St Mary’s Lwak Girls’ School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C1
County: SIAYA
Administrative subcounty: RARIEDA
KNEC code: 42721201
UIC: XBRN
Gender: Girls
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 174. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 8192. 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

Lwak Girls Secondary School is in Siaya County (Rarieda Constituency).

Lwak Girls Secondary School is a girls boarding secondary school.

Lwak Girls was founded in 1965 by the Franciscan Sisters of St. Anna as a harambee school with 30 students. It is a Catholic-sponsored girls’ boarding school with Catholic traditions such as Mass.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: C6110609

Address: P.O. Box 4-40611, Nyilima

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Catholic Church

Founded: 1965

Motto: In Pursuit of Excellence and Integrity

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 16

Board Teaching staff: 48

Dormitories: 23

Laboratories: 5

Total Enrolment: 2,346

Total Number of Classrooms: 37

Total Teaching staff: 97

TSC Teaching staff: 49

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 24.2

Location

County: Siaya

Constituency: Rarieda

Province: Nyanza

District: Bondo

Division: Rarieda

Location: Central Asembo

Sub Location: Memba

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 21 combinations

Pure Sciences · 4

Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry (ST1042)
Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry (ST1045)
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST1046)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)

Applied Sciences · 13

Agriculture, Biology, Computer Studies (ST2057)
Agriculture, Biology, Home Science (ST2081)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer Studies (ST2047)
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Home Science (ST2063)
Agriculture, Geography, Home Science (ST2089)
Agriculture, Geography, Physics (ST2075)
Agriculture, Home Science, Marine & Fisheries (ST2090)
Biology, Business Studies, Computer Studies (ST2097)
Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST2099)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2003)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2007)
Computer Studies, Geography, Physics (ST2018)
Computer Studies, Home Science, Physics (ST2031)

Technical Studies · 4

Biology, Business Studies, Marine & Fisheries (ST3028)
Business Studies, Media Technology, Physics (ST3073)
Electricity, Geography, Physics (ST3026)
Geography, Physics, Power Mechanics (ST3023)

Social Sciences · 18 combinations

Languages & Literature · 4

Christian Religious Education, French, German (SS1048)
French, Geography, German (SS1051)
French, Geography, Mandarin Chinese (SS1055)
French, German, History & Citizenship (SS1049)

Humanities & Business Studies · 14

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, French (SS2112)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, History & Citizenship (SS2095)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in English (SS2061)
Business Studies, German, History & Citizenship (SS2099)
Business Studies, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2100)
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography (SS2035)
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship (SS2069)
Christian Religious Education, French, History & Citizenship (SS2075)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2019)
Christian Religious Education, German, History & Citizenship (SS2079)
Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2082)
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2018)
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2004)

Arts & Sports Science · 6 combinations

Arts · 4

Business Studies, Fine Arts, Music & Dance (AS1020)
Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Music & Dance (AS1021)
Fine Arts, Literature in English, Theatre & Film (AS1014)
Literature in English, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS1053)

Sports · 2

Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2031)
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)

Subjects in these combinations · 24

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, German, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Mandarin Chinese, Marine & Fisheries, Media Technology, Music & Dance, Physics, Power Mechanics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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