Public senior school
Garissa High School
A senior school in Garissa sub-county, Garissa County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 36 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C1Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
- Gender
- Boys
- Boarding or day
- Boarding
- 2026 fees
- KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tierGovernment-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
- Ownership
- Public
- Postal address
- 94 GARISSA
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 the latest 5 years we hold
Garissa High School scored a mean of 6.83 (C+) in KCSE 2023, 2.3 points above the national average, down from 7.50 in 2022. Over 2021–2023 it ranks 151st of 564 schools in Kenya with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2010 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 6.830 | 7.500 | 6.700 | 6.370 | 6.400 |
| Grade | C+ | B- | C+ | C | C |
| Candidates | 257 | 219 | 243 | 146 | 140 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM23 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 16 · Technical Studies 4
Pure Sciences · 3Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045
Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 16Agriculture, Biology, Computer StudiesST2057
Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2047
Agriculture, Business Studies, General ScienceST2049
Agriculture, Business Studies, GeographyST2050
Agriculture, Business Studies, PhysicsST2053
Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059
Agriculture, Computer Studies, General ScienceST2061
Agriculture, Computer Studies, GeographyST2062
Agriculture, Electricity, GeographyST2080
Agriculture, General Science, GeographyST2082
Biology, Computer Studies, GeographyST2011
Building & Construction, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2098
Business Studies, Computer Studies, General ScienceST2002
Chemistry, Computer Studies, GeographyST2013
Computer Studies, General Science, GeographyST2014
Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018
Technical Studies · 4Biology, Electricity, GeographyST3014
Business Studies, Physics, Power MechanicsST3115
Chemistry, Electricity, GeographyST3017
Computer Studies, Electricity, GeographyST3006
Social Sciences9 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 9
Humanities & Business Studies · 9Arabic, Business Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2094
Arabic, Business Studies, Islamic Religious EducationSS2104
Arabic, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious EducationSS2058
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2064
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2018
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious EducationSS2070
General Science, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious EducationSS2077
History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious Education, Literature in EnglishSS2083
Arts & Sports Science4 combinationsArts 2 · Sports 2
Arts · 2Arabic, Fine Arts, Theatre & FilmAS1001
Fine Arts, Islamic Religious Education, Theatre & FilmAS1006
Sports · 2Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Sports & RecreationAS2039
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038
Subjects in these combinations · 20
Agriculture, Arabic, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious Education, Literature in English, Physics, Power Mechanics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Garissa County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 45800001
- UIC
- 5G35
- School code
- M5010031
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- 2013 gender
- Mixed
- 2013 boarding or day
- Day
School figures most recent counts
- Students enrolled
- 1,594
- Teaching staff
- 26
- Dining halls
- 2
- Acres
- 3285
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| PTA and board teachers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-teaching staff | 14 | 6 | 20 |
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Data sources
School history and updated details use the sources below. 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 26 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 1402 checked 1 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports since: every source, on the results page 2006–2023
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data