Our School

A Legacy of Excellence, Service, and Transformation

Starehe Boys’ Centre and School is more than a school—it’s a legacy of excellence, service, and transformation. Since its founding in 1959, Starehe has become a symbol of hope, opportunity, and academic achievement for generations of young men in Kenya.

Our Past Glorious Days

Starehe is a top-performing national school in Kenya, consistently recognized for its academic distinction.
Our formula for success combines:

✔ A rigorous curriculum

✔ Skilled and dedicated teachers

✔ A culture of hard work and discipline

Our students excel not just in exams, but in critical thinking, leadership, and lifelong learning. Our alumni have gone on to study at prestigious universities and lead in diverse fields globally.

🥇 Historical Results by Year

Year	Total No.	A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	D+	Mean Points	Mean Grade	University	University	% Mean
2024	275	47	72	77	43	20	15	0	1	0	10.11	A-	274	99.6	0.61
2023	271	17	64	64	63	38	14	6	2	3	9.5	B+	260	95.9	0.24
2022	274	10	49	85	54	32	29	10	4	1	9.26	B	259	94.5	-0.18
2021	269	10	60	94	42	29	16	15	0	0	9.44	B	251	93.3	0.01
2020	262	8	68	72	54	23	25	4	6	2	9.43	B	250	95.4	0.52
2019	266	2	55	68	42	39	24	24	11	1	8.91	B	230	86.5	0.18
2018	256	4	41	45	64	44	27	18	10	3	8.73	B	225	87.9	0.00

🛡️ The Starehe Emblem

Each element in our crest reflects the school’s identity and values:

✔ Griffin: Courage, vigilance, and wisdom

✔ Lion: Strength, leadership, and service

✔ Two Bugles: Discipline, alertness, and readiness to serve

✔ Red & Blue:

- Red: Sacrifice and determination
- Blue: Loyalty and peace

🏅Our Motto “Natulenge Juu”

Let Us Aim High.
This Kiswahili phrase is our guiding light. It reminds every student to:

✔ Strive for academic and personal excellence

✔ Serve others with humility

✔ Uphold integrity and self-discipline

At Starehe, aiming high is not just a slogan—it’s a lifestyle.

A Tradition of Excellence

While our academic credentials speak for themselves, Starehe’s true strength lies in the character of its students. We aim to produce not only scholars but well-rounded, principled individuals prepared to lead with wisdom and compassion. Our holistic approach includes co-curricular activities, spiritual development, and community service, all within a supportive and disciplined environment.

Beyond academics, we mold principled leaders. Our students develop through

✔ Community service

✔ Co-curricular activities

✔ Spiritual and moral guidance

The Starehe Way

At the heart of Starehe is The Starehe Way—a culture rooted in humility, service, discipline, and hard work. Every student is expected to uphold the highest standards of personal conduct and commit to excellence in every aspect of life. From their first day at Starehe, students are taught the values of teamwork, selflessness, and accountability.

Starehe operates on a unique ethos grounded in:

✔ Service

✔ Discipline

✔ Teamwork

✔ Accountability

From their first day, students adopt a culture that shapes character and leadership.

Inclusive and Empowering

Starehe’s mission remains unwavering:
To give bright, financially challenged boys access to a world-class education.

✔ Most students are supported through full or partial scholarships

✔ Funded by generous individuals, foundations, and global supporters

This generosity fuels our legacy of equity, excellence, and empowerment.

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders

Starehe Old Boys—leaders in government, medicine, education, and business—carry forward our founding ideals:

Service

Integrity

Compassion

The alumni network is among the strongest in Kenya and continues to shape lives worldwide.

Starehe Songs

🎵 School Song "These Are the Years"

This cherished anthem is sung in assemblies and national events. It speaks of guidance, growth, and our pledge to serve.

These are the years when we are helped and guided
Taught by Starehe to know and judge and do;
Prepared for the future, encouraged and provided,
Strengthened to serve: Natulenge Juu!

Brought to the school to join a thousand others,
All with one purpose, quick and keen and true;
Boldly we follow in the footsteps of our brothers,
Proudly we wear our dress of red and blue.

Honor the School, a way of life which fires us,
Lifts up our spirits, sets us all ablaze,
Teaches and trains, rebukes us and inspires us,
Planting the seed to serve us all our days.

We pledge ourselves, when this our generation
Must in its turn the weight of government bear,
To all mankind, through service to our nation,
Head, heart, and hand in justice, zeal and care.

These are the years when we are helped and guided
Taught by Starehe to know and judge and do;
Prepared for the future, encouraged and provided,
Strengthened to serve: Natulenge Juu!

🎶 "Forty Years On"

A nostalgic reflection sung by students and alumni alike. It honours our shared brotherhood, memories, and commitment to duty long after school.

Forty years on, when afar and asunder,
Parted are those who are singing today,
When we look back and forgetfully wonder
What we were like in our work and our play:
Brotherhood strong and our teachers devoted,
Assembly, Chapel, the House where we grew,
Posho, Githeri, the Founders’ Day dinner,
Talks in Baraza, the friendship we knew.

Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu!
Give honour again and again,
To Starehe where we became men.
Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu!

O the great days in the distance enchanted,
Hours in the classroom and hours in the field,
In games and athletics we struggled and panted,
Learning to strive hard and never to yield.
Scouting, exploring, those long expeditions,
Fighting of fires, swimming and First Aid,
Playing of music, debating and drama,
Voluntary service – our first steps we made.

Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu!
Give honour again and again,
To Starehe where we became men.
Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu!

Forty years on, growing older and older,
Shorter in wind as in memory long,
Feeble of foot and rheumatic of shoulder,
What will it help us that once we were strong?
God gives us duty for us to discharge it,
Problems to face, struggle with and overcome,
Service to render and glory to covet,
Twenty and thirty and forty years on!

Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu!
Give honour again and again,
To Starehe where we became men.
Lenga Juu! Lenga Juu!