Makini Schools makes a record KSh 15b profit
Makini Schools makes a record KSh 15b profit as demand for international curricula grows in Kenya.
Makini Schools makes a record KSh 15b profit as demand for international curricula grows in Kenya.
Advtech, the South African-based education giant that owns Makini Schools in Kenya, has reported record financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025.
According to the financial results, the operating profit surpassed R2 billion (about KSh 15.2 billion) for the first time in the group’s history.
The strong performance was underpinned by robust demand for premium education across the continent, with the rest of Africa’s schools segment, which includes its Kenyan operations.
The Schools Division drove the performance with 13% revenue growth to R4.02 billion (KSh 30.55 billion), while operating margin improved to 22.8% from 22.0%.
The group attributed the margin expansion to scale leverage and efficiency gains, which offset investments in AI-enhanced learning tools and global benchmarking systems.
The rest of Africa schools delivered the strongest segmental performance, with revenue surging 28% to R574.1 million (KSh 4.36 billion) and operating profit jumping 33% to R193.6 million (KSh 1.47 billion).
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The operating margin reached 33.7%, up from 32.4%, the highest of any division across the group. The group disclosed that its Cambridge International Curriculum students achieved 716 distinctions at an average of 1.3 distinctions per student, reflecting the academic quality of its schools.
The group noted that parents are increasingly shifting to the premium Cambridge International curriculum from the Kenyan national syllabus, a trend that is having a positive impact on the overall financial performance of the Makini brand.
“Our premium-priced Makini Cambridge International curriculum continues to experience high demand, with parents increasingly choosing it over the Kenyan national syllabus.
This is having a positive impact on the overall financial performance of the Makini brand.
Driven by continued demand, the next phase of Crawford International School in Kenya was completed in September 2025, increasing student capacity from 900 to 1,300 students,” the group stated.
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