Joysill Preparatory School in Matungu, Kakamega County, has kept to its tradition of posting impressive results even in the just released 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results.
The top candidate Ezra Wechuli Wafula from the school scored 412 marks, 16 marks shy from the top candidate nationally making him among the best candidates in Matungu Sub County, and in Kakamega.
The school Headteacher Mr Francis Ikee said they have a history of posting good results and that is what they expected.
“Our ultimate goal is quality results as we mean business in what we do here. The school recorded a mean score of 356.87, though we had set a target mean of 375.55,” Mr Ikee said.
Mr Ikee attributes the quality results from the support he gets from the school directors Mr Sylvester Angoye and Madam Joyce Angoye who are passionate with matters education and the school is dear to their hearts.
“We can’t talk about results without a special mention to the parents who give us children and the support they give us especially in form of fees payments and also being there to listen to us whenever we have something to share with them,” he said.
Mwalimu Ikee avers that, early syllabus coverage, teamwork, dedicated staff, motivated teachers, quality environment and above all their belief in God has made them to remain at the pinnacle of education in Matungu for years.
“We understand that you cannot realize production in a hostile environment and we make sure that the environment around the student is conducive. It’s a routine at Joysill that a week before schools reopen for any term, teachers always have a closed-door meeting to put proper structures for the term, put everything needed right and then when schools start everything flows seamlessly,” he said.
He noted they always subject candidates to monthly exams, mark, release and then revise them, making the learners get used to doing exams and nothing challenges them considering the exposure in internal and external exams.
In 2021, they produced the top ten candidates (6th Nationally) with 422 marks and that really changed things in this school.
“Our Directors advised us to start weekend classes. Our programme was revised and our programmes start at 7 a.m. and end late at 10 p.m. Thorough revision, awarding of the best performers and encouraging the weak ones is also a strategy that has worked effectively for us,” he said.
The school has a boarding section and the fees at the school is very reasonable and this has also enabled them to have more students on board making things easier for candidates.
The school boasts of impressive boarding facilities with standard features with interests of learners at heart.
“We humbly ask the community to entrust us with their children and we will give them full baked men and women. Many of our products are doing us great out there despite being established a few years ago,” Ikee said.
The school has an ongoing intake in all classes for the year 2024.
