- She said she would love to pursue medicine after secondary school.
- A total of 18 candidates, out of 33 who sat the last KCPE examination at Light Academy Mombasa, scored 400 marks and above.
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Khadija Yunis, 13, from Light Academy Mombasa, emerged the top student at the Coast, with an impressive 426 marks out of the possible 500 in the KCPE 2023 examination results.
Michael Warutere from Riara Springs Academy in Nairobi, is the top student with 428 marks, whereas Emmaculate Wacheke from Nakuru’s Gilgil Hills School was the second best with 427 marks.
Yunis from Light Academy is therefore the third top student countrywide.
The young girl, who told reporters that she wanted to join Sheikh Khalifa Secondary School for her high school education, said her secret to success was working hard and believing in God.
“I thank Allah (God), my parents and my teachers for the motivation they gave me to be able to achieve my goals,” Yunis said.
She said she would love to pursue medicine after secondary school.
Antonia Musyoki was second in Yunis’ class with 414 marks, followed by Ahmed Nasser with 413, Alma Kamere (412), Lexine Wakesho (411), and Phanice Odanga, Michelle Njeri tied with 410 marks each.
A total of 18 candidates, out of 33 who sat the last KCPE examination at Light Academy Mombasa, scored 400 marks and above.
For the second year in a row, Light Academy School in Mombasa topped at the Coast with a mean score of 400 marks. Last year, the school was also at the top with a mean score of 394 and in 2021, it had a mean score of 382.
Rehema Swaleh, Light Academy Mombasa deputy principal primary school section, said they are happy with the results.
“Our highest mark is 426 and we have 18 learners who have scored above 400 marks. We are so happy that our mean score has improved from 394 last year to 400,” Swaleh said.
Light Academy School director Yerkin Kalzhanor said last year, they organised a trip for primary school teachers to Zanzibar in Tanzania after the exemplary performance.
“This year, we will also organise yet another trip for the teachers. We are yet to decide on the destination,” Kalzhanor said.
At Nyali Primary School, the top student was 14-year-old Shawn Jeremy Wachira, who scored an impressive 419 marks.
He is the second-best student in Mombasa after Yunis of Light Academy.
“I had never topped in my class before, and I want to thank God for helping me to be the best candidate at Nyali Primary with 419 marks,” Wachira said.
He said he wanted to join Alliance High School for secondary education and would later want to be a successful businessman.
Fatma Ali, the top girl at Memon Academy scored an impressive 406 marks.
“I want to become a pilot. There are people who have tried to discourage me saying piloting is for men, but I will become one to prove to them that women can do better,” she said.
The second-best student at Memon Academy was Muneeb Amirhamza, who scored 405 marks.
He said Science and Kiswahili were his biggest nightmare, but he will still pursue medicine.