Pangani Girls Secondary School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C1
County: NAIROBI
Administrative subcounty: STAREHE
KNEC code: 20400006
UIC: DZNA
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 133. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 6594. 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

Pangani Girls Secondary School is in Nairobi County (Starehe Constituency).

Pangani Girls Secondary School is a girls boarding secondary school.

Pangani Girls began in 1932, in the colonial era, mainly serving Nairobi’s Asian community. Before independence it was called the Duchess of Gloucester School, after Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. After independence in 1963 it was renamed Pangani Girls and gradually opened to students of all backgrounds.

Originally a day school, it became a boarding school in 1986, and in 2011 it was raised to a national school.

Today it is a national girls’ boarding school on Juja Road in Pangani, Nairobi. Its motto is “Founded on Truth and Excellence”.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: N1010890

Address: P.O. Box 30152-00100, Nairobi

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Central Government/DEB

Founded: 1932

Motto: Founded on Truth and Excellence

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 14

Board Teaching staff: 5

Dining halls: 1

Dormitories: 12

Laboratories: 11

Libraries: 1

Toilets: 154

Total Enrolment: 1,414

Total Number of Classrooms: 34

Total Teaching staff: 61

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 23.2

Location

County: Nairobi

Constituency: Starehe

Province: Nairobi

District: Starehe

Division: Starehe

Location: Kariokor

Sub Location: Pangani

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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, Business Studies, Home Science (ST2085)
Aviation, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2010)

Social Sciences · 3 combinations

Languages & Literature · 1

French, German, History & Citizenship (SS1049)

Humanities & Business Studies · 2

Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, Literature in English (SS2047)

Arts & Sports Science · 2 combinations

Arts · 1

Fine Arts, General Science, Music & Dance (AS1027)

Sports · 1

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

Subjects in these combinations · 19

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

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