About Mang’u High School Details
Mang’u High School is a Kenyan roman catholic boys-only boarding national school established in 1925. The school is located in Kiambu County along the Nairobi – Thika Highway six kilometers from Thika Town.
Mang’u High School is ranked among the top national schools nationwide in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education and has many eminent alumni including the former president of Kenya H.E Mwai Kibaki, former vice president of Kenya Moody Awori, the late John Michuki, Kipruto Arap kirwa among others. Mang’u High School sits on a whole 22 acres piece of land.
Mang’u High School was moved to a new site at Mang’u Village in 1939 on twenty-two acres of land and because of accessibility, it became known as Mang’u High School. However, the Marianist Brothers introduced an Aviation program in Mang’u High School which called for an urgent need for expansion.
Therefore, to create room for the Aviation program, the Board of Governors decided to purchase a new site for the school. They acquired 214 acres six kilometers from Thika Town along the Thika-Nairobi Highway.
In 1972 the Marianist Brothers moved Mang’u High School to its current site. The school was to be put up in three phases. Mang’u high school was the first to introduce aviation as an examinable subject in the country.
According to Bro. Ken Thompson who taught English for 15 years at Mang’u High School, “mang’u” is a Maasai word meaning “that’s not me you smell.” Bro. Ken said: “When the Maasai were hunting lions in the tall grass, they would shout “mang’u, mang’u” to inform their fellow hunters of the situation!”The school is also known as “‘Dayton'” (although very few students actually know this) because of the school’s association with the University of Dayton, a Catholic university founded by the Society of Mary (the Marianists) in 1850 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
Mang’u High school was started at Kabaa by a Dutch priest, Michael Witte of Holy Ghost Fathers. The founder, Witte started a piloting class with four students secretly since the government had not approved the project for a new school. The pioneers of the school were: Cyrillus Ojoo, Paul Njoroge, Stefan Kimani, Lukas Kibe.
In 1930 January, Witte started the High School officially by ignoring the delaying tactics of the Government. Twenty-seven boys started the first class. At the end of 1930, the four pioneer students sat for the Public Examination called Junior Secondary School Examination.
All of them excelled. In 1933 only a few pupils attempted the Senior Secondary Examination. After that the Mang’u school concentrated on Junior Secondary curriculum. The school location was moved from Kabaa to its current residence formerly Mang’u Mission in 1938 hence changing the school name from Kabaa school to Mang’u High School.
Alumni of Mang’u High School
Mang’u High School is a school that has made a tremendous contribution to Kenya’s history. The school boasts of a high profile of many successful alumni among them politicians, lawyers, businessmen, clergymen, scientists, engineers, doctors, and pilots.
Among the high profile politicians who studied at Mang’u High School are:
- President Mwai Kibaki who attained the maximum possible score
- Former Vice-President Moody Awori,
- The late Prof. George Saitoti who was also a former vice president,
- John Michuki who also met President Mwai Kibaki at Mang’u and is a former school captain.
- Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi
- Kipruto Arap Kirwa
- Cyrus Jirongo
- The late Tom Mboya who was one of Kenya’s principal leaders that agitated for independence.
- Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga
- Archbishop Ndingi Mwana Nzeki
- Archbishop John Njenga who also met Mwai Kibaki and Moody Awori at Mang’u and says he taught Hon. Awori catechism.
- Bishop Antony Muheria
- Josphat Konzolo former director NSSF (National Social Security Fund) and
- Dr. Joshua Noreh who performed Kenya’s first Invitro-fertilization.
In recent times the school has continued to produce great achievers, some of whom have been ranked in the top ten nationally in the KCSE exams. Past students have been admitted into top schools in the US, UK, and Australia including Yale and Harvard.
Facilities at Mang’u High School
The first phase of construction was completed in 1972 and all the 253 students moved in. After that, very little has been done to complete the second phase and of course nothing for the third phase, yet the student population is already in the third phase.
The school has got a swimming pool, fields which are to standards, buses which enable transport to be efficient enough, a modern library, a block of laboratories including an aviation laboratory, a chapel, staff quarters, a modern staffroom, and other facilities.
Mang’u High School Admission
Mang’u High School is very competitive to join and only the students that perform best in Kenya certificate of primary education are enrolled at the school.
Once offered admission the students must submit a letter of introduction from either their area chief, pastor or priest in charge of their parish/mission and a letter from their primary school headmaster.
This is to ensure that only the highly disciplined students are admitted to maintaining high levels of discipline in the school.
Other than excelling academically the school is also known for its great performance in co-curricular activities, like music festivals, drama festivals, and sports.
Mang’u High School KCSE Results
Individual candidates can check their KCSE results by SMS or online using an SMS number or website link provided at the release of the exam. Candidates and parents should visit the school for their official results slip. Results for all candidates and the school national, county and local ranking can also be found from the schools’ office.
The ministry of education advises parents teachers and pupils to check the KCSE result slip for any anomaly such as incorrect candidate’s name, school name and code as well as wrong subject grade and report to KNEC within a month after the announcement.
Mang’u High School Fees, Account Number and Uniform
For details on school fees structure, account number and uniform, please contact the principal or the schools office using the contacts below.
Mang’u High School Contacts
School Name: Mang’u High School
Physical Location: Along Nairobi – Thika Road
Address: P.O. Box 01000-34
City/Town: Thika
County: Kiambu
School Category: public
School Code: To be updated
Phone Number: +25406724146
Email: mangu@manguhigh.ac.ke
Mang’u High School Website
Website: http://www.manguhigh.com/
School Highlights
Music: Yes
Drama Club: Yes
Debate Club: Yes
Sports Team: Yes
Boys Scouts: Yes
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2. Diabetes Treatment
3. Cancer
4. Breast Cancer
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Mang’u High School Facilities
School Library: Yes
Swimming Pool: Yes
Sports Field: Yes
Computer Lab: Yes
Science Laboratory: Yes
Mang’u High School Video
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