Public senior school

Katheka Kai Secondary School

Also listed as Kathekakai Secondary.

A senior school in Machakos sub-county, Machakos County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 25 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C4; Former sub-county and day schools.
KNEC code: 12301723
UIC: FVW5
Level: Senior school
Gender: Mixed
Boarding or day: Day
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 1426 MACHAKOS
School code: G4050166
2026 fees: For the listed day-school fee heads, parents are charged KSh 0.; 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, Biology, Business StudiesST2044
Agriculture, Biology, Home ScienceST2081
Business Studies, Computer Studies, GeographyST2003
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2023

Social Sciences13 combinations Languages & Literature 5 · Humanities & Business Studies 8

Languages & Literature · 5

Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Indigenous LanguageSS1042
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Indigenous LanguageSS1024
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS1081
Geography, Indigenous Language, Literature in EnglishSS1061
History & Citizenship, Indigenous Language, Literature in EnglishSS1067

Humanities & Business Studies · 8

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya KiswahiliSS2109
Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, History & CitizenshipSS2008
Business Studies, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2095
Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2096
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Christian Religious Education, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2047
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2018
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004

Arts & Sports Science6 combinations Arts 1 · Sports 5

Arts · 1

Literature in English, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS1053

Sports · 5

Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2031
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038
Home Science, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2055
Literature in English, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2047
Media Technology, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2053

Subjects in these combinations · 18: Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Indigenous Language, Literature in English, Media Technology, 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: 312
Teaching staff: 17
Students per teacher: 18.4:1 (2007)
Acres: 20
Acreage per enrolment: 15.6

Staff counted in 2007

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	5	11	16
Local authority teachers	0	0	0
PTA and board teachers	1	0	1
Other teachers	0	0	0
Non-teaching staff	5	1	6

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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 3512.
June 2025 senior-school register, row 4664; checked 1 October 2026.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
Kenya Open Data Initiative.