Public senior school

Karia Secondary School

Also listed as Karia Secondary.

A senior school in Kirinyaga Centra sub-county, Kirinyaga County. It offers STEM and Social Sciences, with 5 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C3Ministry 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
Postal address: 4 KERUGOYA

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 the latest 5 years we hold

Karia Secondary School scored a mean of 4.00 (D+) in KCSE 2022, 0.5 points below the national average, up from 3.89 in 2021.

	2022	2021	2020	2019	2010
Mean	4.000	3.886	3.610	4.500	4.946
Grade	D+	D+	D+	C-	C-
Candidates	97	88	77	59	37

All 9 years of KCSE results, 2006–2022

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM3 combinationsPure Sciences 1 · Applied Sciences 1 · Technical Studies 1

Pure Sciences · 1Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 1Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018

Technical Studies · 1Geography, Physics, Wood WorkST3071

Social Sciences2 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 2

Humanities & Business Studies · 2Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, GeographySS2034

Arts & Sports ScienceNot offered

Subjects in these combinations · 9

Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship, Physics, Wood Work

Senior schools in Kirinyaga County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 09203408
UIC: DDM9
School code: B2020824
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
2013 gender: Mixed
2013 boarding or day: Day & Boarding

School figures most recent counts

Students enrolled: 418
Teaching staff: 26
Board teachers: 3
Students per teacher: 16.1
Classrooms: 13
Dormitories: 5
Laboratories: 2
Libraries: 1
Dining halls: 1
Toilets: 25
Acres: 12
Transition to university or college after KCSE 2022: 6

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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 511 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 3078 checked 14 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 2006–2022