Dinah Cheruiyot serves as the Chief Principal of Lugulu Girls’ High School, a national boarding institution located in Webuye West Sub-County, Bungoma County, Kenya.
Under her leadership, the school has consistently demonstrated academic excellence.
In the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations, Lugulu Girls’ High School achieved a mean grade of 9.3417, a slight improvement from the 2023 mean of 9.3306.
Out of 676 candidates, 672 attained the minimum university entry grade of C+, resulting in a 99.41% transition rate.
The grade distribution was as follows; 13 students scored an A, 93 achieved A-, 191 obtained B+, 232 earned B plain, 118 received B-, 25 got C+, one had a C plain, one secured a C-, and two attained D+.
Lugulu Girls’ High School had experienced a temporary withholding of their 2024 KCSE results by KNEC.
The initial withholding of results was unexpected for the school as it is an institution renowned for its consistent academic excellence.
“We thank God, we have waited for our results for almost two weeks but yesterday we got our results. We have done very well. We have so many girls and the thought of these girls missing their results gave us sleepless nights but we are a school with a track record,” Cheruiyot said.
These results reflect the students’ hard work and the teachers’ dedication, as emphasized by Cheruiyot.
However, during her tenure, the school faced challenges.
In December 2020, Lugulu Girls’ High School was closed indefinitely following student protests over the alleged defilement of a student in a bathroom.
The students accused the administration of not taking prompt action regarding the incident.
The school’s board of management decided to close the institution to allow for investigations.
Despite such challenges, Cheruiyot has continued to lead the school towards academic excellence, as evidenced by the impressive KCSE results in subsequent years.