Public senior school
Taru Secondary School
A C2 boys' boarding senior school in Samburu sub-county, Kwale County.
Taru Secondary School is in Taru sub-location, Taru location, Samburu division and Kinango constituency. It is a public school sponsored by a religious organisation.
School details
- Level
- Secondary School
- Gender
- Boys
- Boarding or day
- Boarding
- Ownership
- Public
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 298 MARIAKANI
Admissions & fees
For the 2026 intake.
- Cluster
- C2
- C2 schools are the former extra-county schools.
- KNEC code
- 02127101
- The source printed 2127101 with seven digits; we added the leading zero after checking the county code.
- UIC
- GBPD
- 2026 fees
- KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tier
- Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
- Placement portal
- Government selection and placement portal
Location
Nearby schools
- Rock Of Ages Academy Pry (1051.92m)
- Taru Pry Sch (2574.68m)
- Fuleye Pry Sch (2789.91m)
- Mugalani Pry Sch (4236.47m)
- Bahakwenu Pry Sch (5259.85m)
Other details
- Level
- Secondary School
- School code
- D3020297
- Gender
- Mixed
- Day/boarding
- Day & Boarding
- Address
- 298 MARIAKANI
- Ownership
- Public
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Acreage
- 32
- Acreage per enrolment
- 10.7
- Pupil Teacher Ratio
- 21.3:1 (2007)
- Total Enrolment
- 341
- Total Teaching staff
- 16
- County
- Kwale
- Constituency
- Kinango
- Province
- Coast
- District
- Kwale
- Division
- Samburu
- Location
- Taru
- Sub-location
- Taru
- School zone
- Samburu
Staff counts (2007)
| Staff type | Number |
|---|---|
| TSC Male Teachers | 11 |
| TSC Female Teachers | 2 |
| Local Authority Male Teachers | 0 |
| Local Authority Female Teachers | 0 |
| PTA Board of Governors Male Teacher | 2 |
| PTA Board of Governors Female Teacher | 1 |
| Other Male Teachers | 0 |
| Other Female Teachers | 0 |
| Non Teaching Staff Male | 1 |
| Non Teaching Staff Female | 3 |
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 310.
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 4362; checked 1 October 2026.
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
- Kenya Open Data Initiative.
- Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: geoBoundaries.