Public senior school

St Thomas Aquinas Kalawa

A C2 boys' boarding senior school in Kitui Central sub-county, Kitui County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 14 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C2
Gender: Boys
Boarding or day: Boarding
2026 fees: 2026 public boarding-school parent fee ceiling: KSh 53,554 or KSh 40,535, depending on the school's previously approved tier. This school's tier is not listed here.
Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.

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.

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM9 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 7

Pure Sciences · 2Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 7Agriculture, Biology, GeographyST2071

Agriculture, Business Studies, PhysicsST2053

Agriculture, Computer Studies, GeographyST2062

Building & Construction, Computer Studies, GeographyST2012

Business Studies, Computer Studies, GeographyST2003

Chemistry, Computer Studies, GeographyST2013

Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018

Social Sciences4 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 4

Humanities & Business Studies · 4Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, FrenchSS2112

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019

Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024

Arts & Sports Science1 combinationSports 1

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

Subjects in these combinations · 14

Agriculture, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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

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

School figures most recent counts

Students enrolled: 975
Teaching staff: 38
TSC teachers: 30
Board teachers: 8
Students per teacher: 25.7
Dormitories: 12
Laboratories: 2
Dining halls: 1
Toilets: 5

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 13302105
UIC: PBUR
Level: Senior school
Ownership: Public

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Data sources

The public senior-school list supplies this profile's classification and codes. It does not give coordinates or a school-specific fee invoice.

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 273 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

School profile

Auditor-General’s report for the year ended 30 June 2024