Rift Valley Academy

{{Short description| Christian boarding school in Kijabe, Kenya}}

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| logo = Rift Valley Academy Logo.jpg

| motto = Omnes Christo

| established = 1906

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| type = Private boarding

| religious_affiliation = Christian

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| head_name = Second master

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| founder = Charles Hurlburt

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| faculty = 53

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| enrollment = over 500

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| grades = K–12

| motto_translation = All In Christ

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| city = PO Box 80
Kijabe

| county = Kiambu County

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| country = Kenya

| coordinates = {{Coord|-0.944262 | 36.596300 |type:edu|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| oversight = Africa Inland Mission

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| system = American

| language = English

| campus_type = Rural

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| athletics = Football, Tennis, Basketball, Field Hockey, Rugby

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| nickname = Buff's

| mascot = Cape Buffalo

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| rival = Rosslyn Academy; St. Mary's School

| yearbook = Kiambogo

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| website = http://www.rva.org

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Rift Valley Academy (RVA) is a Christian boarding school located in Kijabe, Kenya run by the Protestant African Inland Mission. It was founded in 1906 by Charles Hurlburt.

It was ranked second out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, Internet and news visibility.{{cite web |url= http://www.africaalmanac.com/top20highschools.html |title= top20highschools |date= 1 October 2003 |website= Africa Almanac |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070114052056/http://www.africaalmanac.com/top20highschools.html#11 |archive-date= 14 January 2007 |url-status= dead |access-date= 24 July 2016 |quote= The research leading up to the publication of the 100 Best High Schools in Africa began with the launching of the website in December 2000.}}

RVA has a strong Rugby culture as shown by the number of titles of the Blackrock Rugby Festival (12) and also Prescott Cup among others.