Think different 

Pioneer Junior Academy starts with the establishment of St Paul Thomas Academy, a Private Primary Boys Boarding school located in Samar Location, Ichagaki Ward, Maragua constituency, Murang'a County.  

The school was Established in 1995, on an old Swiss owned farm, formerly known as Samar Sisal Estate (Established 1945). The Sisal Plantation, factory and small fishing farm were located on the slopes of Samar next to the Maragua River. 

Just like the pioneers' of Sisal Industry in Kenya, St Paul Thomas Academy was established to pioneer one of the first Kenyan owned, private education school in Murang'a and the area provided the perfect environment for quality education for the busy middle class of Nairobi.  

Its idealic weather, spacial grounds, rural setting and beautiful sisal planted fields provided the perfect mix for young students to seek adventure, education and be resourceful.  

The school catered for Standard 4 till Standard 8 students under the Old 8-4-4 system  

Soon afterwards, in the early 2000's St Paul Thomas Academy gave birth to Pioneer School. 

This was after being persuaded by parents to establish the best private high school boy's boarding school catering for students from Form 1 till Form 4  

With that mandate from our customers, we proceeded to establish a unique high school program and experience. 

With the change of Kenya's academic curriculum in 2015 from 8-4-4 system to Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), the idea of Pioneer Junior Academy was conceived. 

Unlike other private and government institutions that merged Upper Primary and Junior Secondary Schools, the management of Pioneer Junior Academy decided to establish a separate and unique academy focusing only on Junior Secondary education.

This meant, different buildings, different Uniform and different class schedules 

This was actualized in January 2023, when we enrolled our 1st class of Grade 7 students.