Mathare 4A Primary School

Mathare 4A Primary School serves Mathare 4A, the village at the southern end of Mathare North that was rebuilt in the 1990s under a slum upgrading project with rows of low-cost rental houses. The school is public and government-run, takes boys and girls as day pupils, and is listed by Nairobi County under the Ruaraka education zone. It offers pre-primary and primary education under the Competency Based Curriculum, with junior school classes added as the new system rolled out. For many families in 4A and the neighbouring parts of Mathare it is the closest free public school, within walking distance of home.