St. Germaine Gatanga Girls’ High School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C2
County: MURANG'A
Administrative subcounty: GATANGA
KNEC code: 10234401
UIC: KXXC
Gender: Girls
Day / boarding: Boarding
Ownership: Public

2026 public boarding-school parent fee ceiling: KSh 53,554 or KSh 40,535, depending on the school's previously approved tier. This school's tier is not listed here.

Fee source: Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449, effective 5 January 2026. For selection and placement updates, use the government portal.

Cluster and identifiers: December 2025 senior-school list, row 409. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 6210. Published 2025-06-01; captured 2026-09-10.

The dated register does not confirm current vacancies, school-specific fees, boarding capacity or support services.

The earlier directory record and historical information are retained below.

Earlier directory summary

Gatanga Girls Secondary School is in Murang'a County (Gatanga Constituency).

Gatanga Girls Secondary School is a girls boarding secondary school.

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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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: C2060015

Address: Box 76 Thika

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Religious Organisation

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 15.0

Total Enrolment: 569

Total Teaching staff: 39

Location

County: Murang'a

Constituency: Gatanga

Province: Central

District: Thika

Division: Gatanga

Location: Kihumbuini

Sub Location: Kiriaini

Staff

TSC Male Teachers: 16

TSC Female Teachers: 22

PTA Board of Governors Male Teacher: 0

PTA Board of Governors Female Teacher: 1

Non Teaching Staff Male: 20

Non Teaching Staff Female: 7

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 10 combinations

Pure Sciences · 1

Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)

Applied Sciences · 6

Agriculture, Building & Construction, Business Studies (ST2045)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Electricity (ST2048)
Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST2059)
Biology, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2011)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Electricity (ST2001)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2007)

Technical Studies · 3

Biology, Electricity, Geography (ST3014)
Computer Studies, Electricity, Geography (ST3006)
Electricity, General Science, Home Science (ST3008)

Social Sciences · 7 combinations

Humanities & Business Studies · 7

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, French (SS2112)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in English (SS2061)
Business Studies, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2100)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2019)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, Mandarin Chinese (SS2050)
Computer Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2024)

Arts & Sports Science · 2 combinations

Sports · 2

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)
Home Science, Music & Dance, Sports & Recreation (AS2055)

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 & Film

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