Moi Kapsowar Girls High School is a national public secondary school for girls located in Kapsowar. The school has a rich historical background and is sponsored by the Africa Inland Church (AIC).
The origins of the school date back to the 1930s with the arrival of missionaries in the region. These missionaries established Kapsowar Mission Hospital and, beginning in 1939, began providing refuge to girls escaping female genital mutilation (FGM) and early marriages. The refuge centre was known as Kaptibin, which operated until its closure in the late 1960s.
In 1969, the church council at the time proposed the establishment of a girls’ secondary school, borrowing from the model of the Kaptibin refuge centre. At that time (1969–1970), there was already an existing primary school and a boys’ school within the mission compound. The boys’ school was later relocated to Chebara Secondary School.
Moi Kapsowar Girls High School history
The girls’ secondary school was officially established with in 1971 an initial enrollment of 37 students. The first principal of the school was Barbara Laberty, who served from 1972 to 1973.
In 1989, then-President the late Daniel Toroitich arap Moi approved the renaming of the school to Moi Kapsowar Girls Secondary School. The school continued to expand and was elevated to national status in 2012. It is now known as Moi Kapsowar Girls High School.
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As of 2025, the school has a student population of approximately 1,593, drawn from all 47 counties of Kenya. It is a seven-streamed school with a teaching staff of 51 TSC teachers, 12 Board of Management teachers, and 42 non-teaching staff members.
Academically, the school has shown steady improvement. In the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams, the school achieved a mean score of 7.734, up from 7.1 in 2022.
School fees
As per the Ministry of Education guidelines issued in 2020, national schools in Kenya were categorized into four clusters.
Moi Kapsowar Girls High School falls under Cluster Four (IV), with an official annual fee ceiling of approximately Ksh75,798 per student.
However, this fee may vary slightly depending on the school’s additional levies, which may cover school uniforms, motivational programs, co-curricular activities, and institutional development projects. These costs are subject to approval by the Board of Management in accordance with ministry policies.
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Location and contacts
The school is located in Kapsowar, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
In case you have any complaints, queries, or comments, you can reach the institution’s administration through the contacts below.
Mobile phone/ telephone number: 053-361502
Postal address: P.O. Box 26 Kapsowar
Email address: [email protected]/ [email protected]
Official website: moikapsowargirls.sc.ke
Moi Kapsowar Girls High School KNEC code: 34500017
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