Public senior school

Mahiga Girls Secondary

A senior school in Nyeri South sub-county, Nyeri County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 16 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C1Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
Gender: Girls
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: 322 OTHAYA

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 2020–2024

Mahiga Girls Secondary scored a mean of 8.40 (B-) in KCSE 2024, 3.6 points above the national average, up from 8.24 in 2023. Over 2018–2024 it ranks 86th of 564 schools in Kenya and 3rd of 30 in Nyeri County with 3 or more years of published results.

	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Mean	8.400	8.238	7.750	7.411	8.550
Grade	B-	B-	B-	C+	B
Candidates	320	315	277	292	253

All 12 years of KCSE results, 2006–2024

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM9 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 7

Pure Sciences · 2Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 7Agriculture, Biology, Business StudiesST2044

Agriculture, Business Studies, ChemistryST2046

Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059

Agriculture, Chemistry, Home ScienceST2086

Agriculture, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2063

Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2099

Chemistry, Computer Studies, GeographyST2013

Social Sciences5 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 5

Humanities & Business Studies · 5Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya KiswahiliSS2109

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, History & CitizenshipSS2008

Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2096

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Business Studies, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2100

Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsSports 2

Sports · 2Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2031

General 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 Nyeri County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

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Codes and registration

KNEC code: 08237012
UIC: 4FPL
School code: A2050636
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary

School figures most recent counts

Students enrolled: 1,191
Teaching staff: 46
TSC teachers: 41
Board teachers: 5
Students per teacher: 25.9
Dormitories: 10
Laboratories: 8
Dining halls: 1
Toilets: 108
Acres: 20
Transition to university or college after KCSE 2024: 293

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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 166 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 7982 checked 1 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 2006–2024

2013 school data

Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data