Public senior school

Igwanjau Secondary School

Also listed as Igwanjau Secondary.

A senior school in Maara sub-county, Tharaka-Nithi County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 9 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C2Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
Gender: Mixed
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
Postal address: 10 CHOGORIA

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 2020–2024

Igwanjau Secondary School scored a mean of 4.57 (C-) in KCSE 2024, close to that year’s national average of 4.77, down from 4.91 in 2023. Over 2020–2024 it ranks 13th of 23 schools in Tharaka-Nithi County with 3 or more years of published results.

	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Mean	4.571	4.913	4.020	3.340	4.230
Grade	C-	C-	D+	D	D+
Candidates	51	68	121	135	87

All 10 years of KCSE results, 2006–2024

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM5 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 3

Pure Sciences · 2Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 3Agriculture, General Science, GeographyST2082

Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007

Chemistry, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2024

Social Sciences3 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 3

Humanities & Business Studies · 3Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061

Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069

Arts & Sports Science1 combinationSports 1

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

Subjects in these combinations · 15

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, 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: 19326206
UIC: 2QBV
School code: B4130152
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
2013 boarding or day: Day & Boarding

School figures most recent counts

Students enrolled: 360
Teaching staff: 24
Board teachers: 2
Students per teacher: 15.0
Classrooms: 12
Dormitories: 9
Laboratories: 5
Computer laboratories: 1
Libraries: 1
Dining halls: 1
Toilets: 35

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Data sources

School history and updated details use the sources below. 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 598 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 8488 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

KCSE results

KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports since: every source, on the results page 2006–2024