Jamhuri High School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C2
County: NAIROBI
Administrative subcounty: STAREHE
KNEC code: 20403001
UIC: NKPF
Gender: Boys
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 445. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 6592. 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

Jamhuri High School is in Nairobi County (Starehe Constituency).

Jamhuri High School is a boys day secondary school.

Jamhuri High School began in the early 1900s as a nursery school for Indian children near Nairobi Railway Station, on what is now Haile Selassie Avenue, and was later known as the Railway Educational Centre. In 1928 it moved to its present site in Ngara, on Limuru Road.

In the 1950s it was renamed the Duke of Gloucester School, and it later added boarding. After independence it opened to students of all races and was renamed Jamhuri, Swahili for “republic”. Its motto is “Effort Unending”.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: N1010992

Address: P.O. Box 40584-00100, Nairobi

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Day

Gender: Boys

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Central Government/DEB

Motto: Effort Unending

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 23

Acreage per enrolment: 36.0

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 13.8

Total Enrolment: 827

Total Teaching staff: 60

Location

County: Nairobi

Constituency: Starehe

Province: Nairobi

District: Starehe

Division: Starehe

Location: Ngara

Sub Location: Ngara West

Staff

TSC Male Teachers: 19

TSC Female Teachers: 41

Non Teaching Staff Male: 17

Non Teaching Staff Female: 11

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 3 combinations

Pure Sciences · 1

Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)

Applied Sciences · 1

Business Studies, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2007)

Technical Studies · 1

Business Studies, Physics, Power Mechanics (ST3115)

Social Sciences · 3 combinations

Humanities & Business Studies · 3

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, French (SS2112)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2004)

Arts & Sports Science · 2 combinations

Sports · 2

Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Sports & Recreation (AS2039)
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)

Subjects in these combinations · 15

Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Physics, Power Mechanics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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