Public senior school

St. Catherine Nthagaiya Girls Secondary School

A senior school in Embu East sub-county, Embu County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 18 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C2; Former extra-county schools.
KNEC code: 14333102
UIC: PWAF
Level: Senior school
Gender: Girls
Boarding or day: Boarding
Ownership: Public
Sponsor: Religious Organisation
Student needs: Ordinary
Postal address: BOX 92 RUNYENJES
School code: C4010195
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

STEM6 combinations Pure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 4

Pure Sciences · 2

Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 4

Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer StudiesST2047
Agriculture, Computer Studies, ElectricityST2060
Agriculture, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2067
Business Studies, Computer Studies, PhysicsST2007

Social Sciences9 combinations Languages & Literature 2 · Humanities & Business Studies 7

Languages & Literature · 2

Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Literature in EnglishSS1080
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS1081

Humanities & Business Studies · 7

Business Studies, Geography, GermanSS2066
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
Business Studies, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2100
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
Computer Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2024
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004

Arts & Sports Science3 combinations Arts 2 · Sports 1

Arts · 2

Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Music & DanceAS1021
Fine Arts, General Science, Music & DanceAS1027

Sports · 1

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 18: Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, General Science, Geography, German, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, Music & Dance, 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: 481
Teaching staff: 25
Students per teacher: 19.2:1 (2007)
Acres: 17
Acreage per enrolment: 28.3

Staff counted in 2007

Role	Men	Women	Total
TSC teachers	13	8	21
Local authority teachers	0	0	0
PTA and board teachers	1	3	4
Other teachers	0	0	0
Non-teaching staff	11	10	21

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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 81.
June 2025 senior-school register, row 1222; checked 1 October 2026.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 for the 2026 fee schedule.
Kenya Open Data Initiative.