Bungoma school calls on parents to enroll Grade 10 learners

By Lawrence Ongaro

The principal of St Peter’s Girls Senior School Mwiruti in Bungoma County, Ms Mildred Onyura Opwora, has urged parents to enroll their daughters at the school for Grade 10 admission.

Opwora said there are still several vacancies available for new learners.

“We understand the financial challenges parents are facing regarding school fees, but we encourage them not to give up on taking their children to school,” the principal said.

Strong KCSE performance

She noted that in 2025, the school posted impressive results in the KCSE examinations, where a total of 82 candidates sat for the national exam.

According to the principal, the school is still seeking to admit more students because it has adequate dormitories, classrooms, and well-equipped laboratories.

She said their success was the the result of special strategies put in place among all teachers at the school.

Ms Mildred Onyura Opwora, the Principal, St Peter’s Girls Senior School Mwiruti in Bungoma County. Photo/Handout

Of the candidates who sat the exam, 2 scored B+, 13 attained B plain, 28 scored B-, 26 earned C+, 11 got C plain, and 2 scored C-.

The school, which has a student population of about 350, boasts a total of 25 teachers — 16 female and 9 males.

Opwora praised the results, noting that no student scored a D grade, an indication that learners were confident in their studies.

Compared to previous years, she said 2025 was exceptional for the school.

Growing enrollment from across region

Deputy Principal Ms Pamela Chetambe said 2025 stood out because the school has now gained recognition on the global map.

“At the moment, we expect about 70 students to join universities within the country,” said Ms. Chetambe.

She added that 90 students have already enrolled at the school, and encouragingly, many of them have come from different counties across the country as well as neighboring nations.

Some of the new students are from the Coast region, Kisumu, Busia, Turkana, South Sudan, and even Uganda.

“This clearly shows that as teachers, we do not practice any form of discrimination but want every student to access quality education,” Ms. Chetambe said.

She commended parents for their close cooperation and urged them to continue supporting the school’s efforts to educate the students tirelessly.

She noted that a major challenge in 2025 was that many day scholars struggled with long distances to school and lacked essential learning materials.

“As a result, during the last term we accommodated them in school so they could have a better opportunity to interact with their peers who were already boarding,” she explained.