Mbakalo Friends Secondary School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C3
County: BUNGOMA
Administrative subcounty: BUNGOMA NORTH
KNEC code: 36611006
UIC: C87F
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 98. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 615. 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

Mbakalo Friends Secondary is in Bungoma County (Tongaren Constituency).

Mbakalo Friends Secondary is a mixed day secondary school.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: A8010214

Address: 42 Naitiri

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Day

Gender: Mixed

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Religious Organisation

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Board Teaching staff: 22

Dining halls: 1

Dormitories: 5

Laboratories: 2

Libraries: 1

Toilets: 32

Total Enrolment: 1,162

Total Number of Classrooms: 20

Total Teaching staff: 56

Transition to university after KCSE 2020: 75

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 20.8

Location

County: Bungoma

Constituency: Tongaren

Province: Western

District: Bungoma

Division: Tongaren

Location: Mbakalo

Sub Location: Mbakalo

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 11 combinations

Pure Sciences · 3

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

Applied Sciences · 8

Agriculture, Biology, Computer Studies (ST2057)
Agriculture, Biology, Geography (ST2071)
Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST2059)
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2067)
Agriculture, Geography, Physics (ST2075)
Biology, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2011)
Chemistry, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2013)
Computer Studies, Geography, Physics (ST2018)

Social Sciences · 4 combinations

Humanities & Business Studies · 4

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Geography (SS2001)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2082)
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2018)

Arts & Sports Science · 2 combinations

Sports · 2

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)
Literature in English, Music & Dance, Sports & Recreation (AS2047)

Subjects in these combinations · 15

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

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