Secondary school
Sunshine Secondary School
A secondary school in Nairobi County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 3 subject combinations.
School details
- Level
- Senior school
- Gender
- Boys
- Boarding or day
- Boarding
- Ownership
- Private
- Founded
- 1995
- Motto
- Shine in Excellence
- Sponsor
- Private
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 56890-00200 NAIROBI
- School code
- R1010088
Not released yet for the January 2027 intake. Last year: 19 December 2025. KEMIS placement portal · Get an alert when they’re released.
KCSE results the latest 5 years we hold
Sunshine Secondary School scored a mean of 8.93 (B) in KCSE 2025, 4.1 points above the national average.
| 2025 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 8.930 | 9.265 | 8.737 | 9.121 | 10.210 |
| Grade | B | B | B | B | B+ |
| Candidates | – | 230 | 194 | 199 | 186 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM1 combinationPure Sciences 1
Social Sciences1 combinationHumanities & Business Studies 1
Arts & Sports Science1 combinationSports 1
Subjects in these combinations · 9
Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Nairobi County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 891
- Teaching staff
- 54
- Students per teacher
- 16.5
- Acres
- 25
- Acreage per enrolment
- 35.6
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTA and board teachers | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| Non-teaching staff | 29 | 14 | 43 |
School history
Sunshine Secondary School was started on 14 February 1995 as a Christian boys’ boarding school in Nairobi. The school says it was founded by Kenya’s second president, Daniel arap Moi, who was its patron.
It has since grown into Sunshine Schools, which also runs a kindergarten, a primary school and a junior secondary school alongside the senior school.
It stands on Lang’ata Road, opposite Wilson Airport, and describes itself as a Christian institution. Its motto is “Shine in Excellence”.
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Data sources
School history and updated details use the sources below. Other details come from the 2013 school data.
Register, pathways and fees
- Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS) pathways, combinations, emblem · checked 15 October 2026
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, newspapers since: every source, on the results page 2006–2025
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data