Public senior school
St Benedict’s Kithimu Day Secondary School
Also listed as St. Benedict Kithimu Day Secondary School.
A senior school in Embu West sub-county, Embu County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 13 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C4
- Former sub-county and day schools.
- KNEC code
- 14303209
- UIC
- 4UMV
- Level
- Senior school
- Gender
- Mixed
- Boarding or day
- Day
- Ownership
- Public
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 1660 -60100 EMBU
- School code
- C4010632
- 2026 fees
- For the listed day-school fee heads, parents are charged KSh 0.
- Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
- Next placements
- Not released yet for the January 2027 intake. Last year: 19 December 2025. KEMIS placement portalGet an alert when they’re released.
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM6 combinations Pure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 4
Pure Sciences · 2
- Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
- Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 4
- Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
- Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097
- Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2099
- Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
Social Sciences6 combinations Languages & Literature 1 · Humanities & Business Studies 5
Languages & Literature · 1
- Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS1081
Humanities & Business Studies · 5
- Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
- Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
- Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
- Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
- Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004
Arts & Sports Science1 combination Sports 1
Sports · 1
- General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038
- Subjects in these combinations · 14
- Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film
How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean.
Figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 119
- Teaching staff
- 9
- Students per teacher
- 13.2:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 0
- Acreage per enrolment
- 34.0
Staff counted in 2007
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Data sources
The school description and other details come from the 2013 school data. Staff and facility figures show their recorded years. Classification and codes come from the 2026 senior-school register.
- Pathways, subject combinations and emblems: Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS); checked 15 October 2026.
- December 2025 senior-school list, row 942.
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 1272; checked 1 October 2026.
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
- Kenya Open Data Initiative.
- Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA.