepreneurial competition
19 July 2023
Aga Khan High School, Mombasa participates in national entrepreneurial competition
On 14 July, students and teachers at the Aga Khan High School (AKHS), Mombasa began participating in the Wavumbuzi Entrepreneurial Challenge, with the school ranking number 6 nationally and number 1 in Mombasa county.
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Aga Khan High School, Mombasa students to attend SUSTAINERGY competition
06 March 2023
Aga Khan High School, Mombasa students to attend SUSTAINERGY competition
Two students from the Aga Khan High School (AKHS), Mombasa were selected to attend the SUSTAINERGY: Clean Energy Hackathon for Excelling Youth in Science competition in Israel.
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Alumni reunion at the Aga Khan High School, Mombasa
26 January 2023
Alumni reunion at the Aga Khan High School, Mombasa
The Aga Khan High School (AKHS), Mombasa hosted an alumni reunion for the Class of 1965 on 19 January.
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