Public senior school

Starehe Boys

Also listed as Starehe Boys Centre.

A senior school in Starehe sub-county, Nairobi County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 23 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C1; Former national schools.
KNEC code: 20400004
UIC: YS3B
Level: Senior school
Gender: Boys
Boarding or day: Boarding
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 30178 NAIROBI
School code: N1010956
2013 boarding or day: Day
2026 fees: KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tier; 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

STEM15 combinations Pure Sciences 4 · Applied Sciences 10 · Technical Studies 1

Pure Sciences · 4

Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045
Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 10

Agriculture, Biology, Business StudiesST2044
Agriculture, Biology, GeographyST2071
Agriculture, Business Studies, GeographyST2050
Agriculture, Business Studies, PhysicsST2053
Agriculture, Computer Studies, GeographyST2062
Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
Biology, Computer Studies, GeographyST2011
Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
Chemistry, Computer Studies, GeographyST2013
Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018

Technical Studies · 1

Chemistry, Electricity, GeographyST3017

Social Sciences6 combinations Humanities & Business Studies 6

Humanities & Business Studies · 6

Business Studies, French, History & CitizenshipSS2097
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, German, History & CitizenshipSS2099
Christian Religious Education, Geography, Mandarin ChineseSS2050
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious EducationSS2070
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004

Arts & Sports Science2 combinations Sports 2

Sports · 2

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038
German, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2052

Subjects in these combinations · 20: Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, French, General Science, Geography, German, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious Education, Literature in English, Mandarin Chinese, Music & Dance, 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: 850
Teaching staff: 71
Students per teacher: 12.0
Acres: 48
Acreage per enrolment: 17.7

Staff counted in 2007

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	26	29	55
Local authority teachers	0	0	0
PTA and board teachers	10	6	16
Other teachers	0	0	0
Non-teaching staff	54	8	62

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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 134.
June 2025 senior-school register, row 6597; checked 15 October 2026.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
Kenya Open Data Initiative.