Public senior school

Tala High School

Also listed as Tala Boys High School.

A senior school in Matungulu sub-county, Machakos County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 18 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C1Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
Gender: Boys
Boarding or day: Boarding
2026 fees: KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tierGovernment-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
Ownership: Public

Next placements

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 2006–2010

Tala High School scored a mean of 5.43 (C-) in KCSE 2010, 0.3 points above the national average, up from 5.05 in 2009.

	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Mean	5.434	5.052	5.269	7.255	5.878
Grade	C-	C-	C-	C+	C
Candidates	175	212	182	184	180

KCSE results

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM11 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 7 · Technical Studies 1

Pure Sciences · 3Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042

Biology, Building & Construction, ChemistryST1044

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 7Agriculture, Building & Construction, Business StudiesST2045

Agriculture, Building & Construction, Computer StudiesST2058

Agriculture, Business Studies, ElectricityST2048

Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067

Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075

Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097

Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007

Technical Studies · 1Business Studies, Geography, Media TechnologyST3068

Social Sciences5 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 5

Humanities & Business Studies · 5Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061

Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019

Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024

Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004

Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsArts 1 · Sports 1

Arts · 1Literature in English, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS1053

Sports · 1General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 16

Agriculture, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Media Technology, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

Senior schools in Machakos County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

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Codes and registration

KNEC code: 12345501
UIC: NWXY
School code: K4050406
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 44 TALA

Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007

Students enrolled: 692
Teaching staff: 58
Students per teacher: 11.9
Acres: 80
Acreage per enrolment: 8.6

Staff counted in 2007 ›

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	19	34	53
PTA and board teachers	5	0	5
Non-teaching staff	13	9	22

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Data sources

The school description and other details come from the 2013 school data. Classification and codes come from the 2026 senior-school register.

Register, pathways and fees

Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS) pathways, combinations, emblem · checked 15 October 2026
December 2025 senior-school list, row 97 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 4787 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule