Public senior school

Nthambo Day Secondary School

Also listed as Nthambo Secondary School.

A senior school in Embu West sub-county, Embu County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 6 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C4Former sub-county and day schools.
Gender: Mixed
Boarding or day: Day
2026 fees: For the listed day-school fee heads, parents are charged KSh 0.Government-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
Ownership: Public

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.

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM2 combinationsPure Sciences 2

Pure Sciences · 2Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042

Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Social Sciences2 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 2

Humanities & Business Studies · 2Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019

Arts & Sports Science2 combinationsSports 2

Sports · 2Fine Arts, History & Citizenship, Sports & RecreationAS2042

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 12

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Fine Arts, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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

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

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 14303116
UIC: QX77
School code: C4010061
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary

Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007

Students enrolled: 78
Teaching staff: 4
Students per teacher: 19.5:1 (2007)
Acres: 0
Acreage per enrolment: 0.0

Staff counted in 2007 ›

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	3	1	4
Local authority teachers	0	0	0
PTA and board teachers	0	0	0
Other teachers	0	0	0
Non-teaching staff	0	1	1

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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 940 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 1270 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

2013 school data

Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data