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Angelica _ann
#21 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 3:41:51 PM
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FRM2011 wrote:

Hallo wazuans,

Lets say your son had 430 marks, and his 1st choice was Alliance, which means he is assured of admission at Alliance. Then a good private school offers him full scholarship for 4 years. The normal school fees for the private school is in the range of 300K per year.

Would you take the offer ??


Alliance it is for formation and life skills.
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kayhara
#22 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 4:04:55 PM
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Sadly in my former primary school no kid has broken my kcpe record 17 years down the line SMH, but man that was first even some boys are not yet circumcised na ndio hizo results, anyway congrats to all your grand children.
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madollar
#23 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 4:28:30 PM
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FRM2011 wrote:

Hallo wazuans,

Lets say your son had 430 marks, and his 1st choice was Alliance, which means he is assured of admission at Alliance. Then a good private school offers him full scholarship for 4 years. The normal school fees for the private school is in the range of 300K per year.

Would you take the offer ??

What's the history of the private school in terms of performance, discipline,etc Again very few private secondary schools zinaweza fikia league ya kina alliance,lenana,etc scholarship or no scholarship if any can anyone point them out
@kayhara You are right nephew alipelekwa sunday and they were about 40 boys.No phones or visitation mpaka next week tuesday wondering if they know the results are out amakunaendaje lakini there must be one mouthy person huko
FRM2011
#24 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 4:30:24 PM
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Angelica _ann wrote:
FRM2011 wrote:

Hallo wazuans,

Lets say your son had 430 marks, and his 1st choice was Alliance, which means he is assured of admission at Alliance. Then a good private school offers him full scholarship for 4 years. The normal school fees for the private school is in the range of 300K per year.

Would you take the offer ??


Alliance it is for formation and life skills.


This is a real situation a close relative is handling. The boy will most likely be the brightest at the private school. The private school is looking at a clean A in 4 years time to boost the school rating. But at Alliance, the competition will push him to be at his best. He will learn a lot from his classmates and form networks that might last a lifetime.

Never thought I would live to see the day where I am advising someone to turn down a Kes 1.2M scholarship.
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#25 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 4:36:23 PM
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FRM2011 wrote:

Hallo wazuans,

Lets say your son had 430 marks, and his 1st choice was Alliance, which means he is assured of admission at Alliance. Then a good private school offers him full scholarship for 4 years. The normal school fees for the private school is in the range of 300K per year.

Would you take the offer ??


Only if it's St. Andrew's Turi, not just any private school.

BBI will solve it
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kingfisher
#26 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 4:41:43 PM
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kayhara wrote:
Sadly in my former primary school no kid has broken my kcpe record 17 years down the line SMH, but man that was first even some boys are not yet circumcised na ndio hizo results, anyway congrats to all your grand children.


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#27 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 5:04:25 PM
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FRM2011 wrote:
Angelica _ann wrote:
FRM2011 wrote:

Hallo wazuans,

Lets say your son had 430 marks, and his 1st choice was Alliance, which means he is assured of admission at Alliance. Then a good private school offers him full scholarship for 4 years. The normal school fees for the private school is in the range of 300K per year.

Would you take the offer ??


Alliance it is for formation and life skills.


This is a real situation a close relative is handling. The boy will most likely be the brightest at the private school. The private school is looking at a clean A in 4 years time to boost the school rating. But at Alliance, the competition will push him to be at his best. He will learn a lot from his classmates and form networks that might last a lifetime.

Never thought I would live to see the day where I am advising someone to turn down a Kes 1.2M scholarship.


Take the scholarship. Alliance is overrated. If he had the discipline to attain 430 in KCPE he has what it takes to do well in KCSE.
Ryko
#28 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 5:54:34 PM
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what about this '..Peleka mtoto private, holiday hire mwalimu wa Alliance for Tution.."

but, honestly I prefer Alliance option


Let me be Money Minded:

I thought one of the main goals for parents with kids in highschool is to ensure the kid atleast take themselves to a public university. The fee is alittle less and less pressure to the parent in the long run.

Imagine paying for Alliance, then the kid score a C and goes for parallel, you fork another million for a univerity course, Double tragedy!! Private may save a parent so much financial trauma
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sparkly
#29 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 6:37:45 PM
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FRM2011 wrote:

Hallo wazuans,

Lets say your son had 430 marks, and his 1st choice was Alliance, which means he is assured of admission at Alliance. Then a good private school offers him full scholarship for 4 years. The normal school fees for the private school is in the range of 300K per year.

Would you take the offer ??


1. 430 does not assure him of Alliance;
2. Alliance is not a school. It is 100 years track record and history;
3. If 100k per year at Alliance is a challenge, take the scholarship.
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Obi 1 Kanobi
#30 Posted : Tuesday, November 20, 2018 6:58:51 PM
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sparkly wrote:
FRM2011 wrote:

Hallo wazuans,

Lets say your son had 430 marks, and his 1st choice was Alliance, which means he is assured of admission at Alliance. Then a good private school offers him full scholarship for 4 years. The normal school fees for the private school is in the range of 300K per year.

Would you take the offer ??


1. 430 does not assure him of Alliance;
2. Alliance is not a school. It is 100 years track record and history;
3. If 100k per year at Alliance is a challenge, take the scholarship.


Take your time to learn more about the private school, example, GCSE or 844, boarding or day etc. many of the private schools have caught up with the national public schools in terms of wholesome learning for pupils.

I think education to score an A and become some doctor is a thing of the past, there's so much more that today's millennials are aiming for, and this private schools are very good at molding students to today's standards

Now 300,000 per year does not sound very impressive unless its tuition only, a good private school should charge much more in my opinion, so as to cover other costs associated with wholesome learning so also expect additional learning materials, school trips etc to be substantial.

Example,Personally, I would take Nova Academy over Alliance any day.
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