Kagumo High School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C1
County: NYERI
Administrative subcounty: NYERI CENTRAL
KNEC code: 08200007
UIC: 442P
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 164. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 7944. 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

Kagumo High School is in Nyeri County (Nyeri Town Constituency).

Kagumo High School is a boys boarding secondary school.

Kagumo High School traces its origins to Kagumo Primary School, opened in January 1933 at Gatitu, Nyeri, on the site of today’s Kagumo Teachers Training College, to train African artisans for the Native Industrial Training Depot at Kabete. A teacher-training college opened beside it in 1944, and a full secondary section followed in 1949. In 1951 Kagumo presented 18 students for the O-level examination, and all qualified for Makerere University College.

In 1960 the secondary section moved to a new site at Kiganjo, keeping the name Kagumo High School, while the primary school became Kiambuiri Primary School and the old site went to the teacher-training college. Kagumo became a national school in 2012.

Today it is a national boys’ boarding school at Kiganjo, Nyeri County.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: A2050337

Address: P.O. Box 69-10102, Kiganjo

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Boys

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Central Government/DEB

Founded: 1933

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 52

Board Teaching staff: 13

Dining halls: 2

Laboratories: 5

Toilets: 186

Total Enrolment: 2,300

Total Number of Classrooms: 45

Total Teaching staff: 90

TSC Teaching staff: 77

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 25.6

Location

County: Nyeri

Constituency: Nyeri Town

Province: Central

District: Nyeri

Division: Municipality

Location: Kiganjo

Sub Location: Kirichu

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 22 combinations

Pure Sciences · 6

Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry (ST1042)
Biology, Building & Construction, Chemistry (ST1044)
Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry (ST1045)
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST1046)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)
Chemistry, Physics, Wood Work (ST1049)

Applied Sciences · 14

Agriculture, Building & Construction, Business Studies (ST2045)
Agriculture, Building & Construction, Computer Studies (ST2058)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Chemistry (ST2046)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Electricity (ST2048)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Geography (ST2050)
Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST2059)
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Electricity (ST2060)
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2067)
Biology, Business Studies, Computer Studies (ST2097)
Biology, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2011)
Building & Construction, Business Studies, Computer Studies (ST2098)
Building & Construction, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2012)
Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST2099)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2007)

Technical Studies · 2

Chemistry, Electricity, Geography (ST3017)
Computer Studies, Electricity, Geography (ST3006)

Social Sciences · 10 combinations

Languages & Literature · 2

Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS1081)
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Literature in English, Sign Language Skills (SS1108)

Humanities & Business Studies · 8

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies (SS2106)
Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship (SS2008)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Business Studies, Geography, Sign Language Skills (SS2119)
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography (SS2035)
Christian Religious Education, French, History & Citizenship (SS2075)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2019)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, Literature in English (SS2047)

Arts & Sports Science · 3 combinations

Arts · 2

Christian Religious Education, Fine Arts, Theatre & Film (AS1005)
Fine Arts, French, Theatre & Film (AS1009)

Sports · 1

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)

Subjects in these combinations · 20

Agriculture, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Physics, Sign Language Skills, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film, Wood Work

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