BROOKHOUSE SCHOOL: is one of the top elite learning institutions in Africa and belongs to kids whose parents have serious financial muscle or on scholarship.
To show how serious the institution is, they imported a rare type of wood from Holland to construct a log house consisting six classrooms, a multi-purpose hall and several administrative offices. This is the only school in East Africa to be invited to join the prestigious G-30 schools group, Brookhouse Karen Campus caters for the professional, business and diplomatic communities of the region.
THE ALUMNI: You want to know the Brookhouse Alumni?
Brookhouse alumni have gone on to achieve prominance in many fields of endeavours, including The Arts, media and communications, law, medicine, engaging in politics and roles in public service such as
Musician: Kagwe Mungai, Member of the East African Legislative Assembly: Kennedy Kalonzo (Former VP Kalonzo Musyoka's son), Media Personality: Janet Mbugua and Music Artist & Activist: Emmanuel Jah.
Mission Statement:
“To give each child every opportunity to learn to excel”
School Philosophy
Brookhouse is a co-educational day and boarding school for children aged 2-19, offering an adapted form of the British National Curriculum to Kenyan and international pupils. The pursuit of academic excellence is at the centre of our educational philosophy and approach. The school is also a global member of the Round Square association of schools worldwide, where they believe that a school should foster courage, generosity,
imagination, principle and resolution so that children emerge empowered with the skills and abilities to be the leaders and guardians of tomorrow's
world. They endeavour to provide the security and guidance necessary for children to achieve their potential in a friendly and supportive but
academically rigorous atmosphere.
As such they commit to the Round Square ethos by considering the six foundation pillars of Round Square as central to their holistic
approach to education, augmenting our intrinsic commitment to academic excellence. The six pillars or IDEALS are: Internationalism;
Democracy; Environment; Adventure; Leadership and Service.
Post qualification
Many of the students post qualification go to study either in the UK, the USA, Australia or Canada. With many of our
students on the course representing Kenya in their chosen sport, students have successfully achieved scholarships to
the UK and Canada.
Courses which students have undertaken include:
- Sport and Exercise Science
- Sports Coaching and Management
- Sport and Business
- Physiotherapy
- Kinesiology
- Sports Management & Business
- Sports Science
- Sports biomechanics/analysis
- Recreation/Leisure Centre Management
- Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation
- Teaching- you must undertake a PGCE in either Primary, Secondary, Lifelong Learning or Higher Education
- Sports Law
- Graduate Entry Programme- Medicine (You are required to also have an A Level in Chemistry)
- Physiotherapy
- Sports Medicine
MORE ON BROOKHOUSE
More than forty nationalities are
represented amongst the school's 1100
student body, and the faculty of 140 staff
include British expatriates and teachers
from Africa and Asia. All teaching staff
have a Bachelor's degree, and several
have advanced degrees.
The 15-acre Karen campus lies 10km
southwest of downtown Nairobi, while
the 15-acre Runda campus is to the
northeast of the city. Facilities on both
campuses include multi-purpose
classrooms, specialist science and
computing labs, art and music studios.
Each campus has a performance
auditorium, multi-purpose hall, library,
gym and aerobics studio, indoor sports
centre, swimming pool and athletic
fields.
A large on-site boarding facility at the Karen campus provides
accommodation for 200 students.
The academic year at Brookhouse is
divided into three terms. Term 1 runs
from mid August to mid December, Term
2 from January to March, and Term 3
begins in April and ends in mid June.
Students attend seven 55 minute class
periods per day. There are 37 weeks
(180 days) in the school year. Final
examinations are taken in June, and
constitute 100% of the grade allocation
by the UK examining boards.
School Year: Academic year starts in September, holidays and mid-term breaks generally similar to UK private schools
Curriculum
- From pre-school to secondary, Brookhouse utilizes an adapted form of the British National Curriculum to structure its academic programme.
- In the Primary School various assessments are used to diagnose academic progress in relation to age peers, leading to the Common Entrance examination at 13+.
- At secondary level, the Brookhouse curriculum follows the University of Cambridge Board UK system of a two year IGCSE course, usually taken across nine subjects, followed by ALevel study, where three subjects are normally taken.
USA and Canadian universities consider
the two years of IGCSE equivalent to Grades 9+ and 10+, and the two years of
Advanced Level study as equivalent to
Grades 11+ and 12+. The final year of
A-level study is considered equivalent to
an Advanced Placement or preuniversity course; often credit points for
the first year of a USA/Canadian
university are granted, given the
intensive study involved in A-levels
Fee Details: Annual Tuition Fees
▪Pre-school : 245,000
▪Recption: 260,000
▪Year 1: 325,000
▪Year 2-5: 575,000 (including boarding: 1.025,000)
▪Year 6-8: 625,000 (Including boarding: 1,075,000)
▪Year 9-10: 695,000 (Including boarding: 1,145,000);
▪BTEC courses: 335,000 (Including boarding: 785,000);
Fee Extras:
▪Registration Fee (once): 45,000;
▪Caution money (once): 100,000 (day) - 200,000 (boarding);
▪Transport (optional): 52,500 - 72,500 per term;
▪Optional medical coverage (boarding students): 70,000 per term;
▪Yearbook fee: 2,500.
How much was your high school fee? How much was your caution money?
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