Public senior school
Baricho High School
Also listed as Baricho Boys High School.
A senior school in Kirinyaga West sub-county, Kirinyaga County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 30 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C1Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
- Gender
- Boys
- 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
- Postal address
- 394 KERUGOYA
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 2021–2025
Baricho High School scored a mean of 8.90 (B) in KCSE 2025, 4.0 points above the national average, down from 9.40 in 2024. Over 2021–2025 it ranks 34th of 564 schools in Kenya with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 8.897 | 9.400 | 9.270 | 8.690 | 9.460 |
| Grade | B | B | B | B | B |
| Candidates | 532 | 474 | 449 | 370 | 383 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM21 combinationsPure Sciences 6 · Applied Sciences 10 · Technical Studies 5
Social Sciences6 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 6
Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsSports 3
Subjects in these combinations · 19
Agriculture, Aviation, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, French, General Science, Geography, German, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Kirinyaga County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 09200012
- UIC
- RVM4
- School code
- B2020408
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
School figures most recent counts
- Students enrolled
- 2,100
- Teaching staff
- 36
- Classrooms
- 40
- Dormitories
- 18
- Laboratories
- 8
- Dining halls
- 1
- Toilets
- 104
- Acres
- 21
- Transition to university or college after KCSE 2023
- 423
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| PTA and board teachers | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Non-teaching staff | 20 | 5 | 25 |
Something out of date? Suggest a correction. Work at this school?
Data sources
School history and updated details use the sources below. 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 70 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 3139 checked 15 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports and newspapers since: every source, on the results page 2006–2025
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data