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: C4Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
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

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 2006–2010

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	2007	2006
Mean	4.673	4.111	4.000	3.939	3.943
Grade	C-	D+	D+	D+	D+
Candidates	49	45	38	33	35

KCSE results

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM5 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 2 · Technical Studies 1

Pure Sciences · 2Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 2Agriculture, Computer Studies, ElectricityST2060

Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075

Technical Studies · 1Chemistry, Electricity, GeographyST3017

Social Sciences3 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 3

Humanities & Business Studies · 3Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, GeographySS2073

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2082

Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsArts 2 · Sports 1

Arts · 2Fine Arts, History & Citizenship, Music & DanceAS1030

Fine Arts, Literature in English, Music & DanceAS1031

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

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 & Film

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

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

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
Acres: 4
Acreage per enrolment: 34.5

Staff counted in 2007 ›

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	5	4	9
PTA and board teachers	1	0	1
Non-teaching staff	6	1	7

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Data sources

The school description and 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 2286 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 3106 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule