Public senior school
Giakanja Secondary School
A senior school in Nyeri Central sub-county, Nyeri County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 40 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C2Former extra-county schools.
- 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 2018–2022
Giakanja Secondary School scored a mean of 5.88 (C) in KCSE 2022, 1.4 points above the national average. Over 2018–2022 it ranks 14th of 30 schools in Nyeri County with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 5.879 | 5.879 | 6.933 | 5.879 | 5.570 |
| Grade | C | C | C+ | C | C |
| Candidates | 222 | 298 | 195 | 199 | 174 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM24 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 14 · Technical Studies 8
Pure Sciences · 2Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 14Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2047
Agriculture, Business Studies, General ScienceST2049
Agriculture, Business Studies, Wood WorkST2055
Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059
Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Wood WorkST2069
Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
Agriculture, Geography, Wood WorkST2078
Agriculture, Home Science, PhysicsST2093
Agriculture, Home Science, Wood WorkST2095
Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097
Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Wood WorkST2009
Computer Studies, Home Science, Wood WorkST2019
Technical Studies · 8Biology, Business Studies, Wood WorkST3027
Business Studies, Chemistry, Wood WorkST3029
Business Studies, General Science, Wood WorkST3031
Business Studies, Geography, Wood WorkST3032
Business Studies, Home Science, Wood WorkST3034
General Science, Geography, Wood WorkST3046
Geography, Home Science, Wood WorkST3060
Geography, Physics, Wood WorkST3071
Social Sciences10 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 10
Humanities & Business Studies · 10Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, General ScienceSS2115
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
Business Studies, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2100
Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2064
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024
General Science, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2013
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004
Arts & Sports Science6 combinationsSports 6
Sports · 6Business Studies, Fine Arts, Sports & RecreationAS2043
Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Sports & RecreationAS2039
Fine Arts, Geography, Sports & RecreationAS2041
Fine Arts, History & Citizenship, Sports & RecreationAS2042
Fine Arts, Home Science, Sports & RecreationAS2045
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038
Subjects in these combinations · 17
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film, Wood WorkSenior schools in Nyeri County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 08202007
- UIC
- MHUZ
- School code
- A2050264
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 166 NYERI
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 575
- Teaching staff
- 29
- Students per teacher
- 19.8:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 14
- Acreage per enrolment
- 41.1
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 5 | 7 | 12 |
About the school · written in 2013
Giakanja Secondary School is a Boys boarding school, located in Karundu location, Nyeri County
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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.
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 544 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 7940 checked 1 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 2006–2022
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data