Public senior school

Giakanja Secondary School

A senior school in Nyeri Central sub-county, Nyeri County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 40 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C2; Former extra-county schools.
KNEC code: 08202007
UIC: MHUZ
Level: Senior school
Gender: Boys
Boarding or day: Boarding
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 166 NYERI
School code: A2050264
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

STEM24 combinations Pure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 14 · Technical Studies 8

Pure Sciences · 2

Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 14

Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2047
Agriculture, Business Studies, General ScienceST2049
Agriculture, Business Studies, Wood WorkST2055
Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059
Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067
Agriculture, Computer Studies, Wood WorkST2069
Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
Agriculture, Geography, Wood WorkST2078
Agriculture, Home Science, PhysicsST2093
Agriculture, Home Science, Wood WorkST2095
Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097
Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Wood WorkST2009
Computer Studies, Home Science, Wood WorkST2019

Technical Studies · 8

Biology, Business Studies, Wood WorkST3027
Business Studies, Chemistry, Wood WorkST3029
Business Studies, General Science, Wood WorkST3031
Business Studies, Geography, Wood WorkST3032
Business Studies, Home Science, Wood WorkST3034
General Science, Geography, Wood WorkST3046
Geography, Home Science, Wood WorkST3060
Geography, Physics, Wood WorkST3071

Social Sciences10 combinations Humanities & Business Studies 10

Humanities & Business Studies · 10

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, General ScienceSS2115
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
Business Studies, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2100
Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2064
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024
General Science, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2013
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004

Arts & Sports Science6 combinations Sports 6

Sports · 6

Business Studies, Fine Arts, Sports & RecreationAS2043
Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Sports & RecreationAS2039
Fine Arts, Geography, Sports & RecreationAS2041
Fine Arts, History & Citizenship, Sports & RecreationAS2042
Fine Arts, Home Science, Sports & RecreationAS2045
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 17: Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film, Wood Work

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

Figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007

Students enrolled: 575
Teaching staff: 29
Students per teacher: 19.8:1 (2007)
Acres: 14
Acreage per enrolment: 41.1

Staff counted in 2007

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	13	12	25
Local authority teachers	0	0	0
PTA and board teachers	4	0	4
Other teachers	0	0	0
Non-teaching staff	5	7	12

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About the school

Giakanja Secondary School is a Boys boarding school, located in Karundu location, Nyeri County

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 544.
June 2025 senior-school register, row 7940; checked 1 October 2026.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
Kenya Open Data Initiative.