Public senior school
Kakamega School
Also listed as Kakamega High Secondary School.
A senior school in Kakamega Centra sub-county, Kakamega County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 17 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C1Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
- 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
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 2021–2025
Kakamega School scored a mean of 8.10 (B-) in KCSE 2025, 3.2 points above the national average, down from 8.13 in 2024. Over 2019–2025 it ranks 90th of 564 schools in Kenya with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 8.100 | 8.128 | 7.770 | 8.220 | 8.200 |
| Grade | B- | B- | B- | B- | B- |
| Candidates | 670 | – | 557 | 489 | 478 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM9 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 3 · Technical Studies 4
Social Sciences6 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 6
Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsArts 1 · Sports 1
Subjects in these combinations · 20
Agriculture, Aviation, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Power Mechanics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Kakamega County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 37600001
- UIC
- 3NLD
- School code
- L8040284
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
School figures most recent counts
- Students enrolled
- 2,963
- Teaching staff
- 120
- TSC teachers
- 79
- Board teachers
- 41
- Students per teacher
- 24.7
- Classrooms
- 58
- Dormitories
- 21
- Computer laboratories
- 2
- Libraries
- 1
- Dining halls
- 1
- Toilets
- 84
- Transition to university or college after KCSE 2022
- 85%
School history
Kakamega High Sec Sch is in Kakamega County (Lurambi Constituency).The High Sec Sch is a boys boarding secondary school.
Kakamega School, formerly known as Government African School Kakamega and Kakamega High School, is a four-year high school in Kakamega, Kenya.
It is categorized by the Ministry of Education Kenya as a national school. The school is notable in the country for performances in extra-curricular activities such as drama, and also excels in sport.
Through their soccer team, The Green Commandos, the school has won more football championships than any other school in the country.
The drama team that was managed by drama teacher/director/producer Oliver Minishi won awards in the national drama festivals.
The school’s rugby team, the Barbarians, has dominated secondary school’s rugby competition in both 7s and 15s categories.
Notable alumni
See also: Category:Alumni of Kakamega School
Moody Awori – former Vice President of Kenya
Najib Balala – Minister for Tourism
Yusuf Chanzu – M.P. for the Vihiga Constituency
Bonny Khalwale – M.P. for the Ikolomani Constituency
External links
kakamegaschool.org, the school’s official website
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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 40 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 1941 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 2006–2025
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data