St. Joseph’s Girls High School, Chepterit, is a national girls’ secondary school located in Nandi County. The school is named after St. Joseph, in honour of the first pioneer missionary, Fr. Joseph Khun, a Mill Hill Priest and the founder of Chepterit Catholic Parish.
The institution was established in 1951 as a mixed primary school, with Sr. Saint Albert Langton serving as the headmistress. She left six years later, in 1957.
Boys who completed standard five and qualified continued their education at Kapsabet African Government School (now Kapsabet High School) for standard six. Girls who qualified, along with students from other schools, joined Chepterit Girls, which was then an intermediate school.
At one point, the school became a teacher training college for primary teachers, a program that continued until 1958 when it was transferred to St. Joseph’s in Kitale.
Chepterit Girls history
The student population had grown to 150 by 1957, of which 100 were boarders. At this time, the school’s name was changed from Chepterit Girls to St. Joseph’s High School, Chepterit.
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In 1961, as more girls qualified for secondary education, they no longer needed to attend Loreto Limuru. St. Joseph’s High School, Chepterit, officially began offering secondary education from Form 1
The intermediate section was gradually phased out, and by 1966, the school comprised only Forms 1–4. Sr. Felician Sheeran was appointed principal after the primary section was relocated nearby.
In 1974, the school expanded to admit two streams, and in 2002, it moved to three streams. By 2024, the school had grown to 11 streams in Form 1, with Form 2 having the fewest at seven.
St. Joseph’s Girls High School, Chepterit, has evolved over the years into a national school with a student population exceeding 2,000.
Performance
Each year, St. Joseph’s Girls High School, Chepterit, admits over 300 students, with selection based on academic performance and personal preference, in accordance with Kenya’s education policies.
Until 2023, the school admitted students based on their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results. With the introduction of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) replaced it.
Chepterit Girls has consistently demonstrated strong academic outcomes, regularly achieving notable results in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations.
In the 2019 KCSE, the school ranked among the top 200 schools nationwide, recording a mean score of 7.024 (C+ plus).
School fees
The government provides guidelines on the maximum annual school fees that parents are required to pay. Under the Ministry of Education’s 2020 framework, the country’s 103 national schools were grouped into four clusters. St. Joseph’s Girls High School, Chepterit, falls under Cluster Two (II), which sets the recommended annual fee at around Ksh 75,798 per student.
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The actual fees may be slightly higher or lower depending on additional costs that individual schools may charge for items such as uniforms, co-curricular activities, and other programs.
Location and contacts
The school is located in Emgwen Constituency, Nandi County.
If you have any complaints, queries, or comments, please contact the institution’s administration using the details below.
Phone number: 0736-027920
Postal address: P.O. Box 51-30300 Kapsabet
Email address: [email protected]
St. Joseph’s Girls High School, Chepterit, KNEC code: 29513401
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