Public senior school

Muranga High

A C1 boys' boarding senior school in Murang’a East sub-county, Murang'a County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 38 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster
C1
Gender
Boys
Boarding or day
Boarding
2026 fees

2026 public boarding-school parent fee ceiling: KSh 53,554 or KSh 40,535, depending on the school's previously approved tier. This school's tier is not listed here.

Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
Sponsor
Catholic Church
Founded
1964
Motto
Discipline, Order and Determination
Postal address
P.O. Box 101-10200, Murang’a
Next placements

Not released yet for the January 2027 intake. Last year: 19 December 2025. KEMIS placement portal · Get an alert when they’re released.

KCSE results the latest 5 years we hold

Muranga High scored a mean of 10.16 (B+) in KCSE 2025, 5.3 points above the national average, up from 9.72 in 2024. Over 2018–2025 it ranks 19th of 564 schools in Kenya with 3 or more years of published results.

20252024202220182015
Mean10.1609.7209.5508.47010.740
GradeB+B+B+B-A-
Candidates–––––

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM29 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 14 · Technical Studies 12
Pure Sciences · 3Aviation, Biology, ChemistryST1043
Biology, Building & Construction, ChemistryST1044
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 14Agriculture, Biology, Computer StudiesST2057
Agriculture, Business Studies, ChemistryST2046
Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2047
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2063
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Metal WorkST2066
Aviation, Computer Studies, GeographyST2010
Aviation, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2020
Building & Construction, Computer Studies, GeographyST2012
Building & Construction, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2022
Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2099
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Metal WorkST2006
Computer Studies, Geography, Home ScienceST2027
Computer Studies, Home Science, Marine & FisheriesST2028
Computer Studies, Home Science, Metal WorkST2030
Technical Studies · 12Aviation, Geography, PhysicsST3121
Biology, Business Studies, Metal WorkST3084
Biology, Geography, Marine & FisheriesST3052
Biology, Geography, Media TechnologyST3077
Biology, Geography, Metal WorkST3098
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Power MechanicsST3108
Business Studies, Media Technology, PhysicsST3073
Business Studies, Metal Work, PhysicsST3092
Computer Studies, Electricity, GeographyST3006
Geography, Marine & Fisheries, PhysicsST3062
Geography, Media Technology, PhysicsST3082
Geography, Physics, Power MechanicsST3023
Social Sciences6 combinationsLanguages & Literature 1 · Humanities & Business Studies 5
Languages & Literature · 1Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS1081
Humanities & Business Studies · 5Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Computer StudiesSS2106
Business Studies, French, GeographySS2068
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
Christian Religious Education, French, History & CitizenshipSS2075
Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsArts 1 · Sports 2
Arts · 1Fine Arts, Literature in English, Theatre & FilmAS1014
Sports · 2General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038
Literature in English, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2047

Subjects in these combinations · 25

Agriculture, Aviation, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Marine & Fisheries, Media Technology, Metal Work, Music & Dance, Physics, Power Mechanics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

Senior schools in Murang’a County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

School figures most recent counts

Students enrolled
2,285
Classrooms
38
Laboratories
6
Toilets
144

School history

Murang’a High School opened in 1964 as a day school with 35 learners. It is a Catholic-sponsored government school.

Today it is a national boys’ boarding school in Murang’a East, Murang’a County. Its motto is “Discipline, Order and Determination”.

Codes and registration

KNEC code
10200008
UIC
D2VN
Level
Senior school
Ownership
Public

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Data sources

The public senior-school list supplies this profile's classification and codes. It does not give a school-specific fee invoice.

Register, pathways and fees

  1. Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS) pathways, combinations, emblem · checked 15 October 2026
  2. December 2025 senior-school list, row 127 checked 1 October 2026
  3. Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

KCSE results

  1. Newspapers: every source, on the results page 2013–2025

School profile

  1. Auditor-General’s report for the year ended 30 June 2024
  2. Murang’a High School website
  3. The Kenya Times, Murang’a High School: history, fees, KCSE performance and contacts
  4. OpenStreetMap, Murang’a High School grounds

Map

  1. © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data