Aga Khan Academy Mombasa

The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa holds a pioneering place in Kenyan education as the first school in the country to offer the full IB continuum — Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). Founded by the Aga Khan Development Network, the Academy serves approximately 600 students on a modern campus situated along the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway, featuring innovation labs, sports fields, and boarding facilities for about 160 residential students. Recognised as a Microsoft Showcase School, the Academy integrates cutting-edge technology into learning and organises an annual peace summit and events like the Zawadi Bazaar. Students participate in international competitions including the Golden Climate challenge and Model United Nations. The Academy is firmly committed to educational equity, granting significant merit and need-based scholarships to talented students regardless of financial means. Tuition fees for 2025 range from approximately 537,000 to 1.6 million Kenyan Shillings per year. The Academy's values of leadership, service, pluralism, and ethics create a distinctive educational culture that prepares graduates for the world's top universities and for lives of meaningful contribution.