About us

Our story

One campus in Karatu became three schools across Arusha and Karatu. This is how it happened — and the results the group delivers today.

Since 2004

Twenty years of building schools

Each campus was added to answer a clear need: a strong primary school in Karatu, a senior secondary option for the Arusha Region, and a proper early years foundation for the youngest learners.

2004
Tumaini Junior Primary School opens in Karatu
The group is founded with a single campus in Karatu. More than 800 learners are now educated here, with both day and boarding programmes and English-medium instruction from Baby Class to Standard 7.
2016
Tumaini Senior Secondary School is established at Makuyuni
The group's senior campus opens at Makuyuni in the Arusha Region, delivering O-Level and A-Level programmes with a deliberate STEM focus. Every O-Level and A-Level student is a boarder.
2017
Tumaini TX Primary School opens
Opened in Karatu with the support of TX Corporation (Taiwan), the school now provides English-medium education from Baby Class to Standard 7.
2025
Results put the group in the national Top 1%
A 100% pass rate at CSEE, ACSEE and PSLE, 92% of pupils scoring Grade A at PSLE, 100% university entry for the Form VI cohort and eight pupils inside the national Primary School Leaving Examination Top 100.
Today
More than 1,500 learners across three campuses
Tumaini Schools continues to grow through practical learning, pastoral care and partnerships that bring conservation, geo-heritage and UNESCO-aligned education into the classroom.