Santa Maria Girls Secondary School

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C2
County: ELEGEYO-MARAKWET
Administrative subcounty: EMARAKWET WEST
KNEC code: 34520104
UIC: JJ7M
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 75. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 1172. 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

Santa Maria Girls Secondary is in Elgeyo-Marakwet County (Marakwet West Constituency).

Santa Maria Girls Secondary is a girls boarding secondary school.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: J7080251

Address: 237 Kapsowar

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Religious Organisation

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 20

Board Teaching staff: 26

Computer laboratories: 1

Dining halls: 1

Dormitories: 7

Laboratories: 3

Total Enrolment: 1,770

Total Number of Classrooms: 22

Total Teaching staff: 51

Transition to university or college after KCSE 2023: 349

TSC Teaching staff: 25

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 34.7

Location

County: Elgeyo-Marakwet

Constituency: Marakwet West

Province: Rift Valley

District: Marakwet

Division: Chebiemit

Location: Kuserwo

Sub Location: Cheptongei

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 10 combinations

Pure Sciences · 3

Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry (ST1042)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)
Chemistry, Physics, Wood Work (ST1049)

Applied Sciences · 5

Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST2059)
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2067)
Agriculture, Geography, Physics (ST2075)
Biology, Business Studies, Computer Studies (ST2097)
Computer Studies, Home Science, Wood Work (ST2019)

Technical Studies · 2

Business Studies, Chemistry, Wood Work (ST3029)
Business Studies, Geography, Wood Work (ST3032)

Social Sciences · 7 combinations

Humanities & Business Studies · 7

Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in English (SS2061)
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship (SS2069)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2019)
Computer Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2024)
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2018)
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2004)

Arts & Sports Science: Not offered

Subjects in these combinations · 13

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Physics, Wood Work

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