Public senior school

Shimba Hills Secondary School

Also listed as Shimba Hills Secondary.

A senior school in Shimba Hills sub-county, Kwale County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 20 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C2; Former extra-county schools.
KNEC code: 02131101; The source printed 2131101 with seven digits; we added the leading zero after checking the county code.
UIC: ELUJ
Level: Senior school
Gender: Mixed
Boarding or day: Boarding
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: 27,SHIMBA HILLS
School code: F3020668
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

STEM12 combinations Pure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 7 · Technical Studies 3

Pure Sciences · 2

Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 7

Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2047
Agriculture, Business Studies, ElectricityST2048
Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer StudiesST2059
Agriculture, Computer Studies, ElectricityST2060
Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
Biology, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2097
Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007

Technical Studies · 3

Chemistry, Geography, Marine & FisheriesST3054
Computer Studies, Electricity, GeographyST3006
Electricity, Geography, Marine & FisheriesST3022

Social Sciences5 combinations Humanities & Business Studies 5

Humanities & Business Studies · 5

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & CitizenshipSS2069
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
Computer Studies, Geography, Islamic Religious EducationSS2033
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004

Arts & Sports Science3 combinations Arts 1 · Sports 2

Arts · 1

Literature in English, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS1053

Sports · 2

Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2031
General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 17: Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious Education, Literature in English, Marine & Fisheries, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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

Figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007

Students enrolled: 640
Teaching staff: 22
Students per teacher: 29.1:1 (2007)
Acres: 27
Acreage per enrolment: 23.7

Staff counted in 2007

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	14	5	19
Local authority teachers	0	0	0
PTA and board teachers	2	1	3
Other teachers	0	0	0
Non-teaching staff	14	9	23

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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.

Pathways, subject combinations and emblems: Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS); checked 15 October 2026.
December 2025 senior-school list, row 311.
June 2025 senior-school register, row 4377; checked 1 October 2026.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
Kenya Open Data Initiative.