Public senior school

Kithendu Secondary School

A senior school in Yatta sub-county, Machakos County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 12 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

Kithendu Secondary School scored a mean of 4.95 (C-) in KCSE 2010, close to that year’s national average of 5.15, up from 4.50 in 2009.

20102009200820072006
Mean4.9474.5004.5385.1904.320
GradeC-C-C-C-D+
Candidates5732262125

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM4 combinationsPure Sciences 1 · Applied Sciences 3
Pure Sciences · 1Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 3Agriculture, Biology, Home ScienceST2081
Agriculture, General Science, Home ScienceST2088
Business Studies, Computer Studies, GeographyST2003
Social Sciences7 combinationsLanguages & Literature 1 · Humanities & Business Studies 6
Languages & Literature · 1Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS1081
Humanities & Business Studies · 6Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, General ScienceSS2115
Business Studies, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2095
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
Arts & Sports Science1 combinationSports 1
Sports · 1General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 15

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

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

Codes and registration

KNEC code
12315513
UIC
6S4V
School code
M4050393
Level
Senior school
Sponsor
Central Government/DEB
Student needs
Ordinary
Postal address
228 MATUU

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

Students enrolled
154
Teaching staff
14
Students per teacher
11.0
Acres
4
Acreage per enrolment
38.5
Staff counted in 2007 ›
RoleMenWomenTotal
TSC teachers549
PTA and board teachers505
Non-teaching staff213

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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

  1. Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS) pathways, combinations, emblem · checked 15 October 2026
  2. December 2025 senior-school list, row 3677 classification and codes
  3. June 2025 senior-school register, row 4879 checked 1 October 2026
  4. Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

KCSE results

  1. KNEC for 2006–2010: every source, on the results page 2006–2010

2013 school data

  1. Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data

Map

  1. © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data