Public senior school

St. Bakhita Gataragwa Girls High School

Also listed as Gataragwa Secondary.

A senior school in Kieni West sub-county, Nyeri County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 21 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster
C2Former extra-county schools.
Gender
Girls
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
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 2006–2010

St. Bakhita Gataragwa Girls High School scored a mean of 6.65 (C+) in KCSE 2010, 1.5 points above the national average, up from 6.47 in 2009.

20102009200820072006
Mean6.6466.4706.7245.8756.500
GradeC+CC+CC+
Candidates189166152120122

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM10 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 7
Pure Sciences · 3Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 7Agriculture, Biology, Business StudiesST2044
Agriculture, Biology, Computer StudiesST2057
Agriculture, Chemistry, Home ScienceST2086
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2063
Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
Agriculture, Home Science, PhysicsST2093
Chemistry, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2024
Social Sciences9 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 9
Humanities & Business Studies · 9Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya KiswahiliSS2109
Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Literature in EnglishSS2009
Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, GeographySS2073
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2082
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2018
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004
Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsSports 2
Sports · 2Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2048
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 16

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

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

Codes and registration

KNEC code
08220301
UIC
4QVB
School code
E2050044
Level
Senior school
Sponsor
Religious Organisation
Student needs
Ordinary
Postal address
166-10104

Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007

Students enrolled
655
Teaching staff
29
Students per teacher
22.6:1 (2007)
Acres
42
Acreage per enrolment
15.6
Staff counted in 2007 ›
RoleMenWomenTotal
TSC teachers16925
Local authority teachers000
PTA and board teachers314
Other teachers000
Non-teaching staff12820

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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.

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 536 classification and codes
  3. June 2025 senior-school register, row 7854 checked 14 October 2026
  4. Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

KCSE results

  1. KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports and newspapers since: every source, on the results page 2006–2010

2013 school data

  1. Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data

Map

  1. © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data