Public senior school
Muhoho High School
A senior school in Gatundu South sub-county, Kiambu County. It offers STEM and Social Sciences, with 26 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C2Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
- 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
- Postal address
- 278 GATUNDU
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 the latest 5 years we hold
Muhoho High School scored a mean of 7.23 (C+) in KCSE 2020, 2.7 points above the national average, up from 6.43 in 2019. Over 2018–2020 it ranks 15th of 69 schools in Kiambu County with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2010 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 7.230 | 6.430 | 6.070 | 7.567 | 7.979 |
| Grade | C+ | C | C | B- | B- |
| Candidates | 181 | 159 | 204 | 187 | 187 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM18 combinationsPure Sciences 4 · Applied Sciences 11 · Technical Studies 3
Social Sciences8 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 8
Subjects in these combinations · 13
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, PhysicsSenior schools in Kiambu County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 11212101
- UIC
- 7P54
- School code
- D2060039
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
School figures most recent counts
- Students enrolled
- 919
- Teaching staff
- 45
- Board teachers
- 4
- Students per teacher
- 20.4
- Dormitories
- 7
- Laboratories
- 6
- Dining halls
- 1
School history
Muhoho High School is in Kiambu County (Gatundu South Constituency).It is a High Sch is a boys boarding secondary school with a student enrollment of 695 students and 25 teaching staff.
The school was founded under the sponsorship of the catholic Mission, Gatitu in 1964. It started as Kiamwangi Secondary School in a site five kilometers from where it now stands. Due to inadequate land, in 1965 the school assumed its present name and moved to its present site under the Principal Nicodemus Kirima, formerly the Archbishop of Nyeri.
The school now offers 8-4-4 courses in three streams up to Form Four.
In 1990 Rv. Fr. Raphael Ngure Guoko took over from Fr Njuguna. During his reign many things happened including building of the basket ball court, purchasing of the first school bus. Fr. Guoko also built more staff quarters like the Patrick Mwaura Memorial block.
The current Principal is Mr. Macharia T. Mbiyu who took over from Fr. Guoko in the year 2001. In his time, Mr. Mbiyu has achieved much. A new library has been put up, a new bigger school bus has been bought and a new dormitory has been put up. Under him, the school’s mean score has risen from 4.329 to 8.398. He attributes this to prayers and hard work.
The school participates and performs well in extra curricular activities. It has reached provincial and national levels in activities such as games, music and the science congress.
Discipline in Muhoho High School is very high.
Muhoho High School has produced people who, as they still do, hold great positions in the society. These include engineers, lawyers, doctors, politicians, teachers and other professionals who are recognized in Kenya.
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Data sources
School history and updated details use the sources below. Other details come from the 2013 school data. 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 178 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 2642 checked 1 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports since: every source, on the results page 2006–2020
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data