Public senior school
Machakos Girls’ High School
A senior school in Machakos sub-county, Machakos County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 24 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C1Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- Postal address
- 23 MKS
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 the latest 5 years we hold
Machakos Girls’ High School scored a mean of 7.93 (B-) in KCSE 2021, 3.7 points above the national average, down from 8.64 in 2020. Over 2019–2021 it ranks 83rd of 564 schools in Kenya and 1st of 16 in Machakos County with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2010 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 7.925 | 8.637 | 7.702 | 8.098 | 7.980 |
| Grade | B- | B | B- | B- | B- |
| Candidates | 243 | 215 | 228 | 174 | 149 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM15 combinationsPure Sciences 4 · Applied Sciences 6 · Technical Studies 5
Social Sciences6 combinationsLanguages & Literature 1 · Humanities & Business Studies 5
Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsArts 1 · Sports 2
Subjects in these combinations · 22
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, German, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Marine & Fisheries, Music & Dance, Physics, Sign Language Skills, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Machakos County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 12301702
- UIC
- YRLY
- School code
- G4050094
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
School figures most recent counts
- Students enrolled
- 1,225
- Teaching staff
- 32
- Classrooms
- 24
- Dormitories
- 15
- Laboratories
- 5
- Dining halls
- 1
- Toilets
- 52
- Acres
- 61
- Transition to university after KCSE 2021
- 205
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| PTA and board teachers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Non-teaching staff | 15 | 7 | 22 |
School history
Machakos Girls’ High School is a government girls’ boarding school located in Mumbuni, Muakwani Sub location, in Machakos County
Machakos Girls’ High School was started as a Primary School for boys under the name Government African School in 1915. In 1946, the Primary School became a mixed school for boys and girls.
the school was split and all the boys were moved to the now Machakos School in 1951 and school name changed to “Government African Girls’ Intermediate School.”
The first Form 1 class of 12 girls was started in 1959 and in 1961 The school had Form 1 and 2 and standards 6, 7 and 8 of Intermediate classes.
The name was then changed to MACHAKOS GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL
In 1965 , a double stream in Form 1 class was started and in 1968,Machakos Girls’ High School became a triple stream school, Form 1-4.In 1972 a form 5 Arts class was started.
Machakos Girls’ High School is currently a Girls’ Boarding Public Provincial School serving all the districts of Eastern Province, and we also have many students from other provinces of our country.
Students Enrolment of 814
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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 96 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 4680 checked 1 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports since: every source, on the results page 2006–2021
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data