Public senior school
Kericho High School
A senior school in Kericho sub-county, Kericho County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 25 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C2Former extra-county 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 2006–2010
Kericho High School scored a mean of 8.46 (B-) in KCSE 2010, 3.3 points above the national average, up from 8.31 in 2009.
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 8.462 | 8.310 | 9.207 | 8.610 | 8.018 |
| Grade | B- | B- | B | B | B- |
| Candidates | 249 | 248 | 227 | 200 | 171 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM13 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 11
Social Sciences9 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 9
Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsArts 1 · Sports 2
Subjects in these combinations · 16
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Kericho County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 28512101
- UIC
- 5PA8
- School code
- L7050347
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 252 KERICHO
- 2013 gender
- Mixed
- 2013 boarding or day
- Day
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 949
- Teaching staff
- 45
- Students per teacher
- 21.1:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 50
- Acreage per enrolment
- 19.0
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 35 | 6 | 41 |
About the school · written in 2013
Kericho High School is a Kenyan secondary school, located at Kericho, Kericho County.
The school started with a population of eleven boys and it was built on 15 June 1959
The school strives to fulfill its mission which is To nurture and mould the boy-child to be responsive to global dynamics through effective teaching and learning within value system of excellence, honesty, discipline and hard work and aims centre of excellence in provision of holistic education for nurturing lifelong dreams no wonder the boys perform quite well
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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 166 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 2450 checked 14 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 2006–2010
2013 school data and references
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
- [dead link] "Welcome to Kericho High School Online". Kericho High School. 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data