Nyambaria High School

Nyambaria High School
Nyambaria High School
Location
	Nyanza Province, Nyamira; Kenya
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Education for life
Established	1960
School district	Nyamira
President	Emmanuel orwoki
Dean	Jackson maranga
Principal	Charles Onyari
Staff	180
Grades	kenya one in the 2022/2023 KCSE
Number of students	4637
Color(s)	Sky blue, black, navy blue, white.
Affiliation	Seventh-day Adventist

Nyambaria High School is a secondary school located in Nyamira County, Kenya. It is a Seventh-day Adventist school that was established in 1966 as a small school, with few dormitories, but has grown considerably since then. Nyambaria School now has a student population of 4632. It is part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's worldwide educational system.

Campus

Presently, the school has 65 classrooms 7 laboratories, 3 computer labs, a capacity library, a woodwork shop, 64 dormitories and much else besides. It is located in a hilly neighbourhood nicknamed "London" for its affluence.

Among the school's athletic facilities are: football, handball, rugby, and volleyball pitches, basketball and tennis courts. The school has an active record in co-curricular activities having reached the nationals levels in drama, rugby, music, science congress and indoor games. The students are also involved in contests, symposia, discussions and excursions.

Since the inception of the school, it has been served by the following principals:

Charles Mokaya (1966–1969)
Daniel Mosomi (1970–1973)
Musa Mokano (1974–1989)
Lazarus Mainye (1990–2003)
Robinson Otwori (2004–2016)
Gerald Orina (2016-2018)
Boaz Owino (2018–2022)
Mr. Onyari (2022 - To date)

Spiritual aspects

All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.