School Profile
Campus
Central Kenya, perched on the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley
Curriculum
International, with a North American curricular foundation
Accreditation
Middle States Association (MSA)
School Facts
Students
Nationalities
Year Founded
Memberships
Rift Valley Academy is a member of the following associations:
- National Association for College and Admission Counseling
- Kenya Association of Independent International Schools
- Testing Center for College Board (AP, SAT, PSAT) and ACT
- Testing Center for Cambridge Exams (including IGCSE)
Interesting Fact: In 1909, Teddy Roosevelt laid the cornerstone to Kiambogo, our main building.
Graduates
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College Attendance
About 95% of RVA graduates directly pursue college education (with the remaining 5% taking a gap year to travel, volunteer, and work). In the past decade, graduates have attended distinguished schools including Brown, Caltech, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, St Andrews, Stanford, Vanderbilt, and Yale.
