Public senior school
Ikawa Secondary School
A senior school in Meru South sub-county, Tharaka-Nithi County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 17 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C2
- Former extra-county schools.
- KNEC code
- 19308308
- UIC
- 5F64
- Level
- Senior school
- Gender
- Mixed
- Boarding or day
- Boarding
- Ownership
- Public
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 245 CHUKA
- School code
- B4130661
- 2013 boarding or day
- Day & Boarding
- 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
STEM6 combinations Pure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 4
Pure Sciences · 2
- Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
- Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 4
- Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067
- Agriculture, Home Science, PhysicsST2093
- Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
- Computer Studies, General Science, GeographyST2014
Social Sciences9 combinations Humanities & Business Studies 9
Humanities & Business Studies · 9
- Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Computer StudiesSS2106
- Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, General ScienceSS2115
- Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
- Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
- Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, GeographySS2035
- Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
- Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
- Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2082
- Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024
Arts & Sports Science2 combinations Arts 1 · Sports 1
Arts · 1
- Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Music & DanceAS1021
Sports · 1
- 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, 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
- 250
- Teaching staff
- 17
- Students per teacher
- 14.7:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 12
- Acreage per enrolment
- 20.8
Staff counted in 2007
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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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 605.
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 8523; checked 1 October 2026.
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
- Kenya Open Data Initiative.
- Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA.