Light Academy Schools · Kenyan CBE
Access to Success
Welcome to Light Academy
A private school with a rare offering
We are a private school in Kenya with two branches across the cities of Nairobi and Mombasa. Our 25 years of service have seen us reach so many academic heights and success.
Our teachers and students are equipped with advanced computer and ICT skills that come in handy in meeting the learning needs of the 21st century. At LA we go beyond producing academically competent students – which is part of our culture – and also bring up socially responsible and culturally sensitive individuals who are truly global citizens.
- 25
- Years of service
- 2
- Campuses – Nairobi & Mombasa
- CBE
- Competency-Based Education

Our schools
Select a city of your choice
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Nairobi
LA Nairobi – Karen
Junior & Senior School · CBE · Day & boarding
Light Academy Nairobi is a leading day and boarding school for boys and girls, offering Junior School (Grades 7–9) and Senior School (Grades 10–12) under the Kenyan Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.
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Mombasa
LA Mombasa – Nyali
Pre-Primary to Senior School · CBE · Day & boarding
Light Academy Mombasa is a leading day and boarding school offering a complete education from the early years – Pre-Primary (PP1–PP2) – through Primary School and Junior School to Senior School (Grade 12), under the Kenyan Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.
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Our education model
A modern school
As each day passes, the world is being taken over by technology – so we build it into our students’ education.
We have adopted learning management systems such as Coolsis, Google Suite for Education and Zoom. They complement physical classes: teachers assign homework and tests and create fun quizzes, and parents can follow their children’s academic grades and discipline reports.
When the COVID-19 pandemic kept students around the world away from school, ours were not disadvantaged – it was easy for us to move to a fully online model. All our staff are technology savvy, and every student leaves us computer literate.

Access to Success
Academic excellence
Our motto is access to success, and our performance in the recent national exams speaks for itself.
In the 2022 KCSE exams the school achieved a mean score of 9.16, with two of our students among the top ten nationwide: Ramadhan Musa Tepo was 5th in the country and his classmate Daniel Mshindi Ouma 7th. In the 2020 KCSE exams, Light Academy Mombasa was the 5th best school, the 1st private school and the most improved school nationally.
On Teachers’ Day in October 2022, Light Academy was once again awarded the best private school in Kenya by the TSC, and the Ministry of Education recognised our Mombasa teachers for exemplary performance in 11 KCSE subjects.
- 137
- KCSE 2022 candidates
- 22
- Straight As
- 30
- A- grades
- 29
- B+ grades
School life
Never short of activities
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Competitions
Local and international: the IFLC, World Scholar’s Cup, Model United Nations and Science & Technology olympiads.
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Clubs
Robotics, digital arts, swimming, karate, mind games, roller skating and sports – soccer, basketball, rugby and more.
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Service
Tree planting, donations, orphanage visits and acts of service teach charity, empathy and responsibility.
News & activities
Latest from our schools
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KCSE 2024 Results – Light Academy Nairobi
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Debate Club Represents Light Academy Nairobi on the International Stage
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Celebrating Culture, Building Global Minds – Light Academy Mombasa Cultural Day 2025
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KCSE 2023
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Class of 2022 Graduation
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2023 Parents Fun Day
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World Scholars Cup 2023
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World Environmental Day
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Admissions
Enrol with us
Not sure where to start? Call or email the school nearest you – we’re happy to help.
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Nairobi
LA Nairobi – Karen
Junior & Senior School · CBE
+254 724 100 000 info@lightacademy.ac.ke
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Mombasa
LA Mombasa – Nyali
Pre-Primary to Senior School · CBE
+254 727 801 504 info.mba@lightacademy.ac.ke
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