Public senior school
Jamhuri High School
A senior school in Starehe sub-county, Nairobi County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 8 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C2Ministry 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
- Motto
- Effort Unending
- Postal address
- P.O. Box 40584-00100, Nairobi
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
Jamhuri High School scored a mean of 5.23 (C-) in KCSE 2010, close to that year’s national average of 5.15, down from 5.58 in 2009.
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 5.227 | 5.582 | 5.620 | 6.913 | 6.505 |
| Grade | C- | C | C | C+ | C+ |
| Candidates | 233 | 237 | 205 | 184 | 210 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM3 combinationsPure Sciences 1 · Applied Sciences 1 · Technical Studies 1
Social Sciences3 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 3
Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsSports 2
Subjects in these combinations · 15
Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Physics, Power Mechanics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Nairobi County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 20403001
- UIC
- NKPF
- School code
- N1010992
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- 2013 boarding or day
- Day
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 827
- Teaching staff
- 60
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- Acres
- 23
- Acreage per enrolment
- 36.0
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 19 | 41 | 60 |
| Non-teaching staff | 17 | 11 | 28 |
School history
Jamhuri High School began in the early 1900s as a nursery school for Indian children near Nairobi Railway Station, on what is now Haile Selassie Avenue, and was later known as the Railway Educational Centre. In 1928 it moved to its present site in Ngara, on Limuru Road.
In the 1950s it was renamed the Duke of Gloucester School, and it later added boarding. After independence it opened to students of all races and was renamed Jamhuri, Swahili for “republic”. Its motto is “Effort Unending”.
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Data sources
School history and updated details use the sources below. 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 445 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 6592 checked 1 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