Public senior school

Garbatula High School

A C1 boys' boarding senior school in Garbatulla sub-county, Isiolo County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 21 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.
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 2019–2023

Garbatula High School scored a mean of 4.50 (C-) in KCSE 2023, close to that year’s national average of 4.54, down from 5.50 in 2022. Over 2019–2023 it ranks 341st of 564 schools in Kenya and 5th of 16 in Isiolo County with 3 or more years of published results.

20232022202120202019
Mean4.5005.5004.2204.5004.800
GradeC-CD+C-C-
Candidates3342412120

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM9 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 7
Pure Sciences · 2Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 7Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059
Agriculture, Computer Studies, ElectricityST2060
Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067
Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097
Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
Chemistry, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2024
Social Sciences9 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 9
Humanities & Business Studies · 9Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Islamic Religious EducationSS2110
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024
Computer Studies, Geography, Islamic Religious EducationSS2033
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2018
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004
Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsArts 1 · Sports 2
Arts · 1Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Music & DanceAS1021
Sports · 2Business Studies, Fine Arts, Sports & RecreationAS2043
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 19

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Islamic Religious Education, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

Senior schools in Isiolo County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

School figures most recent counts

Students enrolled
241
Teaching staff
10
Board teachers
1
Students per teacher
24.1
Classrooms
13
Dormitories
1
Computer laboratories
1
Dining halls
1
Toilets
19
Transition to university after KCSE 2023
6

Codes and registration

KNEC code
17300015
UIC
ZXZL
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 coordinates or 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 34 checked 1 October 2026
  3. Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

KCSE results

  1. The school’s audit reports: every source, on the results page 2019–2023

School profile

  1. Auditor-General’s report for the year ended 30 June 2024
  2. Auditor-General’s report for the year ended 30 June 2023