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Light Academy tops as Coast National Schools bounce back

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Teachers and students carry Mohamed Ahmed Al-Maawy of Light Academy in Mombasa after he scored an A in the 2023 KCSE examination on December 8, 2024. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

National schools at the Coast bounced back even as Light Academy, a private school, maintained dominance in last year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education KCSE exam.

Kwale Boys High, Kenyatta Mwatate, Mama Ngina and Shimo La Tewa that have over the years trailed private schools posted good mean scores.

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