Starehe Boys

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C1
County: NAIROBI
Administrative subcounty: STAREHE
KNEC code: 20400004
UIC: YS3B
Gender: Boys
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 134. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 6597. 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

Starehe Boys Centre is in Nairobi County (Starehe Constituency).

Starehe Boys Centre is a boys day secondary school.

Starehe Boys’ Centre began in 1959 as a rescue home for boys left homeless during Kenya’s struggle for independence. It started in a couple of tin huts donated by the Kenya Shell oil company, taking in 17 homeless boys. From food and shelter it grew into a primary school, a secondary school and technical training.

Its aim is to give bright boys from families who cannot afford fees a full education, and most of its students study on full or partial scholarships. Its example led to Starehe Girls’ Centre, which is run separately.

Today it is a national boys’ boarding school on General Waruinge Street in Starehe, Nairobi. Its motto, “Natulenge Juu”, is Kiswahili for “Let us aim high”.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: N1010956

Address: 30178 Nairobi

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Day

Gender: Boys

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Central Government/DEB

Founded: 1959

Motto: Natulenge Juu

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Acreage: 48

Board Teaching staff: 34

Computer laboratories: 5

Dining halls: 1

Dormitories: 14

Laboratories: 6

Toilets: 30

Total Enrolment: 934

Total Teaching staff: 64

Transition to university after KCSE 2024: 272

TSC Teaching staff: 30

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 14.6

Location

County: Nairobi

Constituency: Starehe

Province: Nairobi

District: Starehe

Division: Starehe

Location: Kariokor

Sub Location: Ziwani Kariokor

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 15 combinations

Pure Sciences · 4

Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry (ST1042)
Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry (ST1045)
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST1046)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)

Applied Sciences · 10

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies (ST2044)
Agriculture, Biology, Geography (ST2071)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Geography (ST2050)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Physics (ST2053)
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2062)
Agriculture, Geography, Physics (ST2075)
Biology, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2011)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2007)
Chemistry, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2013)
Computer Studies, Geography, Physics (ST2018)

Technical Studies · 1

Chemistry, Electricity, Geography (ST3017)

Social Sciences · 6 combinations

Humanities & Business Studies · 6

Business Studies, French, History & Citizenship (SS2097)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Business Studies, German, History & Citizenship (SS2099)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, Mandarin Chinese (SS2050)
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious Education (SS2070)
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2004)

Arts & Sports Science · 2 combinations

Sports · 2

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)
German, Music & Dance, Sports & Recreation (AS2052)

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

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