Friends School Kamusinga

Friends School Kamusinga
Address
Map
P.O. Box Private bag- 50204

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Kenya
Coordinates0°47′39″N 34°42′24″E / 0.794150°N 34.706620°E / 0.794150; 34.706620
Information
Other namesKamu/Frishka
School typeNational, public
MottoUse Common Sense
Established1956
FounderAllan Bradley (British Native)
PrincipalPaul Weloba Wanyonyi [1]
Staffunknown
GenderMale
Number of students2100
Campus typeSuburban, on the slopes of Mt Elgon
Color(s)        Blue, black, grey and white
MascotCheetah
Websitewww.fsk.sc.ke

Friends School Kamusinga (FSK), popularly known as Kamu/Frishka, is a Kenyan Quaker national school[2] established in 1956 and located in Kimilili, Bungoma County, Kenya. The school is located 409.9 kilometres from Kenya's capital city, Nairobi. It is annually ranked among the top schools nationwide in KCSE[3] and has many notable alumni across business, creative arts, sports,[4] engineering and politics.[5]

Kamusinga is regarded as an academic and extra-curricular giant for its superior performance in national examinations of KCSE and in nationwide and East African regional extra-curricular competitions of field hockey, basketball, science congress, drama and music festival competitions over the years.[6][7][8][3][4][5]

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  3. ^ a b Kyanda, John (12 March 2018). "Kamusinga, academic and hockey giants". Citizentv.co.ke. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b App, Daily Nation. "OLOBULU: Where do talented players go after high school?".
  5. ^ a b Psirmoi, Daniel. "Where billionaire Chris Kirubi and CORDS' Wetangula used common sense". Standard Digital News.
  6. ^ Team, Baraka FM. "Perennial sports giants felled in just concluded national secondary school games in Mombasa. | Mombasa County News | Baraka FM 95.5 FM". barakafm.org. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ Team, Nation (1 March 2006). "Kenya: Discontent As Giants Tumble". The Nation (Nairobi).
  8. ^ Mburugu, Elizabeth. "BATTLE OF GIANTS: Kamusinga set to defend crown in annual tournament". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 25 July 2018.