Public senior school

Gaichanjiru High School

Also listed as Gaichanjiru Secondary School.

A C2 boys' boarding senior school in Kandara sub-county, Murang'A County.

Gaichanjiru High School is in Gaichanjiru sub-location, Gaichanjiru location, Kandara division and Kandara constituency. It is a public school sponsored by a religious organisation.

School details

Level: Secondary School
Gender: Boys
Boarding or day: Boarding
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 447-0100 THIKA

Admissions & fees

For the 2026 intake.

Cluster: C2; C2 schools are the former extra-county schools.
KNEC code: 10226216
UIC: E63U
2026 fees: KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tier; Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
Placement portal: Government selection and placement portal

Location

Street map around Gaichanjiru High School at its listed coordinates. Opens Google Maps at the coordinates. — Coordinates -0.888459, 37.058295.

Nearby schools

Every school in Murang'a County

Other details

Level: Secondary School
School code: C2070921
Gender: Boys
Day/boarding: Boarding
Address: 447-0100 THIKA
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
Acreage: 12
Acreage per enrolment: 48.2
Pupil Teacher Ratio: 24.1:1 (2007)
Total Enrolment: 578
Total Teaching staff: 24
County: Murang'a
Constituency: Kandara
Province: Central
District: Maragua
Division: Kandara
Location: Gaichanjiru
Sub-location: Gaichanjiru
School zone: Gaichanjiru

Staff counts (2007)

Staff type	Number
TSC Male Teachers	15
TSC Female Teachers	7
Local Authority Male Teachers	0
Local Authority Female Teachers	0
PTA Board of Governors Male Teacher	2
PTA Board of Governors Female Teacher	0
Other Male Teachers	0
Other Female Teachers	0
Non Teaching Staff Male	21
Non Teaching Staff Female	5

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.

December 2025 senior-school list, row 413.
June 2025 senior-school register, row 6270; checked 1 October 2026.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
Kenya Open Data Initiative.