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Public senior school

Friends Kamusinga

Also listed as Friends School Kamusinga.

A senior school in Kimilili sub-county, Bungoma County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 41 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster
C1
Former national schools.
KNEC code
36600004
UIC
VMZ9
Level
Senior school
Gender
Boys
Boarding or day
Boarding
Ownership
Public
Sponsor
Central Government/DEB
Student needs
Ordinary
Postal address
50204 KIMILILI
School code
M8010047
2026 fees
KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tier
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 portalGet an alert when they’re released.

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM25 combinations Pure Sciences 5 · Applied Sciences 18 · Technical Studies 2

Pure Sciences · 5

  • Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
  • Biology, Building & Construction, ChemistryST1044
  • Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045
  • Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046
  • Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 18

  • Agriculture, Biology, Business StudiesST2044
  • Agriculture, Building & Construction, Business StudiesST2045
  • Agriculture, Building & Construction, Computer StudiesST2058
  • Agriculture, Business Studies, ChemistryST2046
  • Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2047
  • Agriculture, Business Studies, ElectricityST2048
  • Agriculture, Business Studies, PhysicsST2053
  • Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059
  • Agriculture, Computer Studies, ElectricityST2060
  • Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067
  • Agriculture, Electricity, GeographyST2080
  • Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
  • Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097
  • Biology, Computer Studies, GeographyST2011
  • Building & Construction, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2098
  • Business Studies, Computer Studies, ElectricityST2001
  • Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
  • Chemistry, Computer Studies, GeographyST2013

Technical Studies · 2

  • Chemistry, Electricity, GeographyST3017
  • Computer Studies, Electricity, GeographyST3006
Social Sciences10 combinations Humanities & Business Studies 10

Humanities & Business Studies · 10

  • Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya KiswahiliSS2109
  • Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, FrenchSS2112
  • Business Studies, French, History & CitizenshipSS2097
  • Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
  • Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
  • Business Studies, German, History & CitizenshipSS2099
  • Business Studies, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2100
  • Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2064
  • Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
  • Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2018
Arts & Sports Science6 combinations Arts 5 · Sports 1

Arts · 5

  • Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Music & DanceAS1021
  • Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, Music & DanceAS1025
  • Fine Arts, French, Music & DanceAS1026
  • Fine Arts, French, Theatre & FilmAS1009
  • Fine Arts, German, Theatre & FilmAS1012

Sports · 1

  • General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038
Subjects in these combinations · 20
Agriculture, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, German, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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

Figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007

Students enrolled
966
Teaching staff
62
Students per teacher
15.6:1 (2007)
Acres
0
Acreage per enrolment
0.0

Staff counted in 2007

RoleMenWomenTotal
TSC teachers481159
Local authority teachers000
PTA and board teachers213
Other teachers000
Non-teaching staff000

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About the school

Friends School Kamusinga is a government boys’ boarding school located in Chebukwabi Sub location, Kibingei Location, Kimilili Division, Kimilili Constituency in Bungoma County.
The school has 1200 students and a staff of about 75 teachers. It was established by Allan Bradley , In 1956 as a transfer unit for ’Friends School Kaimosi’ from Kaimosi in Vihiga County. He is remembered by the school on ’Allan Bradley’s Day’.] The school is situated in Kimilili town, which is right below Mt. Elgon,. It is a high school that prides itself in Academic and Sporting success. The school fraternity has more often than not, set itself up to success by virtue of the programs they come up with, and the liaison with former students. Some of the notable Principals to have presided over the school in the past include Mr. Christopher Khaemba(who later went on to become one of the most decorated principals of Alliance High School,and who is currently the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Education and Youth Affairs in Nairobi county) and Amb. Simon Nabukwesi(who later served as the Kenyan Ambassador to Canada and Cuba, and who is currently the director of the Foreign Service Institute in the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Republic of Kenya. Through this two men FSK has soared to great heights in many aspects to become what it is told.

Data sources

The school description and other details come from the 2013 school data. Staff and facility figures show their recorded years. Classification and codes come from the 2026 senior-school register.

References

Jump up^ "about us". Friends School Kamusinga.