Public senior school

Upper Hill Secondary

Also listed as Upper Hill School.

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

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C2Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
Gender: Boys
Boarding or day: Boarding
2026 fees: This school’s approved fee schedule is not established here.Government-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

Upper Hill Secondary scored a mean of 8.30 (B-) in KCSE 2010, 3.2 points above the national average, up from 8.07 in 2009.

	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Mean	8.303	8.072	7.841	8.545	8.567
Grade	B-	B-	B-	B	B
Candidates	195	207	226	176	194

KCSE results

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM9 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 6

Pure Sciences · 3Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042

Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 6Agriculture, Biology, Business StudiesST2044

Agriculture, Biology, GeographyST2071

Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2047

Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067

Business Studies, Computer Studies, GeographyST2003

Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007

Social Sciences6 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 6

Humanities & Business Studies · 6Business Studies, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2095

Business Studies, French, History & CitizenshipSS2097

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019

Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024

Geography, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious EducationSS2022

Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsSports 3

Sports · 3General Science, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2046

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

German, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2052

Subjects in these combinations · 16

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, French, General Science, Geography, German, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious Education, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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

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

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 20410002
UIC: DZ3D
School code: N1010196
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 30424-00100 NAIROBI

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

Students enrolled: 836
Teaching staff: 39
Students per teacher: 21.4
Acres: 13
Acreage per enrolment: 64.3

Staff counted in 2007 ›

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	12	26	38
PTA and board teachers	1	0	1
Non-teaching staff	14	12	26

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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
June 2025 senior-school register, row 6550 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule