i think Kenyalyrics you don't know what you are talking about.I maybe obviously biased but from where i work over 90% did GCSE, a couple of us from Africa and Asia did local based exams that said are these guys lazy or all those things you said defenitely not.

Let me throw a curve-ball to this, i think in most GCSE schools you are bound to meet with the families who own/preserve Capital in this country and elsewhere, what does this translate in-terms of networking for your kids in the future? I see it all the time where i work, the lads from Eaton who then went on to Cambridge have an almost inpenetratable outfit by 'outsiders' and this are the same guys when they move on and form their own Hedge fund firms, they in turn get backing by former schoolmates and partner with them as well.

Let me ask what are the chances your kids who went to 8-4-4 will cross paths with say kids who went to St Andrews Turi? What do you think an 8-4-4 educated child will bring to the table and a GCSE educated can't but the converse cannot be said!!

My daughter is almost 4 years she obviously does GCSE, when we are home and she hangs out with kids of my friends and relas of roughly the same age and well the difference is almost as clear as night and day!!

Mukiha, not by a mile but you got to admit it's hugely important to have a support network that you can relie upon however there liesin the difference, our defenitions of support network, you will define what this will be and its meaning!!

@XSK;
I am Kenyan and I live right here in Kenya. I don't know about @Ric dees.

If you go to the opening post of this thread, you will see that Ric asked for opinions in order to make a decision. He wasn't asking for the benefit of "the bigger population": It was for his personal use.

Much the same way we ask about car models, yet "the bigger population" have no option but to walk or take matatus.

[quote=Dash]@kenya lyrics, am gcse product and local uni graduate

@ I got a couple of friends who were not the top performers but because of their prowess in swimming, golf and cricket, got full scholarships for their uni abroad. The top performers also got scholarships but again abroad because local unis dont provide
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And you did not get a scholarship! :-d :-d :-d

Relax! Just messing with you!

[quote=XSK][quote=mukiha]@XSK;
I am Kenyan and I live right here in Kenya. I don't know about @Ric dees.

If you go to the opening post of this thread, you will see that Ric asked for opinions in order to make a decision. He wasn't asking for the benefit of "the bigger population": It was for his personal use.

Much the same way we ask about car models, yet "the bigger population" have no option but to walk or take matatus.[/quote]

@Mukiha and @Ric dees

1. A good portion of the leaders forget about politicians in kenya are "grassroot". It basically means that same environment can provide different characters.
2. The best performers in schools are not necesarily the best performers in "life"

From the above it really means that it boils down to the individual, the environmental plays a role but its not the only factor. Just look around you will see.[/quote]