Public senior school

Handow Secondary School

A C3 mixed boarding senior school in Lugari sub-county, Kakamega County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 16 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C3
Gender: Mixed
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.

KCSE results 2010

Handow Secondary School scored a mean of 4.23 (D+) in KCSE 2010, 0.9 points below the national average.

	2010
Mean	4.231
Grade	D+
Candidates	121

KCSE results

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM10 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 6 · Technical Studies 1

Pure Sciences · 3Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042

Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 6Agriculture, Biology, Home ScienceST2081

Agriculture, Business Studies, Home ScienceST2085

Agriculture, Home Science, PhysicsST2093

Business Studies, Computer Studies, ElectricityST2001

Business Studies, Computer Studies, GeographyST2003

Computer Studies, Home Science, PhysicsST2031

Technical Studies · 1Electricity, General Science, Home ScienceST3008

Social Sciences4 combinationsLanguages & Literature 1 · Humanities & Business Studies 3

Languages & Literature · 1Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS1081

Humanities & Business Studies · 3Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Christian Religious Education, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2047

Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2082

Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsSports 2

Sports · 2General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Home Science, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2055

Subjects in these combinations · 17

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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

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

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 37607104
UIC: 48K6
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 370 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

KCSE results

KNEC’s results for every school: every source, on the results page 2010