Academics
In 1951 Mang'u High School made history in East African education by presenting its candidates for the full science subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology – the first time an African school in East Africa had presented the full science course. It was the result effort of Fr. J.C. O’Connor C.S.Sp., a well qualified and competent teacher of science. At the end of the year, the results were 100% pass for both Junior Secondary and Cambridge School Certificate.
Mang'u High School has a very rigorous and challenging academic program and the students are in class from 6am to 4pm with a short break and back to class at 6.30pm till 10.30pm. The syllabus for each year are usually completed early to give students time to prepare for exams. The science teachers perform some of the experiments at night, lunch-break, games time or during the weekend so as to cover the syllabus. The school has a tradition of challenging and motivating its students to work very hard. During the holidays, form four students report back to school for an intense session known as "Summer Camp".
Mang'u High School has consistently maintained itself as leading institution of competitive and challenging academics. It does well in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education and is consistently ranked among the top schools nationwide. In 2006 Mang'u High School was seventh nationwide in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education but in 2007,it regained its top position it last held in 1989 by once again leading the whole country in the national exam. In 2008 the school was fourth in the country. The school has produced the top performing student nationally in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education many times.
The school also hosts the Moi National Mathematics Contest an exam prepared by Mang'u High School teachers that brings together students from all High schools in Kenya. The contest was started in 1996 with 19 schools and increased to 74 schools in 1999. The number of participating students also increased from 278 to 1,200 in the same period. The National Maths Contest has gained fame as a very tough, competitive and challenging mathematics exam that prepares students for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. The school also hosts a Science Congress and Aviation Symposium annually.
Alliance High School (Kenya) has been Mang'u High School's longtime academic rival with both institutions of learning producing the social elite of Kenya. Most of Mang'u High School's students are admitted into high profile courses like Dental Surgery Pharmacy, Medicine, Architecture, Law and Engineering. Many students are admitted to prestigious foreign universities in the United States, Europe and Australia such as Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Oxford.
| YEAR | MEAN GRADE | NAT. POS. | A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | D- | E | TOTAL | MEAN SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | B | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 8.5908 |
| 1990 | B- | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 7.5505 |
| 1991 | B- | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 8.2795 |
| 1992 | B- | 7 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 8.2500 |
| 1993 | B | 9 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 8.6835 |
| 1994 | B | 3 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 9.1493 |
| 1995 | B | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 8.9015 |
| 1996 | B | 9 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 8.8209 |
| 1997 | B | 8 | 7 | 43 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 9.2971 |
| 1998 | B | 8 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 9.3972 |
| 1999 | B+ | 4 | 17 | 47 | 53 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 9.6875 |
| 2000 | B+ | 7 | 12 | 44 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 9.5467 |
| 2001 | B+ | 7 | 24 | 50 | 55 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 9.8704 |
| 2002 | B+ | 8 | 11 | 78 | 44 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 9.6551 |
| 2003 | B+ | 8 | 33 | 61 | 34 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 9.7700 |
| 2004 | B+ | 12 | 22 | 55 | 43 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 9.7179 |
| 2005 | B+ | 14 | 20 | 55 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 9.6340 |
| 2006 | B+ | 7 | 50 | 55 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 10.2938 |
| 2007 | A- | 1 | 95 | 72 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 11.2250 |
| 2008 | B+ | - | 22 | 68 | 50 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 10.2350 |
| 2009 | B+ | - | 40 | 77 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 10.437 |
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| 2011 | A- | 5 | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | 10.83 |
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