The State House Girls High School (SHGHS) ranks among the top extra county public girls’ Secondary schools in Kenya.
In the Kenyan education system, extra county schools are the second-highest tier of secondary schools after national schools.
They are typically ranked based on facilities, teaching staff, and student population diversity. The site on which State House Girls’ High School stands was once a European hospital.
SHGHS, which was established in January 1954, was formerly known as the New Girls’ Secondary School.
The learning institution was founded following the relocation of a European hospital, which was located at the site on which SHGHS currently stands. The hospital was moved to become the present-day Nairobi hospital.
State House Girls’ High School history
The building of the hospital consisted of the present main administration block. Meanwhile, the sisters’ mess was the present teacher’s house, which is adjacent to the main gate to the State House.
What was left of the hospital acted as a European Dispensary, and for some time, the school and the dispensary existed side by side.
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At the end of 1955, the school was split into two: New Girls’ Secondary School and Highland School in Eldoret (now called Moi Girls’ School). The whole student body, together with the headmistress and some equipment, moved to Eldoret. From 1956, the new student body consisting of boys and girls was established. The school was renamed to Delamere High School – Delamere was one of the most striking European settlers in Kenya.
The school continued catering for boys’ and girls’ education for about two years, when in 1958, the boys moved to a new school, which was called Delamere Boys’ School (now called Upper Hill High School). For about 10 years, the school was known as Delamere Girls’ School. In 1967, it assumed the name State House Road Girls’ High School, which later changed to the present name, State House Girls’ High School, omitting the word “Road”.
Earlier on, in 1961, the school’s administration had come under a Board of Governors. In 1973, the school was taken over by the Kenyan Government, thus becoming a fully maintained government school.
From its foundation up to the early sixties, the school remained exclusively for European girls. With the approaching independence, the school opened its doors to other races both in the student composition and the teaching staff. The first African girls were admitted in 1964. On the other hand, the first African headmistress was Mrs. M. W. Maina, who replaced Miss McDonald.
SHGHS has been and is still open to all races in Kenya and nationalities. Apart from human development, there has been a spectacular development in physical amenities. The school has expanded, adapted and improved. State House Girls remains one of the best girls’ schools in the country to date and enrolls girls from all regions of Kenya.
Performance
Also, the institution has been among the first choices of many top performers in the national high school entrance examination, the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).
The last KCPE was administered in 2023 after it was replaced by the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) under the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC).
The institution maintains a top 100 ranking in every KCSE examination. In the 2024 KCSE, the institution had 365 candidates, out of which 11 managed to score an A minus (A-) grade.
On the other hand, 24 of them scored a B+ grade, while 59 attained a B. 68 students scored a mean grade of B- while 83 had a C+. The lowest grade was a D, which was obtained by five students.
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SHGHS recorded a 7.299 mean score in the national examinations last year, with 67% of the candidates achieving a direct university entry.
School fees
The government has previously issued a directive to all institutions regarding the total fees parents should pay per year.
The total annual fees per student at State House Girls High School are approximately Ksh40,535, which serves as the fee cap set by the Ministry of Education for extra county schools in Kenya.
However, the total fees may vary from school to school due to additional expenses introduced by respective institutions, such as uniforms, motivation fees, and extra activities.
Some schools charge parents/guardians a high of Ksh100,000 annually.
State House Girls’ High School address
The learning institution is located adjacent to the State House, Kenya, along State House Road in Nairobi.
In case you have any complaints, queries, or comments, you can reach the institution’s administration through the contacts below.
Telephone number: +254 724 112944
Email address: [email protected]
Postal address: PO BOX 30252-00100, State House Rd, Nairobi
Official website: statehousegirls.ac.ke
State House Girls school code: 20406002
