Our Lady of Mercy Girls Secondary School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C2
County: THARAKA - NITHI
Administrative subcounty: MUTHAMBI
KNEC code: 19378104
UIC: K6DG
Gender: Girls
Day / boarding: Boarding
Ownership: Public

2026 public boarding-school parent fee ceiling: KSh 53,554 or KSh 40,535, depending on the school's previously approved tier. This school's tier is not listed here.

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

Cluster and identifiers: December 2025 senior-school list, row 615. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 8575. 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

Our Lady of Mercy Girls Secondary is in Tharaka-Nithi County (Maara Constituency).

Our Lady of Mercy Girls Secondary is a girls day & boarding secondary school.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: B4130210

Address: 138 Chuka

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Day & Boarding

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Religious Organisation

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 32

Board Teaching staff: 0

Computer laboratories: 1

Dining halls: 1

Laboratories: 6

Libraries: 1

Toilets: 101

Total Enrolment: 824

Total Number of Classrooms: 28

Total Teaching staff: 48

Transition to university or college after KCSE 2024: 71%

TSC Teaching staff: 48

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 17.2

Location

County: Tharaka-Nithi

Constituency: Maara

Province: Eastern

District: Meru South

Division: Muthambi

Location: Mitheru

Sub Location: Karimba

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 12 combinations

Pure Sciences · 3

Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry (ST1042)
Biology, Building & Construction, Chemistry (ST1044)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)

Applied Sciences · 6

Agriculture, Biology, Home Science (ST2081)
Agriculture, Building & Construction, Home Science (ST2083)
Building & Construction, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2012)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Home Science (ST2023)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2007)
Computer Studies, General Science, Home Science (ST2026)

Technical Studies · 3

Computer Studies, Electricity, Geography (ST3006)
Computer Studies, General Science, Media Technology (ST3074)
Electricity, Geography, Physics (ST3026)

Social Sciences · 6 combinations

Languages & Literature · 2

Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Sign Language Skills (SS1092)
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Literature in English, Sign Language Skills (SS1108)

Humanities & Business Studies · 4

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, French (SS2112)
Business Studies, Geography, German (SS2066)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2019)

Arts & Sports Science · 6 combinations

Arts · 1

Literature in English, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS1053)

Sports · 5

Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2031)
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)
Home Science, Music & Dance, Sports & Recreation (AS2055)
Literature in English, Music & Dance, Sports & Recreation (AS2047)
Media Technology, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2036)

Subjects in these combinations · 22

Agriculture, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, French, General Science, Geography, German, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Media Technology, Music & Dance, Physics, Sign Language Skills, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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