Public senior school
Othaya Girls Secondary School
A senior school in Nyeri South sub-county, Nyeri County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 27 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C2Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
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
Othaya Girls Secondary School scored a mean of 7.20 (C+) in KCSE 2020, 2.7 points above the national average, up from 6.85 in 2019. Over 2018–2020 it ranks 5th of 30 schools in Nyeri County with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2010 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 7.198 | 6.852 | 7.150 | 8.016 | 7.493 |
| Grade | C+ | C+ | C+ | B- | C+ |
| Candidates | 248 | 217 | 179 | 129 | 136 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM18 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 15 · Technical Studies 1
Social Sciences7 combinationsLanguages & Literature 1 · Humanities & Business Studies 6
Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsSports 2
Subjects in these combinations · 18
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Nyeri County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 08237009
- UIC
- Z2E4
- School code
- A2050814
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 71 OTHAYA
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 527
- Teaching staff
- 26
- Students per teacher
- 20.3
- Acres
- 20
- Acreage per enrolment
- 26.4
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| PTA and board teachers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Non-teaching staff | 16 | 5 | 21 |
About the school · written in 2013
Othaya Girls Secondary School is a Girls boarding secondary school, . It is also a religious organisation sponsored girls’ boarding school located in Kihugiru Sub location, Karima Location, Othaya Division, Othaya Constituency in Nyeri County.the school stands on a 20 piece acre of land with approximately 537 girls and 26 teachers.The girl’s school is the leading school in Nyeri and it is the pride f the local people.
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Data sources
The school description and 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 552 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 7989 checked 1 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports and newspapers 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