Public senior school
Gathiru Secondary School
A senior school in Gatundu South sub-county, Kiambu County. It offers STEM and Social Sciences, with 9 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C3Ministry 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
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 the latest 4 years we hold
Gathiru Secondary School scored a mean of 3.25 (D) in KCSE 2010, 1.9 points below the national average, up from 2.74 in 2009.
| 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 3.250 | 2.739 | 3.462 | 3.348 |
| Grade | D | D | D | D |
| Candidates | 40 | 46 | 26 | 23 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM5 combinationsPure Sciences 1 · Applied Sciences 4
Pure Sciences · 1Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 4Agriculture, Biology, Business StudiesST2044
Agriculture, Biology, GeographyST2071
Agriculture, Business Studies, ChemistryST2046
Agriculture, Business Studies, PhysicsST2053
Social Sciences4 combinationsLanguages & Literature 1 · Humanities & Business Studies 3
Languages & Literature · 1Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS1081
Humanities & Business Studies · 3Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, GeographySS2073
Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2096
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Arts & Sports ScienceNot offered
Subjects in these combinations · 9
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, PhysicsSenior schools in Kiambu County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 11212115
- UIC
- 74WJ
- School code
- D2060063
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 471 GATUNDU
- 2013 gender
- Mixed
- 2013 boarding or day
- Day
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 138
- Teaching staff
- 10
- Students per teacher
- 13.0
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| PTA and board teachers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Non-teaching staff | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Data sources
The school description and 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 453 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 2627 checked 15 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010: every source, on the results page 2006–2010
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data