Public senior school

Mbakalo Friends Secondary School

Also listed as Mbakalo Friends Secondary.

A senior school in Bungoma North sub-county, Bungoma County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 17 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C3Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
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
Postal address: 42 NAITIRI

Next placements

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

Mbakalo Friends Secondary School scored a mean of 5.10 (C-) in KCSE 2023, 0.6 points above the national average, up from 5.00 in 2022. Over 2018–2023 it ranks 9th of 20 schools in Bungoma County with 3 or more years of published results.

	2023	2022	2021	2020	2018
Mean	5.100	5.000	5.700	5.900	5.300
Grade	C-	C-	C	C	C-
Candidates	239	321	179	244	194

All 10 years of KCSE results, 2006–2023

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM11 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 8

Pure Sciences · 3Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042

Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 8Agriculture, Biology, Computer StudiesST2057

Agriculture, Biology, GeographyST2071

Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059

Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067

Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075

Biology, Computer Studies, GeographyST2011

Chemistry, Computer Studies, GeographyST2013

Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018

Social Sciences4 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 4

Humanities & Business Studies · 4Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, GeographySS2001

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2082

Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2018

Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsSports 2

Sports · 2General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Literature in English, Music & Dance, Sports & RecreationAS2047

Subjects in these combinations · 15

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

Senior schools in Bungoma County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 36611006
UIC: C87F
School code: A8010214
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
2013 gender: Mixed
2013 boarding or day: Day

School figures most recent counts

Students enrolled: 1,162
Teaching staff: 56
Board teachers: 22
Students per teacher: 20.8
Classrooms: 20
Dormitories: 5
Laboratories: 2
Libraries: 1
Dining halls: 1
Toilets: 32
Transition to university after KCSE 2020: 75

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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 98 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 615 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 2006–2023

2013 school data

Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data