Public senior school
Kagumo High School
A senior school in Nyeri Central sub-county, Nyeri County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 35 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C1Former national schools.
- 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
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 2021–2025
Kagumo High School scored a mean of 9.99 (B+) in KCSE 2025, 5.1 points above the national average, up from 9.54 in 2024. Over 2020–2025 it ranks 14th of 559 schools in Kenya and 1st of 30 in Nyeri County with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 9.990 | 9.543 | 9.306 | 9.580 | 9.780 |
| Grade | B+ | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| Candidates | – | 446 | 396 | 391 | – |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM22 combinationsPure Sciences 6 · Applied Sciences 14 · Technical Studies 2
Social Sciences10 combinationsLanguages & Literature 2 · Humanities & Business Studies 8
Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsArts 2 · Sports 1
Subjects in these combinations · 20
Agriculture, Biology, Building & Construction, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Physics, Sign Language Skills, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film, Wood WorkSenior schools in Nyeri County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 08200007
- UIC
- 442P
- School code
- A2050337
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 69 KIGANJO
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 887
- Teaching staff
- 36
- Students per teacher
- 24.6:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 52
- Acreage per enrolment
- 17.1
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 27 | 9 | 36 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 31 | 7 | 38 |
About the school · written in 2013
Kagumo High School is a boy’s national secondary school located between Kirichu and Kiganjo townships at Kagumo near Karatina on the Nyeri-Nairobi road in Kenya.
It became one of the first schools in Kenya to allow native black Africans to sit for university level entrance exams, doing so in 1946. As such, it is considered one of the best high schools in Kenya.
It has several notable alumni. These almna matter include lawyers, doctors, politicians among others . One such alumni student is the constitutional lawyer Gibson Kamau Kuria . Mr Cyrus G Wahome is former headmaster of the school. Mr Dickson Daniel Karaba, a member of Kenyan parliament is former headmaster as well. There are countless other prominent individuals who occupy significant positions in Kenya’s such as Professor Jeremiah of Waterloo University political and cultural life. In academics, sports and creative arts this school has a long-standing rivalry with Nyeri High School, with meetings between the two schools, particularly in Rugby, and Basketball most intense.
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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
- Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS) pathways, combinations, emblem · checked 15 October 2026
- December 2025 senior-school list, row 164 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 7944 checked 15 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports and newspapers since: every source, on the results page 2006–2025
2013 school data and references
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
- "Kagumo High School Website". Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- Kagumo High School Website http://www.kagumohigh.com/content.php?pid=1
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data