Aga Khan Academy

The School was established in 1970, the Aga Khan Academy is a private co-educational school situated in pleasant surroundings in the Parklands suburb of Nairobi. The School is easily accessible, 1.5 km away from the centre of Nairobi on a main thoroughfare.

The Aga Khan Academy is a not-for-profit independent school registered with the Ministry of Education, Kenya. With between 10 to 15 nationalities and cultures represented at any given time among the approximately 400 students and 37 graduate staff, the School is manifestly multi-cultural.

The school offers an international curriculum leading to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) administered by Cambridge University and the International Baccalaureate. Since 2000 - 2001, these programmes have superseded the G.C.E. O and A-levels.

From Grades 7 - 9, the students follow the British National Curriculum, in preparation for the IGCSE in Grades 10 and 11. In Grade 10 - 11, students sit for a minimum of 8 subjects. Mathematics, English, English Literature and one foreign language are compulsory for all students. In addition, students take at least two sciences, one humanities and one techno-vocational or creative subject such as Information Technology, Music, Art and Design and Technology. Upon completing the IGCSE, students can pursue the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma programme in years 12 and 13.