Public senior school
St. Alexis Ruchu Girls High School
Also listed as Ruchu Girls Secondary School.
A senior school in Kandara sub-county, Murang’a County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 21 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 2006–2010
St. Alexis Ruchu Girls High School scored a mean of 6.31 (C) in KCSE 2010, 1.2 points above the national average, up from 6.04 in 2009.
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 6.310 | 6.036 | 6.217 | 6.478 | 5.669 |
| Grade | C | C | C | C | C |
| Candidates | 184 | 166 | 152 | 113 | 127 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM12 combinationsPure Sciences 4 · Applied Sciences 7 · Technical Studies 1
Social Sciences6 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 6
Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsArts 1 · Sports 2
Subjects in these combinations · 17
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, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Murang’a County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 10226227
- UIC
- WYSH
- School code
- C2070691
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 1128 THIKA
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 642
- Teaching staff
- 32
- Students per teacher
- 20.1
- Acres
- 12
- Acreage per enrolment
- 53.5
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| PTA and board teachers | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Non-teaching staff | 18 | 9 | 27 |
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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 419 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 6321 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 2006–2010
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data