Namagara SDA Assures Parents of Maintaining Top Position in KCSE

By Wakhungu Andaje

As the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) begins the management of Seventh day Adventist church Namagara senior school is optimistic of retaining its top position.

Speaking to parents during the institution’s recent event, the management led by Principal Judith Luvaha announced that they had put in place all the needed mechanisms to retain their first position within the sub county school ranking.

The sub county school which has 255 candidates sitting for the 2026 (K.C.S.E) with two still missing from school.

The Principal expressed the importance of prayer for the candidates saying it encourages and motivates them as they look forward to sit for their final exams.

She lauded the community unwavering support after parents realizing that the school had the potentiality to produce university candidates and further compete effectively with other more established institutions within the sub-county.

The new academic sheriff in town that topped the 2025 KCSE examination in Kakamega North subcounty has cut itself a niche as the fast upcoming academic powerhouse with its enrolment skyrocketing.

The 2025 result surpassed the school’s target mean of 7.00 and secured 179 candidates direct university entry.

Principal SDA Namagara senior school Judith Luvaha middle leads her students to celebrate the 2025 KCSE results where the school led in the sub county./ Wakhungu Andaje 

“The academic pecking order in Kakamega North has been shaken after Seventh Day Adventist (SDA)–sponsored Namagara Secondary School shot to the top of the 2025 KCSE rankings” Stated one parent. 

The Malava-based day mixed school posted an impressive mean score of 7.4231, up from 6.7608 in 2024, overtaking its rivals to become the sub-county’s top performer.

Located in Manda Shivanga Ward, the school has consistently featured among the top 10 for years, but this year’s performance marked a historic breakthrough.

The Principal has attributed the success to teamwork and dedication among teachers, parents, the Board of Management and support staff.

She said they were working around the clock to stay on the top and maintain the record breaking achievement.

“We are working tirelessly to see to it that we again top in this year’s final examinations as we have the potential.” she said.

In 2025 KCSE, the school recorded 9 B+, 40 B, 61 B-, 69 C+, 42 C, 12 C- and one D+, with an additional 42 candidates qualifying for diploma courses with Sciences and Mathematics playing avital role in boosting the mean score.

Top-performing subjects included Agriculture (10.624), Business Studies (10.119), Geography (9.729), French (8.375), while Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Kiswahili averaged between C and C+.

She said the Prayer day was important as the candidate’s needs spiritual guidance ahead of the upcoming task and called on the parents to continue supporting school programmes.

“It is now obvious that our parents have much confidence in us after they realized that we were not just any other community school at all and have come out to fully support the school to grow”she said.