Public senior school

Gatunga Secondary School

Also listed as Gatunga Secondary.

A senior school in Tharaka South sub-county, Tharaka-Nithi County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 11 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C3Ministry 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

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 2006–2010

Gatunga Secondary School scored a mean of 4.62 (C-) in KCSE 2010, 0.5 points below the national average, down from 4.96 in 2009.

	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Mean	4.623	4.963	5.813	6.816	5.773
Grade	C-	C-	C	C+	C
Candidates	77	54	32	38	22

KCSE results

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM7 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 4

Pure Sciences · 3Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045

Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 4Agriculture, Biology, Computer StudiesST2057

Agriculture, Biology, GeographyST2071

Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075

Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018

Social Sciences3 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 3

Humanities & Business Studies · 3Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, History & CitizenshipSS2008

Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2096

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Arts & Sports Science1 combinationSports 1

Sports · 1General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 13

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

Senior schools in Tharaka-Nithi County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 19313102
UIC: F8GF
School code: E4120003
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
2013 boarding or day: Day & Boarding

Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007

Students enrolled: 211
Teaching staff: 10
Students per teacher: 21.1
Acres: 100
Acreage per enrolment: 2.1

Staff counted in 2007 ›

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	8	2	10
Non-teaching staff	7	3	10

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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 1230 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 8594 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule