Ngara Girls High School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C2
County: NAIROBI
Administrative subcounty: STAREHE
KNEC code: 20403004
UIC: VC7M
Gender: Girls
Day / boarding: Boarding
Ownership: Public

This school is listed as integrated. The gazette has a separate special-needs-school fee schedule, but this register does not establish whether it applies here.

Fee source: Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449, effective 5 January 2026. For selection and placement updates, use the government portal.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 6593. 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

Ngara Girls High School is in Nairobi County (Starehe Constituency).

Ngara Girls High School is a girls boarding secondary school.

Ngara Girls' High School is a girls' secondary boarding school in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Girls High School was
opened in January 1957 as a mixed-sex secondary school for Indian-Kenyan students. It served Nairobi neighborhoods of Ngara and Parklands.
In 1962, male students were transferred out, making the school girls' only; boys who previously attended the school began attending Highway Secondary School in South B, Nairobi.

The school opened to students of all races after 1964, when racial segregation in schooling ended.

In 2004, the school's boarding facilities opened. The funding came from a 1996 Community Development Trust Fund (CDTF) grant.
Notable alumnae

G. Wanyoko – member, Parliament of Kenya
Lucy Kimunya – accountant
Zelipha Mbugua Gitari – The Royal Bermuda Regiment

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: N1010979

Address: 31624-00600

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Central Government/DEB

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage per enrolment: 93.0

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 19.8

Total Enrolment: 753

Total Teaching staff: 38

Location

County: Nairobi

Constituency: Starehe

Province: Nairobi

District: Starehe

Division: Starehe

Location: Ngara

Sub Location: Ngara East

Staff

TSC Male Teachers: 10

TSC Female Teachers: 28

Non Teaching Staff Male: 22

Non Teaching Staff Female: 11

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 3 combinations

Pure Sciences · 1

Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)

Applied Sciences · 2

Agriculture, Biology, Computer Studies (ST2057)
Chemistry, Computer Studies, Home Science (ST2024)

Social Sciences · 3 combinations

Humanities & Business Studies · 3

Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Islamic Religious Education (SS2110)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2082)

Arts & Sports Science · 2 combinations

Arts · 1

Fine Arts, French, Music & Dance (AS1026)

Sports · 1

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

Subjects in these combinations · 19

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

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