Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Maryhill Girls

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C1
County: KIAMBU
Administrative subcounty: THIKA WEST
KNEC code: 11200006
UIC: FMPQ
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 60. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 2875. 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

Maryhill Girls High is in Kiambu County (Thika Town Constituency).

Maryhill Girls High is a girls boarding secondary school.

Maryhill Girls’ High School was founded in 1933 by missionary women of the Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, to serve children of mixed race in East Africa, who faced discrimination in African, European and Asian schools. It takes its name from Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the hill on which it stands along the Thika–Gatukuyu road.

Soon after independence it began admitting African girls, and it later became a public school. It presented its first candidates under the 8-4-4 system in 1989.

Today it is a national girls’ boarding school near Thika in Kiambu County, sponsored by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi. Its motto is “Toil for Excellence”.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: F2060037

Address: 9-01000 Thika

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

Founded: 1933

Motto: Toil for Excellence

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Dining halls: 1

Dormitories: 6

Laboratories: 6

Libraries: 1

Toilets: 132

Total Enrolment: 2,141

Total Number of Classrooms: 51

Total Teaching staff: 39

Transition to university or college after KCSE 2022: 411

Location

County: Kiambu

Constituency: Thika Town

Province: Central

District: Thika

Division: Municipality

Location: Thika Municipality

Sub Location: Karimeni

Staff

TSC Male Teachers: 9

TSC Female Teachers: 25

PTA Board of Governors Male Teacher: 4

PTA Board of Governors Female Teacher: 1

Non Teaching Staff Male: 29

Non Teaching Staff Female: 0

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 8 combinations

Pure Sciences · 1

Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)

Applied Sciences · 4

Agriculture, Building & Construction, Business Studies (ST2045)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Marine & Fisheries (ST2051)
Computer Studies, Electricity, Home Science (ST2025)
Computer Studies, Home Science, Wood Work (ST2019)

Technical Studies · 3

Aviation, Geography, Physics (ST3121)
Biology, Business Studies, Wood Work (ST3027)
Geography, Physics, Power Mechanics (ST3023)

Social Sciences · 3 combinations

Languages & Literature · 1

Computer Studies, French, German (SS1047)

Humanities & Business Studies · 2

Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship (SS2069)

Arts & Sports Science · 2 combinations

Arts · 1

Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Music & Dance (AS1021)

Sports · 1

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)

Subjects in these combinations · 24

Agriculture, Aviation, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, German, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Marine & Fisheries, Music & Dance, Physics, Power Mechanics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film, Wood Work

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