Maseno School is one of the 18 original national schools in Kenya that had the privilege to select top-performing pupils every year. However, in 2011 the minister of education announced the promotion of more than 30 provincial schools to the national level thus bringing the number of national schools from 18 to over 50.
The school stands as one of the oldest schools in Kenya being founded in 1906 by the Church Missionary Society. At the time of its foundation, the school was meant for children of African Chiefs which changed as the country gained its independence. After the departure of the Church Missionary Society (CMS), the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) took over the school becoming their sponsor to date.
Being a national school the school has been one of the top-performing secondary schools and one of the most coveted schools in Kenya. In our article, we highlight their performance in recent years.
Maseno School KCSE Results
KCSE Results 2022/23
The 2022 KCSE was one of their successful years in terms of performance improvement coming from a mean score of 8.8 to 9.6 with four students earning an A of 84 points. On top of that, they managed to secure 48 As more than half of what they had earned the previous year. Below is the full analysis of their 2022 KCSE results.
Grade No. of Candidates
A 48
A- 133
B+ 141
B 115
B- 65
C+ 37
C 8
C- 3
D+ 0
D 0
D- 0
E 0
X 0
Y 0
Total Candidates= 552
University Entry= 541
KCSE Results 2021/22
In 2021 they also had a successful run earning a mean score of 8.8 and had five students earn an A plain of 84 points followed by another 15 students who successfully managed to earn an A plain bringing the total to 20 students with a clean A that year. Below is the summary analysis of that year.
Grade No. of Candidates
A 20
A- 74
B+ 116
B 121
B- 90
C+ 75
C 41
C- 8
D+ 1
D 0
D- 0
E 0
X 0
Y 0
Total Candidates= 546
University Entry= 496
KCSE Results 2020/21
In 2020 they posted better results compared to 2021 as they recorded a mean score of 9.577 to top Kisumu County and Kisumu West Sub County. On top of that, they recorded a pass rate of 96.15% with only 18 students failing to secure University grades. Below is the breakdown of the 2020 KCSE results for Maseno.
Grade No. of Candidates
A 24
A- 121
B+ 121
B 94
B- 55
C+ 34
C 11
C- 3
D+ 0
D 0
D- 0
E 0
X 3
Y 1
Total Candidates= 467
University Entry= 449
Maseno School History and Notable Alumni
Its roots can be traced back to the missionary era when Reverend JJ Willis was sent on a mission to explore the Kavirondo or lake region in 1905. Following his visit to the region he pitched a tent under a tree that goes by a local name, “Oseno” in Luo and “Omseno” in Luhya.
One year later, the site became the new mission home with a new home “Maseno.” The first students to be admitted to the school were six sons of the then-African chief. The school went on to attract more boys as they were taught even carpentry, tailoring, printing, building, and telegraphy. In 1920, the school launched a teacher’s training school targeted at educating them and deploying them as Maseno teachers.
The training institution later merged with the Government Training Institute and Maseno University was born as a result.
Being one of the best schools in the country, it has produced some of the best leaders in this country including Kenya’s first Vice President, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. Others include the father to former President of the USA, Barack Obama Sr, Achieng Oneko a freedom fighter, and Eliud Owalo, current Cabinet Secretary for ICT in Kenya.