Maranda High School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C1
County: SIAYA
Administrative subcounty: BONDO
KNEC code: 42700005
UIC: 7XSS
Gender: Boys
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 170. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 8092. 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

Maranda High School is in Siaya County (Bondo Constituency).

Maranda High School is a boys boarding secondary school.

Maranda began in 1919 as a small centre in the Bondo area where a local divinity teacher taught elderly people to read and write, and taught them Christianity. Formal elementary education started in 1926 with help from the Church Missionary Society, and between 1927 and 1928 the school became a boarding school.

Now called Maranda Senior School, it is a national boys’ boarding school about five kilometres from Bondo town in Siaya County. Its motto is “Integrity in Practice”.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: C6110076

Address: P.O. Box 120-40601, Bondo

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Boys

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Religious Organisation

Founded: 1919

Motto: Integrity in Practice

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 78

Board Teaching staff: 28

Dining halls: 2

Dormitories: 17

Laboratories: 8

Libraries: 1

Toilets: 203

Total Enrolment: 2,599

Total Number of Classrooms: 47

Total Teaching staff: 95

Transition to university or college after KCSE 2023: 547

TSC Teaching staff: 67

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 27.4

Location

County: Siaya

Constituency: Bondo

Province: Nyanza

District: Bondo

Division: Maranda

Location: W. Sakwa

Sub Location: Maranda

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 14 combinations

Pure Sciences · 4

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

Applied Sciences · 7

Agriculture, Business Studies, Chemistry (ST2046)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer Studies (ST2047)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Physics (ST2053)
Biology, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2011)
Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST2099)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2007)
Computer Studies, Geography, Physics (ST2018)

Technical Studies · 3

Aviation, Geography, Physics (ST3121)
Biology, Geography, Marine & Fisheries (ST3052)
Electricity, Geography, Physics (ST3026)

Social Sciences · 7 combinations

Humanities & Business Studies · 7

Business Studies, French, History & Citizenship (SS2097)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography (SS2035)
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship (SS2069)
Christian Religious Education, French, Geography (SS2040)
French, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2016)
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2004)

Arts & Sports Science · 7 combinations

Arts · 4

Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, Theatre & Film (AS1008)
Fine Arts, General Science, Music & Dance (AS1027)
Fine Arts, Literature in English, Music & Dance (AS1031)
Literature in English, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS1053)

Sports · 3

French, Music & Dance, Sports & Recreation (AS2051)
General Science, Music & Dance, Sports & Recreation (AS2046)
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)

Subjects in these combinations · 20

Agriculture, Aviation, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Marine & Fisheries, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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