Curriculum

The core curriculum for all students starting at Starehe Girls’ Centre comprises:

• English
• Kiswahili
• Mathematics

Plus three sciences:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics

Plus the humanities:

• Geography
• History
• Christian OR Islamic religious education

Additional subjects

To reach their mandatory total of 13 subjects, Juniors then have a range of options, covering:

Practical subjects

• Home science (cooking, sewing beadwork etc)
• Agriculture
• Computer studies

Applied subjects: one of these

• French
• German
• Music
• Business studies

Choices for Seniors

After two years, girls become seniors and are able to drop five subjects.

They then have two core options:

Triple science students

• Study the three core subjects; (English, Kiswahili and Mathematics)
• + all three sciences
• + one of the humanities
• + one practical or applied subject

Double science students

• Study the three core subjects;
• + two sciences
• + two of the humanities
• +one practical or applied subject