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Public senior school

Meru School

A senior school in Imenti East sub-county, Meru County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 13 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster
C1
Former national schools.
KNEC code
15300002
UIC
J5DS
Level
Senior school
Gender
Boys
Boarding or day
Boarding
Ownership
Public
Sponsor
Central Government/DEB
Student needs
Ordinary
Postal address
103 MERU
School code
D4080883
2026 fees
KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tier
Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
Next placements
Not released yet for the January 2027 intake. Last year: 19 December 2025. KEMIS placement portalGet an alert when they’re released.

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM8 combinations Pure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 5

Pure Sciences · 3

  • Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
  • Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046
  • Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 5

  • Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
  • Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097
  • Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2099
  • Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
  • Chemistry, Computer Studies, GeographyST2013
Social Sciences4 combinations Humanities & Business Studies 4

Humanities & Business Studies · 4

  • Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
  • Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
  • Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2018
  • French, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2016
Arts & Sports Science1 combination Sports 1

Sports · 1

  • General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038
Subjects in these combinations · 14
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean.

Figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007

Students enrolled
774
Teaching staff
41
Students per teacher
18.9:1 (2007)
Acres
33
Acreage per enrolment
23.5

Staff counted in 2007

RoleMenWomenTotal
TSC teachers202040
Local authority teachers000
PTA and board teachers101
Other teachers000
Non-teaching staff24428

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About the school

Meru School is a National School in Meru County located along the Meru – Maua Road in Imenti North District . The school has a population of 1206 students, 62 qualified teachers and 35 support staff. It has a legally constituted Board of Management and an able Parent Teachers Association. Academically the school has consistently posted an impressive mean score.

Meru School was started in 1956 as sister school to Meru Teachers College. The college staff taught the first class under trees near Mwithumwiru Primary School. It enrolled twenty two (22) students that were drawn from the larger Meru District, Central Province and North Eastern Province. In 1958 it admitted six girls therefore, becoming a mixed school up to 1961 when the girls moved to the present Kaaga Girls High School.
With the introduction of 8-4-4 system in 1986 the school was awarded a four stream status which it retained until 2010 when the fifth stream was introduced to accommodate the increasing enrolment of 935 students
Due to its exemplary performance, Meru School was seen fit for this category. It was upgraded into a National status in May 2011.

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.