Ortum Secondary School
Senior-school information — 2026 intake
- Senior-school cluster
- C2
- County
- WEST POKOT
- Administrative subcounty
- KIPKOMO
- KNEC code
- 24504201
- UIC
- 4QFS
- Gender
- Boys
- Day / boarding
- Boarding
- Ownership
- Public
C2 is the senior-school cluster that corresponds to the former extra-county schools.
Cluster explanation: Government of Kenya, MyGov, 24 June 2025.
2026 public boarding-school parent fee ceiling: KSh 53,554 or KSh 40,535, depending on the school's previously approved tier. We have not verified this school's tier; ask the school for its approved fee schedule.
Fee source: Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449, effective 5 January 2026. For joining instructions, use the government placement portal. The original admission-letter link currently redirects to a missing page.
Cluster and identifiers: December 2025 senior-school list, row 687. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.
Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 9386. 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
Ortum Sec Sch is in West Pokot County (Sigor Constituency).
Ortum Sec Sch is a boys boarding secondary school.
Nearby schools:
- Ortum Boys Pri Sch (345.94m)
- Ortum Girls Pri Sch (415.59m)
- Ortum Academy Pri Sch (429.76m)
- Morpus Academy Pri Sch (449.41m)
- Ortum Mixed Pri Academy (511.81m)
Earlier directory details
Legacy directory code: R7170098
Address: Box 3 Portum
Level: Secondary School
Day/Boarding: Boarding
Gender: Boys
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student Needs: Ordinary
Facts
Acreage: 43
Acreage per enrolment: 13.6
Pupil Teacher Ratio: 0.0
Total Enrolment: 586
Total Teaching staff: 26
Location
County: West Pokot
Constituency: Sigor
Province: Rift Valley
District: West Pokot
Division: Chepareria
Location: Batei
Sub Location: Ortum
Staff
| TSC Male Teachers | 22 |
|---|---|
| TSC Female Teachers | 0 |
| Local Authority Male Teachers | 0 |
| Local Authority Female Teachers | 0 |
| PTA Board of Governors Male Teacher | 3 |
| PTA Board of Governors Female Teacher | 1 |
| Other Male Teachers | 0 |
| Other Female Teachers | 0 |
| Non Teaching Staff Male | 16 |
| Non Teaching Staff Female | 4 |