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The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, an International Baccalaureate World School, featuring state-of-the-art facilities, a multicultural student body, and an experienced team of educators and staff.
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Academic Programme

The curriculum focuses on the development of critical thinking and analysis of issues with an emphasis on multicultural understanding and awareness.
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AKA Mombasa Junior School girls

Admissions

Admission is based exclusively on merit. This is broadly defined as exceptional intellectual potential, leadership, a commitment to learning, strong sense of integrity, and the desire to work towards and instigate positive change.
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AKA Mombasa senior students

Leadership

The Academies’ programmes aim to develop students who are ethical, public-minded, and possess a pluralistic outlook, and who will become future leaders of their home countries.
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Living on Campus

Residential life at the Academy complements and extends the academic experience and includes a rich array of activities and leadership opportunities to enhance students’ learning and growth.
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The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa has been awarded IB status by the International Body

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Recent News

Academy hosts 8th annual Peace Summit
03 April 2020

From 12 – 13 March 2020, the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa hosted its 8th annual Peace Summit conference attended by more than 150 students and teachers from different schools within Mombasa County.

AKDN special bulletin: COVID-19
02 April 2020

Learn more about COVID-19 (coronavirus) and some tips for you and your family on how to stay safe through this bulletin created by the Aga Khan Development Network.

Students qualify for regional competition at Kenya Science and Engineering County Fair
26 March 2020

Six students from AKA Mombasa qualified for the regional Kenya Science and Engineering Fair competition after successfully competing in the County-level competition.

Spotlights

Raghuveer Vyas (Class of 2016): Advocating for change and development

Raghuveer Vyas, director of the United Nations Initiative at New York University, is on a mission to bring change to the world through policy development and... Find out more

Alyssa Jamal: swinging her way toward success

Year 9 student at AKA Mombasa Alyssa Jamal has played golf for almost her whole life – a sport that has taught her the importance of determination and focus.

Fiona Makena Kinyua
Fiona Makena Kinyua: A transformed educator

Fiona Makena Kinyua graduated from the Teacher Preparation Programme at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa in June 2019 and is taking classrooms by storm, one student at a... Find out more

Hussein Jiva
Hussein Jiva (Class of 2009): A citizen of the world

Hussein Jiva graduated from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa after what he feels was a transformative journey.

Mahek Shah
Mahek Shah: Taking flight to her dreams

Mahek Shah, a Diploma Programme student at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, is driven to change the fact that the aviation industry is male dominated through her... Find out more

Edgar Wangira
Edgar Michael Nagaya Wangira: On a future mission to tackle environmental deterioration

Edgar Michael Nagaya Wangira, a recent graduate from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, will pursue his passion of environmental science and other adventures at the... Find out more

Anzhela Mirzoeva
Anzhela Mirzoeva: Taking Academy lessons learnt to college

With a determination to change her country into a land of opportunity for all, Anzhela Mirzoeva, a recent graduate from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, will further her... Find out more

Harriet Chadwick
Harriet Chadwick: Committed to students’ success

By using mentorship and seeing the potential in all of her students’, Harriet Chadwick, a Humanities teacher, helped her students understand and appreciate Humanities... Find out more

Alqaim Lalani: Graduating from the Academy to write a new chapter

For Alqaim Lalani, his recent graduation from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa brings him one step closer to realising his dream of attaining a deeper understanding of... Find out more

Clare McLaughlin
Clare McLaughlin: Encouraging growth at the Academy

With a community-centered and open-minded mindset, Clare McLaughlin, an Academy fellow, promoted new ideas and programmes, which enabled the Academy to grow in many... Find out more

Notices

Mid-term break

AKA Mombasa will be closed for mid-term break from 7-17 April 2020. School will resume on 20 April 2020. Happy break!

School closure

AKA Mombasa will be closed from 16 March 2020. Online learning will commence on 23 March 2020. Click here for more information.

Half-term break

AKA Mombasa will be closed for half-term break from 20-21 February, 2020. Classes will resume on 24 February, 2020.