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Viraj International Academy
A co-educational day and boarding school in Katani, Athi River, that opened in January 2015 and added the Cambridge international curriculum in September 2015 alongside the Kenyan CBC track.
In brief
A co-educational day and boarding school in Katani, Athi River, that opened in January 2015 and added the Cambridge international curriculum in September 2015 alongside the Kenyan CBC track.
Viraj sits in Machakos County on Quarry Road, outside the main expat catchments of Karen, Westlands, and Muthaiga. The school covers age 2 and a half upwards, runs both the Kenyan Competency Based Education curriculum and Cambridge International, and offers boarding alongside day places. Facilities include sports fields, a swimming pool, an early-years play area, and a secure compound. The campus is also used as a cricket ground.
The school's audience is mainly Kenyan and Indian-origin families in the Athi River and Mombasa Road corridor rather than the diplomatic circuit. Parent voice on the school's own channels emphasises caring teachers and a family feel. Independent online review volume is low. Families weighing Viraj usually live east or south of the city and are choosing between a long Karen commute and a closer Cambridge option with a known local catchment.