Public senior school
St. Germaine Gatanga Girls’ High School
Also listed as Gatanga Girls Secondary School.
A senior school in Gatanga sub-county, Murang’a County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 19 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C2Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
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 2006–2010
St. Germaine Gatanga Girls’ High School scored a mean of 7.37 (C+) in KCSE 2010, 2.2 points above the national average, down from 7.44 in 2009.
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 7.367 | 7.444 | 7.467 | 6.540 | 6.905 |
| Grade | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Candidates | 207 | 187 | 180 | 174 | 179 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM10 combinationsPure Sciences 1 · Applied Sciences 6 · Technical Studies 3
Social Sciences7 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 7
Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsSports 2
Subjects in these combinations · 19
Agriculture, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Mandarin Chinese, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Murang’a County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 10234401
- UIC
- KXXC
- School code
- C2060015
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- BOX 76 THIKA
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 569
- Teaching staff
- 39
- Students per teacher
- 15.0
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| PTA and board teachers | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-teaching staff | 20 | 7 | 27 |
About the school · written in 2013
Gatanga Girls Sec school is girls is a provincial public school run by the catholic dioceses of Murang’a.
The Girls school is located in gatanga Location of Gatanga constituency of Murang’a county 7km to the west from the thika centre. The school is a four-streamed school with a student population of 800 students drawn from central and Nairobi province. However, with effect from 2012, a fifth stream will be due to demand. The school sits on a ten-acre plot which contains the hostels, classrooms, science laboratories, staff houses (24), kitchen, school hall, computer lab and playing fields.
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Data sources
The school description and 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 409 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 6210 checked 14 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports and newspapers since: every source, on the results page 2006–2010
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data