Public senior school
Mangu High School
A senior school in Juja sub-county, Kiambu County. It offers STEM and Social Sciences, with 3 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C1Former national schools.
- 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
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 2021–2025
Mangu High School scored a mean of 9.84 (B+) in KCSE 2025, 5.0 points above the national average, down from 9.90 in 2024. Over 2020–2025 it ranks 6th of 559 schools in Kenya and 2nd of 69 in Kiambu County with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 9.840 | 9.898 | 9.497 | 10.360 | 10.284 |
| Grade | B+ | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| Candidates | – | 609 | 549 | – | – |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM2 combinationsPure Sciences 1 · Technical Studies 1
Social Sciences1 combinationHumanities & Business Studies 1
Subjects in these combinations · 7
Aviation, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Geography, History & Citizenship, PhysicsSenior schools in Kiambu County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 11200003
- UIC
- DJ8J
- School code
- A2060001
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 314-001000 THIKA
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 749
- Teaching staff
- 48
- Students per teacher
- 16.0
- Acres
- 0
- Acreage per enrolment
- 0.0
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 22 | 23 | 45 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 42 | 8 | 50 |
About the school · written in 2013
Mang’u High School is a Kenyan Roman Catholic National High School established in 1925 located in Kiambu County.The name Mangu school came as a result of the school being moved to a small village, Mang’u, because of its accessibility in 1939 the Board of Governors decided to purchase a new site for the school. They acquired 214 acres six Thika Town along the Thika-Nairobi Highway. In 1972 the Marianist Brothers moved Mang’u High School to its current site.
The schools high performance is as a result of the fact that the school is highly selective, with only the top performing students in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education offered admission.
Mang’u High School is a school that has made tremendous contribution to Kenya’s history. The school boasts of a high profile of many successful alumni among, the high profile politicians who studied there include ;President Mwai Kibaki , former Vice-President Moody Awori, Cabinet ministers George Saitoti , John Michuki
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Data sources
The school description and other details come from the 2013 school data. Staff and facility figures show their recorded years. 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 52 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 2708 checked 1 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports and newspapers since: every source, on the results page 2006–2025
2013 school data and references
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
- . ^ "Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results". Daily Nation. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "Mangu High hit by storm". NTV Kenya. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Launch of French Language Resource Centre at Mang’u High School". French Embassy in Nairobi. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "Mangu made history". Environment News Service. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Top 100 Schools for 2013 KCSE Results released in 2014". Advance-africa.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Top KCSE Candidate". Kenya Citizen TV. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "National Math contest". NTV Kenya. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data