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Academics at Mang'u

A broad, rigorous curriculum across ten departments — spanning the CBC Senior School and the 8-4-4 examination classes — with distinctive strengths in science, mathematics and aviation.

Curriculum

Two curricula, one standard of excellence

CBC Senior School · Grade 10–12

Mang'u offers the Competency-Based Curriculum Senior School across all three pathways — STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science — on a spine of compulsory core subjects. Grade 10 is our current CBC cohort.

STEMSocial SciencesArts & Sports Science

8-4-4 · Form 3 & Form 4

Our continuing 8-4-4 students sit the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Form 3 and Form 4 are current cohorts, supported with full revision materials from Form 1 to Form 4.

KCSEForm 1–4 revision
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Departments

Ten academic departments

Science

Physics, Chemistry and Biology in three laboratories — a tradition since 1951.

Mathematics

Home of the Moi National Mathematics Contest, held since 1996.

Technical Subjects

Including Aviation Technology, power mechanics and electrical workshops.

Humanities

History, religious education and citizenship.

Geography

Fieldwork, mapping and environmental study.

Business Education

Business studies and commerce foundations.

Languages

English, Kiswahili, French and German — with a French resource centre and a German exchange.

Guidance & Counselling

Personal, academic and career support for every learner.

Boarding & Clubs

A full co-curricular life beyond the classroom (see Boarding Life).

A Mang'u distinction

Aviation Technology

Mang'u was the first school in Kenya to offer Aviation Technology as an examinable subject. Learners study propulsion, thermodynamics and meteorology, and train practically at Wilson Airport and Moi Air Base.

The programme grew from the school's Air Program of the 1960s, and has been supported over the years by Kenya Airways, the Kenya Air Force, the Kenya School of Flying and other aviation partners. A retired Boeing 737 fuselage now serves as a hands-on learning hub on campus.

Boeing 737 fuselage liveried for Mang'u High School used for aviation training
The school's Boeing 737 fuselage — an aviation classroom on campus.
Mang'u High School students
Science & mathematics

A deep science tradition

From being the first African school in East Africa with a full science course, Mang'u has kept the sciences at its core — three laboratories, an annual Science Congress, and an Aviation Symposium.

The Moi National Mathematics Contest, created by Mang'u teachers in 1996, has grown into a national competition that draws schools and students from across the country.

Keep learning

Revision materials for every class

Exams, notes, set-book guides and holiday booklets for Grade 10 and Form 1–4, organised by grade and pathway.

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