Public senior school
Kapsabet Boys High School
A senior school in Chesumei sub-county, Nandi County.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C1
- Former national schools.
- KNEC code
- 29500006
- UIC
- JBLC
- Level
- Senior school
- Gender
- Boys
- Boarding or day
- Boarding
- Ownership
- Public
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 10 KAPSABET
- School code
- B7100072
- 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.
Figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 799
- Teaching staff
- 43
- Students per teacher
- 18.6:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 80
- Acreage per enrolment
- 10.0
Staff counted in 2007
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 41 | 4 | 45 |
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About the school
Kapsabet High School is a boys National school located in Kapsabet, Nandi County, Kenya, 40 kilometers from Eldoret town. it is a Boys Boarding school and among the top schools in the country.The school was founded in 1925 as the Government African School (GAS). It is one of the oldest high schools in the country.The schools sponsorship is listed as Religious Organization. The School Institution Type is classified as – Ordinary. This Secondary School in Kenya has an enrollment of 799 with a student teacher ratio of 18.6.
With an alumni network of more than 10,000 students, Kapsabet has produced alumni in different fields including top leaders in Kenya. Some of its notable alumni include: Kenya’s political elite.
Daniel Arap Moi the 2nd President of the Republic of Kenya
William Ruto the current Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya
Julius Yego the 2015 IAAF Javelin world champion and Commonwealth Gold Medalist 2014
Nicholas Biwott businessman and former Kenyan Cabinet Minister
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.
- December 2025 senior-school list, row 148.
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 7010; checked 1 October 2026.
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
- Kenya Open Data Initiative.
- Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: geoBoundaries.