Brookhouse School in Kenya which is an independent British curriculum co-educational day and boarding school is set to construct its second campus in Runda, hence doubling its student capacity from the present 800.
Brookhouse management confirmed the reports and said that the school which is currently under construction is projected to offer education from kindergarten to secondary school and has already started accepting bookings ahead of its probable September 2017 opening.
“We began construction last month in September and we expect to be done by early August 2017 just in time for the September opening,” Brookhouse management said.
The multi-million expensive institution which offers the British curriculum, operates one campus in Karen, neighbouring the Nairobi National Park, but has been harbouring plans to expand for years now and the current construction is a dream come true.
The school’s former owners, including its founder Piyush Mehta and private equity firm AfricInvest, had estimated that the new development would cost about US$ 10m for it to be fully complete, however, the new board did not disclose how much they expect to spend on the project.
The new campus is now set to raise competition amongst the international schools education sector where analysts see room for further growth. It will cater to residents of the neighbouring affluent Runda, Nyari, Gigiri and Muthaiga estates, some of whom take their children to schools far from home.
International schools in Kenya include the German School, International School of Kenya, Braeburn, Rosslyn Academy, Kenton and St Andrews Turi. Their main attraction is that they offer students world-class education, preparing them for admissions to universities in the US and Europe.
Brookhouse is a co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 2-19, offering an adapted form of the British National Curriculum to Kenyan and international students. The school strives to develop each student’s intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth to their full potential.
