Oshwal High School

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Oshwal High School
Location
1st Parklands Avenue
Nairobi
KEN
Coordinates 1°15′37″S 36°48′32″E / -1.26028, 36.80889
Information
Houses Simba
Gazelle
Impala
Flamingo
Type Private
Education System British Curriculum
Grades 7 to 13

Oshwal High School is a private secondary school based in 1st Parklands Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in 1965. It offers the IGCSE British curriculum.

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[edit] Grade levels

Students enter Oshwal High School from grade 7 and continue to study till grades 13 (Form 6).

[edit] Courses

From grades seven to nine, it is mandatory for students to take the following classes.

  1. ) Math
  2. ) English
  3. ) Biology
  4. ) Chemistry
  5. ) Physics
  6. ) Art
  7. ) Business Studies and Accounting
  8. ) Foreign Language - Swahili, French or Gujurati
  9. ) PE
  10. ) Geography
  11. ) History
  12. ) Music/Drama
  13. ) Computers.

During 10th grade, students have to choose whether he or she will be studying Business or Sciences. For a student taking Business these are the courses he or she must take.

  1. ) Business Studies
  2. ) Accounting
  3. ) History or Geography
  4. ) English
  5. ) Math
  6. ) Foreign Language - Swahili, French or Gujurati
  7. ) Economics or Computers
  8. ) PE

For a student taking Sciences these are the courses he or she must take.

  1. ) English
  2. ) Math
  3. ) Physics
  4. ) Chemistry
  5. ) Biology
  6. ) Foreign Language
  7. ) Economics or Computers
  8. ) PE
  9. ) Optional - Human Biology.

[edit] Houses

There are four houses in Oshwal High School. These include:

  • Simba (Red)
  • Gazelle (Green)
  • Impala (Blue)
  • Flamingo (Yellow).

These 4 houses compete against each other in various activities such as Sports, Drama etc.

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