Public senior school

ACK Kaanwa Secondary School

Also listed as ACK Kaanwa Mixed Secondary.

A senior school in Igambang’ombe sub-county, Tharaka-Nithi County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 6 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C3Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
Gender: Mixed
Boarding or day: Boarding
2026 fees: KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tierGovernment-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
Ownership: Public
Postal address: 645 CHUKA

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

ACK Kaanwa Secondary School scored a mean of 6.30 (C) in KCSE 2025, 1.4 points above the national average, up from 4.62 in 2024. Over 2020–2025 it ranks 16th of 23 schools in Tharaka-Nithi County with 3 or more years of published results.

	2025	2024	2023	2021	2020
Mean	6.300	4.620	3.385	3.230	2.830
Grade	C	C-	D	D	D
Candidates	67	63	52	31	36

All 7 years of KCSE results, 2009–2025

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM3 combinationsPure Sciences 1 · Applied Sciences 2

Pure Sciences · 1Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 2Agriculture, Biology, Home ScienceST2081

Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097

Social Sciences2 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 2

Humanities & Business Studies · 2Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2064

Arts & Sports Science1 combinationSports 1

Sports · 1General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 13

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

Senior schools in Tharaka-Nithi County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 19367602
UIC: 3U3F
School code: B4130557
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Community
Student needs: Ordinary
2013 boarding or day: Day

School figures most recent counts

Students enrolled: 65
Teaching staff: 4
Students per teacher: 16.2
Classrooms: 8
Dormitories: 2
Laboratories: 1
Computer laboratories: 0
Libraries: 0
Dining halls: 0
Toilets: 8
Acres: 5
Acreage per enrolment: 13.0
Transition to university or college after KCSE 2024: 3

Staff counted in 2007 ›

Role	Men	Women	Total
PTA and board teachers	2	2	4

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Data sources

School history and updated details use the sources below. Other details come from the 2013 school data. Classification and codes come from the 2026 senior-school register.

Register, pathways and fees

Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS) pathways, combinations, emblem · checked 15 October 2026
December 2025 senior-school list, row 1200 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 8464 checked 15 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

KCSE results

KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports since: every source, on the results page 2009–2025