The Aga Khan Approach
The Aga Khan Schools strive to create a harmonious balance between academic demands, sporting and cultural activities and community life. It challenges its pupils to be intellectually inquisitive and socially conscious. The School believes that while what students know is important, the true measure of a student's education is the ability to analyse what they do not know.

Developing critical thinking and analysis is therefore at the core of the School's mission. The School also encourages students to respect and appreciate other people's cultures, social structures, values and beliefs. Taken together, these objectives are designed to help equip children with the tools they will need to make their way in school, society and an increasingly interdependent world.

The School is part of the Aga Khan Education Services (AKES). It has a long tradition of leadership in educational development. The foundations of the present system were laid by Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III, under whose guidance over 200 schools were established during the first half of the 20th century, the first of them in 1905 in Zanzibar, Gwadur in Pakistan and Mundra in India. Since the creation of Aga Khan Education Service companies in the 1970s, the schools have been centrally administered and managed.

AKES currently operates more than 300 schools and advanced educational programmes that provide quality pre-school, primary, secondary and higher secondary education services to more than 54,000 students in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Uganda, Tanzania and Tajikistan. Schools are also envisaged, or under development, in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique and Syria.

School History
Established in 1970, the Aga Khan Academy is a private co-educational school situated in pleasant surroundings in the Parklands suburb of Nairobi. The School is easily accessible, 1.5 km away from the centre of Nairobi on a main thoroughfare.

The Aga Khan Academy is a not-for-profit independent school registered with the Ministry of Education, Kenya. With between 10 to 15 nationalities and cultures represented at any given time among the approximately 400 students and 37 graduate staff, the School is manifestly multi-cultural.

The school offers an international curriculum leading to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) administered by Cambridge University and the International Baccalaureate. Since 2000 - 2001, these programmes have superseded the G.C.E. O and A-levels.

From Grades 7 - 9, the students follow the British National Curriculum, in preparation for the IGCSE in Grades 10 and 11. In Grade 10 - 11, students sit for a minimum of 8 subjects. Mathematics, English, English Literature and one foreign language are compulsory for all students. In addition, students take at least two sciences, one humanities and one techno-vocational or creative subject such as Information Technology, Music, Art and Design and Technology. Upon completing the IGCSE, students can pursue the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma programme in years 12 and 13.

The Academy strives to keep class sizes small to maximize student-teacher interaction.

School Aims and Philosophy
The School aims to provide an education that encompasses all aspects of life, including personal, spiritual and cultural growth. It aims to graduate students who are all-rounders, leaders, responsible members of society and able to compete and excel in their local or international community.

The Academy makes every effort to create and foster an environment to allow each child to achieve their maximum potential in academic and personal terms. The Academy strives to be an inclusive institution, accessible to diverse communities and backgrounds.

Parental Support
The School requests that parents work hand in hand with staff to ensure that right study expectations are met. The Academy's Parents Association takes an active and valuable role in various School activities. The School periodically organises positive parenting seminars to discuss and understand ways to help parents support their children.