Public senior school
Gaitu Secondary School
A C3 mixed boarding senior school in Meru Central sub-county, Meru County.
Gaitu Secondary School is in Gaitu sub-location, Gaitu location, Abothuguchi East division and Central Imenti constituency. It is a public school sponsored by the government.
School details
- Level
- Secondary School
- Gender
- Mixed
- Boarding or day
- Boarding
- Ownership
- Public
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 686 MERU
Admissions & fees
For the 2026 intake.
- Cluster
- C3
- C3 schools are the former county schools.
- KNEC code
- 15318203
- UIC
- JTSM
- 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
Nearby schools
- Deb Charia Special Unit (195.59m)
- Deb Charia Pri Sch (195.59m)
- Mck Charia Pri Sch (457.49m)
- St Andrew's The Apostle Pri Sch (613.50m)
- Nguchia Pri Sch (1656.76m)
Other details
- Level
- Secondary School
- School code
- D4080490
- Gender
- Mixed
- Day/boarding
- Day & Boarding
- Address
- 686 MERU
- Ownership
- Public
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Acreage
- 8
- Acreage per enrolment
- 17.2
- Pupil Teacher Ratio
- 13.8:1 (2007)
- Total Enrolment
- 138
- Total Teaching staff
- 10
- County
- Meru
- Constituency
- Central Imenti
- Province
- Eastern
- District
- Meru Central
- Division
- Abothuguchi East
- Location
- Gaitu
- Sub-location
- Gaitu
- School zone
- Abothuguchi East
Staff counts (2007)
| Staff type | Number |
|---|---|
| TSC Male Teachers | 6 |
| TSC Female Teachers | 2 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Non Teaching Staff Female | 2 |
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 867.
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 5656; checked 1 October 2026.
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
- Kenya Open Data Initiative.
- Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: geoBoundaries.