Public senior school

Ikawa Secondary School

A senior school in Meru South sub-county, Tharaka-Nithi County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 17 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

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

Ikawa Secondary School scored a mean of 8.36 (B-) in KCSE 2010, 3.2 points above the national average, up from 7.74 in 2009.

	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Mean	8.361	7.740	7.577	7.125	7.255
Grade	B-	B-	B-	C+	C+
Candidates	97	77	78	72	55

KCSE results

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM6 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 4

Pure Sciences · 2Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 4Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067

Agriculture, Home Science, PhysicsST2093

Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007

Computer Studies, General Science, GeographyST2014

Social Sciences9 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 9

Humanities & Business Studies · 9Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Computer StudiesSS2106

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, General ScienceSS2115

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061

Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, GeographySS2035

Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069

Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019

Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2082

Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024

Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsArts 1 · Sports 1

Arts · 1Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Music & DanceAS1021

Sports · 1General 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, Music & Dance, 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: 19308308
UIC: 5F64
School code: B4130661
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 245 CHUKA
2013 boarding or day: Day & Boarding

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

Students enrolled: 250
Teaching staff: 17
Students per teacher: 14.7
Acres: 12
Acreage per enrolment: 20.8

Staff counted in 2007 ›

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	8	4	12
PTA and board teachers	3	2	5
Non-teaching staff	10	0	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 605 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 8523 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule