Based in Lavington, Nairobi, Strathmore School is Kenya’s first multi-racial school, established in 1961. It is a private, independent, boys’ day school that follows the 8-4-4 curriculum. Strathmore was started as a Sixth Form college in March 1961. In 1977 the first Form One students were admitted, and in 1987 the first Standard One pupils. Today, there are around 630 students in the school with a significant number of them receiving financial aid. The principal goal of the school is to develop the conscience and train the minds of its students so that they may usefully serve society. Above all, the school emphasizes academic excellence and moral integrity.