Public senior school
Gacatha Secondary School
Also listed as Gacatha Secondary.
A senior school in Kirinyaga East sub-county, Kirinyaga County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 11 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C4Former sub-county and day schools.
- Gender
- Mixed
- Boarding or day
- Day
- 2026 fees
- For the listed day-school fee heads, parents are charged KSh 0.Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
- Ownership
- Public
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 2008–2010
Gacatha Secondary School scored a mean of 4.67 (C-) in KCSE 2010, 0.5 points below the national average, up from 4.11 in 2009.
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 4.673 | 4.111 | 4.000 |
| Grade | C- | D+ | D+ |
| Candidates | 49 | 45 | 38 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM5 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 2 · Technical Studies 1
Social Sciences3 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 3
Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsArts 2 · Sports 1
Subjects in these combinations · 17
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Kirinyaga County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 09222302The source printed 9222302 with seven digits; we added the leading zero after checking the county code.
- UIC
- H47J
- School code
- B2020534
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 1300 KERUGOYA
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 138
- Teaching staff
- 10
- Students per teacher
- 13.8:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 4
- Acreage per enrolment
- 34.5
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Data sources
The school description and other details come from the 2013 school data. Staff and facility figures show their recorded years. 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 2286 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 3106 checked 1 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports and newspapers since: every source, on the results page 2008–2010
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data