A new dawn has set in at Arya Primary School in Kisumu after the School received a new headteacher.
Mrs Margret Otieno who is the new Arya Primary School headteacher takes over from John Mark.
She met a section of parents on Friday, for the first time during an event to elect the 2019 class representatives and promised them a brighter academic future for their children going forward.
“Support the School, support School programs. If you support us, we are going to support you. Support the teachers so that Arya continues to be the School of choice,” she told Grade 1, 2 and 3 parents during the meeting.
Mrs Margret Otieno was transferred to Arya Primary School from Highway Primary School in Kisumu, where she held the same position.
Previously, she served as a teacher then Deputy Head teacher at Xaverian Primary School, also in Kisumu.
Arya is among the best performing Public Primary Schools in Kisumu County.
Last year, 218 candidates sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams at the School, with over 90 candidates getting over 300 marks.
The first two leading candidates got 427 marks each out of a possible 500.