Public senior school
Meru School
A senior school in Imenti East sub-county, Meru County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 13 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C1Former national 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 2021–2025
Meru School scored a mean of 9.97 (B+) in KCSE 2025, 5.1 points above the national average, up from 9.37 in 2024. Over 2020–2025 it ranks 28th of 559 schools in Kenya with 3 or more years of published results.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 9.974 | 9.366 | 8.890 | 9.520 | 8.980 |
| Grade | B+ | B | B | B+ | B |
| Candidates | 545 | 489 | 414 | – | 399 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM8 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 5
Social Sciences4 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 4
Arts & Sports Science1 combinationSports 1
Subjects in these combinations · 14
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Meru County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 15300002
- UIC
- J5DS
- School code
- D4080883
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Central Government/DEB
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 103 MERU
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 774
- Teaching staff
- 41
- Students per teacher
- 18.9:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 33
- Acreage per enrolment
- 23.5
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 24 | 4 | 28 |
About the school · written in 2013
Meru School is a National School in Meru County located along the Meru – Maua Road in Imenti North District . The school has a population of 1206 students, 62 qualified teachers and 35 support staff. It has a legally constituted Board of Management and an able Parent Teachers Association. Academically the school has consistently posted an impressive mean score.
Meru School was started in 1956 as sister school to Meru Teachers College. The college staff taught the first class under trees near Mwithumwiru Primary School. It enrolled twenty two (22) students that were drawn from the larger Meru District, Central Province and North Eastern Province. In 1958 it admitted six girls therefore, becoming a mixed school up to 1961 when the girls moved to the present Kaaga Girls High School.
With the introduction of 8-4-4 system in 1986 the school was awarded a four stream status which it retained until 2010 when the fifth stream was introduced to accommodate the increasing enrolment of 935 students
Due to its exemplary performance, Meru School was seen fit for this category. It was upgraded into a National status in May 2011.
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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 113 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 5583 checked 1 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 2006–2025
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data