Public senior school
Muhoho High School
A senior school in Gatundu South sub-county, Kiambu County. It offers STEM and Social Sciences, with 26 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C2
- Former extra-county schools.
- KNEC code
- 11212101
- UIC
- 7P54
- Level
- Senior school
- Gender
- Boys
- Boarding or day
- Boarding
- Ownership
- Public
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 278 GATUNDU
- School code
- D2060039
- 2026 fees
- KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tier
- 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
STEM18 combinations Pure Sciences 4 · Applied Sciences 11 · Technical Studies 3
Pure Sciences · 4
- Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
- Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045
- Biology, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST1046
- Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 11
- Agriculture, Biology, Business StudiesST2044
- Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059
- Agriculture, Chemistry, Home ScienceST2086
- Agriculture, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2063
- Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
- Agriculture, Home Science, PhysicsST2093
- Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097
- Biology, Computer Studies, GeographyST2011
- Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007
- Chemistry, Computer Studies, Home ScienceST2024
- Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018
Technical Studies · 3
- Computer Studies, Electricity, GeographyST3006
- Electricity, Geography, Home ScienceST3007
- Electricity, Geography, PhysicsST3026
Social Sciences8 combinations Humanities & Business Studies 8
Humanities & Business Studies · 8
- Business Studies, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2095
- Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
- Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
- Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, GeographySS2035
- Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
- Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
- Christian Religious Education, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2082
- Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024
- Subjects in these combinations · 13
- Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Physics
How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean.
Figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 695
- Teaching staff
- 25
- Students per teacher
- 28.0
- Acres
- 0
- Acreage per enrolment
- 0.0
Staff counted in 2007
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 19 | 6 | 25 |
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About the school
Muhoho High School is in Kiambu County (Gatundu South Constituency).It is a High Sch is a boys boarding secondary school with a student enrollment of 695 students and 25 teaching staff.
The school was founded under the sponsorship of the catholic Mission, Gatitu in 1964. It started as Kiamwangi Secondary School in a site five kilometers from where it now stands. Due to inadequate land, in 1965 the school assumed its present name and moved to its present site under the Principal Nicodemus Kirima, formerly the Archbishop of Nyeri.
The school now offers 8-4-4 courses in three streams up to Form Four.
In 1990 Rv. Fr. Raphael Ngure Guoko took over from Fr Njuguna. During his reign many things happened including building of the basket ball court, purchasing of the first school bus. Fr. Guoko also built more staff quarters like the Patrick Mwaura Memorial block.
The current Principal is Mr. Macharia T. Mbiyu who took over from Fr. Guoko in the year 2001. In his time, Mr. Mbiyu has achieved much. A new library has been put up, a new bigger school bus has been bought and a new dormitory has been put up. Under him, the school’s mean score has risen from 4.329 to 8.398. He attributes this to prayers and hard work.
The school participates and performs well in extra curricular activities. It has reached provincial and national levels in activities such as games, music and the science congress.
Discipline in Muhoho High School is very high.
Muhoho High School has produced people who, as they still do, hold great positions in the society. These include engineers, lawyers, doctors, politicians, teachers and other professionals who are recognized in Kenya.
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 178.
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 2642; checked 1 October 2026.
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
- Kenya Open Data Initiative.
- Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA.