History

In 2000, His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV initiated a programme to establish an integrated network of schools, known as Aga Khan Academies. The aim of the Academies is to provide education to deserving students at an international standard of excellence.

The Aga Khan Academies are part of the Aga Khan Schools, an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), which has been involved in education in developing countries for decades. The Aga Khan Schools comprises a network of 200 schools, more than 100 non-formal education programme centres and eight hostels in 11 countries across East Africa and South and Central Asia. 

Establishment of the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa

In 2003, the first of the Aga Khan Academies was established in the Kizingo area of Mombasa, Kenya. The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is a state-of-the-art learning institution recognised as an International Baccalaureate World School.

The campus design was inspired by Swahili architecture. Our campus sits on an 18-acre piece of land that includes a residential facility, a sports complex, classrooms, resources areas and common areas. 

The Academy was inaugurated in 2003 as a day school by His Excellency Mwai Kibaki, the President of Kenya, in the presence of His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV. The residential programme officially began in April 2009.
His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV during his visit to the Academy in Mombasa

We pride ourselves on having a multicultural student body, which excels not only in academic pursuits, but also in sports, cultural activities and community initiatives. Our programme has already proved successful, with our students achieving strong academic results. In 2007, we saw our first International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme graduates obtain acceptance as well as scholarships from top post-secondary institutions worldwide.

The Academies network

The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is part of a global, integrated network of Aga Khan Academies, which forms an interconnected learning community.

The Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad, India was the second to open in 2011, the third opened in 2013 in Maputo, Mozambique and the fourth opened in 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

The work of the Academies is also enhanced through partnerships with other international educational institutions. These include the International Baccalaureate network, the Aga Khan University, the University of Central Asia and other agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network.