Alliance High School (Kenya)

The Alliance High School (or AHS) popularly known as "Bush", was the first school in Kenya to offer secondary school education to Africans. It was founded on 1 March 1926 by the Alliance of Protestant Churches - The Church of Scotland Mission (later known as the Presbyterian Church of East Africa or PCEA), Church of the Province of Kenya (CPK), African Inland Church (AIC), and the Methodist Church.

The school is situated in Kikuyu, about 22 kilometers (12 miles) from Nairobi's central business district. The school is a 10-minute walk from the Alliance Girls' High School, which has been its sister school.

It has always been ranked within the top ten best schools in each year's National Examinations. It was ranked first in the country from 1960 to 1985. In 1986 it lost its top ranking for the first time in 25 years, slipping to third. It was ranked first in the country in 2005 based on the results of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). In 2006 its rank dropped to third. In 2009 and 2010, the school emerged top in the KCSE results posting sterling performance. In 2011, the school dropped one place to second. In 2013 the school was on top again with a mean grade of A- beating other famous schools like Starehe Boys' Centre and School

The school motto is "Strong to Serve". The Old Boys association has a website and a Yahoo group known as Bushfire.

The school's principal was David Gideon Kariuki.

Have in thy keeping O lord, our God, this school;
That its work may be thorough and its life joyful;
That from it may go out,
Strong in body, mind and character, men who
In Thy name and with Thy power,
Will serve their fellows faithfully, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Lord while for all mankind we pray,
Of every Clime and coast,
Oh hear us for our native school,
The school we love the most x3

The school is the highest performing high school in the country academically, always being ranked amongst the top 10 positions every year. The school holds the country record for most consecutive years holding the pole position in the national exams(1960-1985) . In the K.C.S.E results announced in 2011, the school emerged top in the country. In that same year, the school had more than 100 students scoring a mean grade of A in the national exams.

In 2009 and 2010, the school emerged top in the K.C.S.E results posting sterling performance. In 2011, the school dropped one place to second.

Every year, 200 students are selected based on academic merit and quota as per the education policy. Academic merit is based on performance of the K.C.P.E exams. Its quota system sees to it that the school admits boys from every county in the country though with bias to students from public schools as the current education policy requires.

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