Top Class pupils in blue and gold graduation gowns lined up in the school yard on graduation day
Graduation day in the school yard
Nursery & Primary · Gisenyi, Rwanda

A strong start for every child in Gisenyi.

Quality nursery and primary education in a safe, welcoming and modern environment — well-trained teachers, child-friendly facilities, and a strong focus on values and early development.

Introduction

In the heart of Gisenyi, a school built around what young children actually need — people who know them, rooms made for them, and time to grow into learning.

We teach children from their first years at school through to the end of primary — on one campus, with staff who stay long enough to know every name.

The school is easily reached from across Gisenyi, on main roads and served by public transport, with a supervised arrival and pick-up every day.

About the school
3–12 Ages taught, nursery through Primary 6
02 Levels on one campus — nursery and primary
03 Languages taught — English, French, Kiswahili
06 Days a week the gates are open
Our programmes

Two levels, one continuous journey.

Nursery pupils in school uniform sitting on small wooden chairs at a school ceremony, one girl raising her hand
Nursery pupils at a school ceremony
01

Nursery Ages 3–6

Play-led early childhood development: language, numbers, motor skills, music and social confidence — in small, warm groups where every child is known by name.

Nursery in detail
Primary pupils in white shirts and blue ties seated in rows under the tent at a school event
Primary pupils seated in class groups
02

Primary P1 – P6

Foundational education following Rwanda’s competence-based curriculum, with strong reading, mathematics and language work, and continuous assessment towards the P6 national examination.

Primary in detail
An event day in the school yard: pupils in football kit perform while families and classmates watch, beside the school gate and sign
Event day in the school yard

Event day in the school yard, by the front gate — families watch from the shade while pupils perform.

Why families choose us

A school parents can trust, every single day.

01

Well-trained teachers

Qualified, caring staff trained to teach young children — and who stay long enough to really know your child.

02

Child-friendly facilities

Bright classrooms, safe play areas and furniture sized for small people, kept clean and maintained.

03

Values at the centre

Named for St Dominic Savio, the school builds character alongside academics: honesty, kindness, respect, responsibility.

04

Easy to reach, safe to leave

Central Gisenyi, on main roads and served by public transport, with supervised arrival and pick-up.

Our promise
Every child is known, safe and stretched.

We are a small school by choice. That means teachers who recognise every face at the gate, parents who can speak to someone who actually knows their child, and classrooms where a quiet child is noticed as quickly as a loud one.

Safe Welcoming Modern Values-led
A day at Malaïka

From 7:30 in the morning to 5:30 in the evening.

7:30

Gates open

Supervised arrival and settling-in time before lessons begin.

8:30

Lessons

Core learning in small groups — literacy, numeracy and language.

10:30

Break & play

Outdoor play, fruit and movement in the school yard.

13:00

Afternoon

Projects, reading, music, art and physical education.

17:30

Gates close

Late care until 5:30 PM, so working parents are never rushing.

Saturday 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM · Sunday closed

Two pupils in traditional dance costume with pink headbands practising a dance on the grass
Traditional dance
Visit us

Come and see the school.

The best way to choose a school is to walk into it. Call ahead and we will show you the classrooms, the yard, and how a normal morning actually runs.

Address
Gisenyi, Rubavu District
Western Province, Rwanda
Hours
Mon–Fri 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM · Sat 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Book a school visit

On main roads and served by public transport — easy to reach from across Gisenyi.