Gachoire Secondary School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C2
County: KIAMBU
Administrative subcounty: LARI
KNEC code: 11231104
UIC: SSJ3
Gender: Girls
Day / boarding: Boarding
Ownership: Public

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.

Fee source: Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449, effective 5 January 2026. For selection and placement updates, use the government portal.

Cluster and identifiers: December 2025 senior-school list, row 195. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 2787. Published 2025-06-01; captured 2026-09-10.

The dated register does not confirm current vacancies, school-specific fees, boarding capacity or support services.

The earlier directory record and historical information are retained below.

Earlier directory summary

Gachoire Girls Secondary is in Kiambu County (Lari Constituency).

Gachoire Girls Secondary is a girls boarding secondary school.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: L2010249

Address: Box 86 Kagwe

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Religious Organisation

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 30

Acreage per enrolment: 17.6

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 0.0

Total Enrolment: 529

Total Teaching staff: 27

Location

County: Kiambu

Constituency: Lari

Province: Central

District: Kiambu

Division: Lari

Location: Nyanduma

Sub Location: Gachoire

Staff

TSC Male Teachers: 14

TSC Female Teachers: 11

Local Authority Male Teachers: 0

Local Authority Female Teachers: 0

PTA Board of Governors Male Teacher: 1

PTA Board of Governors Female Teacher: 1

Other Male Teachers: 0

Other Female Teachers: 0

Non Teaching Staff Male: 13

Non Teaching Staff Female: 4

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 13 combinations

Pure Sciences · 4

Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry (ST1042)
Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry (ST1045)
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST1046)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)

Applied Sciences · 9

Agriculture, Biology, Computer Studies (ST2057)
Agriculture, Biology, Geography (ST2071)
Agriculture, Biology, Home Science (ST2081)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Chemistry (ST2046)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Physics (ST2053)
Agriculture, Chemistry, Home Science (ST2086)
Agriculture, Home Science, Physics (ST2093)
Biology, Business Studies, Computer Studies (ST2097)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2007)

Social Sciences · 13 combinations

Humanities & Business Studies · 13

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili (SS2109)
Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Geography (SS2001)
Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship (SS2008)
Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Literature in English (SS2009)
Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography (SS2073)
Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship (SS2096)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Geography (SS2034)
Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, History & Citizenship (SS2064)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, Literature in English (SS2047)
Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2082)
Computer Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2024)
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2004)

Arts & Sports Science: Not offered

Subjects in these combinations · 12

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Physics

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