Rosslyn Academy

Rosslyn Academy
The school's administration building
Location
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Coordinates1°13′29″S 36°48′31″E / 1.224804°S 36.808543°E / -1.224804; 36.808543
Information
Former nameMara Hills Academy
TypePrivate day
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established • 1946 (78 years ago) (1946) in Tanzania[clarification needed]
 • 1967 (57 years ago) (1967) in Kenya
GradesPreschool – 12
GenderCoeducational
Number of students692
Education systemAmerican
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day7 hours, not including extracurricular activities
Campus size40 acres
Color(s)    Green, Black, and Silver
SportsFootball, basketball, cross country running, tennis, golf, swimming, field hockey, rugby union, volleyball, and water polo
MascotEddie the Eagle
NicknameThe Eagles
RivalRift Valley Academy
CurriculumAmerican-based
AccreditationACSI, MSA
Websiterosslynacademy.org

Rosslyn Academy is a private Christian school in Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya.[1] It is an international, coed, day school with a North American curriculum and classes from preschool to twelfth grade.

Enrolment is approximately 690, with a graduating senior class of approximately 60 students each year. Approximately 40 percent of the students are North American, and more than 53 nationalities are represented in the school. Teachers at Rosslyn are typically required to be North American certified, but come from a number of different nationalities, with the majority being North American. The average class size at Rosslyn is 20 students, with a teacher to student ratio of 1:9.

It is located in the northwestern suburbs of Nairobi, in Gigiri, on a beautiful 40 acre campus close to the United States Embassy and the United Nations Headquarters for Africa. The site was originally part of a coffee plantation.

  1. ^ "Contact Info Archived February 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine." Rosslyn Academy. Retrieved February 10, 2015. "Physical Address Off Limuru Road Off Unep Avenue Past Unep. Off Magnolia Close Gigiri Nairobi, Kenya"