Public senior school

Garissa High School

A senior school in Garissa sub-county, Garissa County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 36 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C1; Former national schools.
KNEC code: 45800001
UIC: 5G35
Level: Senior school
Gender: Boys
Boarding or day: Boarding
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 94 GARISSA
School code: M5010031
2013 gender: Mixed
2013 boarding or day: Day
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

STEM23 combinations Pure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 16 · Technical Studies 4

Pure Sciences · 3

Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045
Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 16

Agriculture, Biology, Computer StudiesST2057
Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2047
Agriculture, Business Studies, General ScienceST2049
Agriculture, Business Studies, GeographyST2050
Agriculture, Business Studies, PhysicsST2053
Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059
Agriculture, Computer Studies, General ScienceST2061
Agriculture, Computer Studies, GeographyST2062
Agriculture, Electricity, GeographyST2080
Agriculture, General Science, GeographyST2082
Biology, Computer Studies, GeographyST2011
Building & Construction, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2098
Business Studies, Computer Studies, General ScienceST2002
Chemistry, Computer Studies, GeographyST2013
Computer Studies, General Science, GeographyST2014
Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018

Technical Studies · 4

Biology, Electricity, GeographyST3014
Business Studies, Physics, Power MechanicsST3115
Chemistry, Electricity, GeographyST3017
Computer Studies, Electricity, GeographyST3006

Social Sciences9 combinations Humanities & Business Studies 9

Humanities & Business Studies · 9

Arabic, Business Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2094
Arabic, Business Studies, Islamic Religious EducationSS2104
Arabic, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious EducationSS2058
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2064
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2018
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious EducationSS2070
General Science, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious EducationSS2077
History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious Education, Literature in EnglishSS2083

Arts & Sports Science4 combinations Arts 2 · Sports 2

Arts · 2

Arabic, Fine Arts, Theatre & FilmAS1001
Fine Arts, Islamic Religious Education, Theatre & FilmAS1006

Sports · 2

Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Sports & RecreationAS2039
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 20: Agriculture, Arabic, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious Education, Literature in English, Physics, Power Mechanics, 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: 460
Teaching staff: 26
Students per teacher: 17.7:1 (2007)
Acres: 3285
Acreage per enrolment: 0.1

Staff counted in 2007

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	22	3	25
Local authority teachers	0	0	0
PTA and board teachers	1	0	1
Other teachers	0	0	0
Non-teaching staff	14	6	20

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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.

Pathways, subject combinations and emblems: Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS); checked 15 October 2026.
December 2025 senior-school list, row 26.
June 2025 senior-school register, row 1402; checked 1 October 2026.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
Kenya Open Data Initiative.