Public senior school

Kariua Secondary School

A senior school in Kandara sub-county, Murang’a County. It offers STEM and Social Sciences, with 5 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C4Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
Gender: Mixed
Boarding or day: Day
2026 fees: For the listed day-school fee heads, parents are charged KSh 0.Government-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

Kariua Secondary School scored a mean of 4.22 (D+) in KCSE 2010, 0.9 points below the national average, up from 4.05 in 2009.

	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Mean	4.217	4.050	4.172	3.483	4.500
Grade	D+	D+	D+	D	C-
Candidates	46	40	58	60	24

KCSE results

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM2 combinationsPure Sciences 1 · Applied Sciences 1

Pure Sciences · 1Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 1Agriculture, Biology, Home ScienceST2081

Social Sciences3 combinationsLanguages & Literature 1 · Humanities & Business Studies 2

Languages & Literature · 1Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Literature in EnglishSS1080

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

Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2064

Arts & Sports ScienceNot offered

Subjects in these combinations · 12

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Physics

Senior schools in Murang’a County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

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

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 10226206
UIC: VQQY
School code: C2070599
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: BOX 1237-01000 THIKA
2013 boarding or day: Day & Boarding

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

Students enrolled: 187
Teaching staff: 11
Students per teacher: 17.0
Acreage per enrolment: 20.3

Staff counted in 2007 ›

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	6	4	10
PTA and board teachers	1	0	1
Non-teaching staff	6	2	8

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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 4747 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 6289 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule