Kindergarten, Primary & High School

all on the South Coast of Kenya

Mekaela Academies started as an initiative to bring education to children in the coastal areas of Kenya in 1996 with our first school Manuel Alexander School.

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Vision

Affordable qualitiy education for every child in Kenya.

Mission

Discover the best in every child.

The Schools

Five schools on the south coast of Kenya providing 8-4-4 system of education.

The Schools

The five schools that comprise the Mekaela Academies are situated around Ukunda,
a small town approximately 50 km south of Mombasa city in Kwale County
on the South Coast of Kenya.

Lulu High School

Lulu High School ("Diamond" in Swahili) is a secondary school for Form 1 to Form 4. The school provides excellent education for up to 200 students, preparing them in the best possible way for a working career or university studies.

Lulu Girls School

The idea of establishing a Girls School has been in existence in the minds of our school directors as one of the major milestone in the growth of Mekaela Schools.

Likunda Primary School

Likunda Primary School is a day and boarding school with a kindergaten section. It has modern boarding facilities for both boys and girls. It was established to cater for the fast increasing demand for Manuel Alexander school in 2000.

Manuel Alexander Primary School

Mekaela Manuel Alexander is a full day primary school, situated few meters behind the Baharini Plaza, along the Diani Beach road. The school opened its gates in 1996 being the only Mekaela School at that time.

Mekaela Ratinga School

Our fifth school Mekaela Ratinga Junior was founded and funded by the Hinssen and Jacobs families of Ratingen in Germany. The primary school currently has upto class eight.

Mekaela Weber School

In January 2019, MEKAELA WEBER SCHOOL joined Mekaela Academies as its sixth school. Mekaela Weber is located in a quiet and secluded environment in Kombani.

School Calendar

  • 03 Jan 2019

    Opening Date Term 3 2019

    Borders - 2rd September 2019

    Day scholars - 3rd September  2019

     

  • 11 Jan 2019

    Thanks Giving / Prize Giving

  • 05 Aug 2019

    South Africa Trip

    Mr.Kalisa and some of the students at Nelson Mandela's House.

     

     

Our History

Mekaela Academies, the umbrella organization of our five schools, began as a concept for a private school
for the education of children by the founders Frank Muether, Micki Wentzel and Stefan Wentzel.

History

1993 to 1996
The founders Frank Muether, Micki Wentzel and Stefan Wentzel develop a concept for a private school for the education of children in Kenya. Mekaela Academies is registered as an educational organisation, purchases its first plot and begins construction of "Manuel Alexander School" (MAS) to honour the first donor.


1999 to 2002
Construction of a second primary school, called "Likunda Primary School" (LPS) as a boarding school. Two school buildings, a dining hall and some provisional dormitories are erected.

1997 to 1999
Several classrooms are added to MAS. Due to riots in the area many families living in South Coasts flee their homes into their tribal territories. At the peak of the crisis, the number of pupils drops from 200 to 90, the project faces termination. Donations from Germany help rescue the project. A sports field, a playground and a third building are built.

 

2003 to 2004
Introduction of computer lessons as subjects without exams at Mekaela Academies. The boarding section of LPS is extended, around 400 pupils are attending MAS and LPS which are operating at their maximum capacity. The planning for a third school, Lulu High School (LHS), commences.

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