Public senior school

Thurgem Secondary School

Also listed as Thur Gem Secondary.

A senior school in Nyakach sub-county, Kisumu County. It offers STEM and Social Sciences, with 6 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C3Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
Gender: Mixed
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

Thurgem Secondary School scored a mean of 4.63 (C-) in KCSE 2010, 0.5 points below the national average, up from 4.32 in 2009.

	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Mean	4.628	4.316	4.000	5.247	3.843
Grade	C-	D+	D+	C-	D+
Candidates	94	95	101	97	102

KCSE results

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM3 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 1

Pure Sciences · 2Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 1Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075

Social Sciences3 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 3

Humanities & Business Studies · 3Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya KiswahiliSS2109

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004

Arts & Sports ScienceNot offered

Subjects in these combinations · 10

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Physics

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

How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 39733112
UIC: CM74
School code: K6120176
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 39 PAP ONDITI
2013 boarding or day: Day

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

Students enrolled: 405
Teaching staff: 21
Students per teacher: 19.3
Acres: 11
Acreage per enrolment: 36.8

Staff counted in 2007 ›

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	16	2	18
PTA and board teachers	3	0	3
Non-teaching staff	10	4	14

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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 581 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 3741 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule