Public senior school

St. James Kiaritha Secondary School

Also listed as St James Kiaritha Secondary.

A C4 mixed day senior school in Kirinyaga Centra sub-county, Kirinyaga County.

St. James Kiaritha Secondary School is in Kaguyu sub-location, Kerugoya location, Central-Kirinyaga division and Kerugoya/Kutus constituency. It is a public school sponsored by a religious organisation.

School details

Level: Secondary School
Gender: Mixed
Boarding or day: Day
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 1326 KERUGOYA

Admissions & fees

For the 2026 intake.

Cluster: C4; C4 includes former sub-county and day schools.
KNEC code: 09203412; The source printed 9203412 with seven digits; we added the leading zero after checking the county code.
UIC: K58Z
2026 fees: For the listed day-school fee heads, parents are charged KSh 0.; Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
Placement portal: Government selection and placement portal

Location

Street map around St. James Kiaritha Secondary School at its listed coordinates. Opens Google Maps at the coordinates. — Coordinates -0.489883, 37.268991.

Nearby schools

Kiaritha Pri (177.56m)
Kerugoya Upperhill Academy (260.52m)
Kerugoya Good Shephered Academy (477.45m)
St John Progressive Academy (551.41m)
St Patrick Top Junior Academy (644.55m)

Every school in Kirinyaga County

Other details

Level: Secondary School
School code: B2020759
Gender: Mixed
Day/boarding: Day
Address: 1326 KERUGOYA
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
Acreage: 5
Acreage per enrolment: 42.2
Pupil Teacher Ratio: 17.6:1 (2007)
Total Enrolment: 211
Total Teaching staff: 12
County: Kirinyaga
Constituency: Kerugoya/Kutus
Province: Central
District: Kirinyaga
Division: Central-Kirinyaga
Location: Kerugoya
Sub-location: Kaguyu
School zone: Inoi

Staff counts (2007)

Staff type	Number
TSC Male Teachers	5
TSC Female Teachers	7
Local Authority Male Teachers	0
Local Authority Female Teachers	0
PTA Board of Governors Male Teacher	0
PTA Board of Governors Female Teacher	0
Other Male Teachers	0
Other Female Teachers	0
Non Teaching Staff Male	2
Non Teaching Staff Female	5

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.

December 2025 senior-school list, row 2284.
June 2025 senior-school register, row 3103; checked 1 October 2026.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
Kenya Open Data Initiative.