Public senior school
Gatamaiyu Boys High School
Also listed as Gatamaiyu Secondary School.
A C3 boys' boarding senior school in Lari sub-county, Kiambu County.
Gatamaiyu Boys High School is in Kagwe sub-location, Gatamaiyu location, Lari division and Lari 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
- BOX 8 KAGWE
Admissions & fees
For the 2026 intake.
- Cluster
- C3
- C3 schools are the former county schools.
- KNEC code
- 11231101
- UIC
- GB2F
- 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
- KEMIS placement portal
- Next placements
- Not released yet for the January 2027 intake. Last year: 19 December. Get an alert when they’re released.
Location
Nearby schools
- Gachoire Girls Sec (1056.53m)
- Kagwe Pri Sch (1087.34m)
- Kagwe Girls Sec Sch (1114.70m)
- Karugo Pri Sch (1281.96m)
- Kagwe Township Pri (1756.73m)
Other details
- Level
- Secondary School
- School code
- L2010201
- Gender
- Boys
- Day/boarding
- Boarding
- Address
- BOX 8 KAGWE
- Ownership
- Public
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Acreage
- 25
- Acreage per enrolment
- 20.0
- Pupil Teacher Ratio
- 19.3:1 (2007)
- Total Enrolment
- 501
- Total Teaching staff
- 26
- County
- Kiambu
- Constituency
- Lari
- Province
- Central
- District
- Kiambu
- Division
- Lari
- Location
- Gatamaiyu
- Sub-location
- Kagwe
- School zone
- Gatamaiyu
Staff counts (2007)
| Staff type | Number |
|---|---|
| TSC Male Teachers | 13 |
| TSC Female Teachers | 9 |
| Local Authority Male Teachers | 0 |
| Local Authority Female Teachers | 0 |
| PTA Board of Governors Male Teacher | 3 |
| PTA Board of Governors Female Teacher | 1 |
| Other Male Teachers | 0 |
| Other Female Teachers | 0 |
| Non Teaching Staff Male | 16 |
| Non Teaching Staff Female | 3 |
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 475.
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 2788; 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.