Secondary school
Sunshine Secondary School
A secondary school in Nairobi County.
School details
- Level
- Senior school
- Gender
- Boys
- Boarding or day
- Boarding
- Ownership
- Private
- Sponsor
- Private Individual
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 56890-00200 NAIROBI
- School code
- R1010088
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 the latest 5 years we hold
Sunshine Secondary School scored a mean of 8.93 (B) in KCSE 2025, 4.1 points above the national average.
| 2025 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 8.930 | 9.265 | 8.737 | 9.121 | 10.210 |
| Grade | B | B | B | B | B+ |
| Candidates | – | 230 | 194 | 199 | 186 |
Pathways and subject combinations
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Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 891
- Teaching staff
- 54
- Students per teacher
- 16.5:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 25
- Acreage per enrolment
- 35.6
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 29 | 14 | 43 |
About the school · written in 2013
Sunshine Secondary School is a six streamed private Boys’ Boarding School in Nairobi County, with a population of 960 students, and a teacher student ratio of 1:16. The school offers 8.4.4. Education System.
The school is located in Langata District, 7km from the Nairobi Central District along the main Nairobi Magadi Road (Langata Road). It is adjacent to the Amref training centre opposite the Wilson Airport.
The school was established in 1995 by the second President of the republic of Kenya the retired president Honorable Daniel T. Arap Moi. The school is managed by Matron, Deputy Patron, Board of Directors, PTA and school Administration.The school is science oriented with an aim of meeting the needs of the scarcity of boys boarding facilities in the county.
The school first featured in 1998 in the sixth position Nationally at its first K.C.S.E entry. The school has not only excelled in Kenya National Examinations (K.C.S.E) by being in the top 10 several times, but also produced the best students .
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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.
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