Public senior school

Dertu Girls Secondary School

A C3 girls' boarding senior school in Dadaab sub-county, Garissa County. It offers STEM and Social Sciences, with 11 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster
C3
Gender
Girls
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

STEM6 combinationsPure Sciences 4 · Applied Sciences 2
Pure Sciences · 4Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045
Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 2Agriculture, Biology, Home ScienceST2081
Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
Social Sciences5 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 5
Humanities & Business Studies · 5Arabic, Business Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2094
Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Islamic Religious EducationSS2110
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2100
Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024
Arts & Sports ScienceNot offered

Subjects in these combinations · 13

Agriculture, Arabic, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Islamic Religious Education, Literature in English, Physics

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

Codes and registration

KNEC code
45815301
UIC
TTDB
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

  1. Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS) pathways, combinations, emblem · checked 15 October 2026
  2. December 2025 senior-school list, row 235 checked 1 October 2026
  3. Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule