Public senior school
Tarakwa Secondary School
A senior school in Kesses sub-county, Uasin Gishu County. It offers STEM and Social Sciences, with 12 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C4Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
- 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.
KCSE results 2009–2010
Tarakwa Secondary School scored a mean of 3.35 (D) in KCSE 2010, 1.8 points below the national average, up from 2.89 in 2009.
| 2010 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean | 3.350 | 2.895 |
| Grade | D | D |
| Candidates | 20 | 19 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM6 combinationsPure Sciences 3 · Applied Sciences 3
Pure Sciences · 3Agriculture, Biology, ChemistryST1042
Biology, Business Studies, ChemistryST1045
Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048
Applied Sciences · 3Agriculture, Biology, GeographyST2071
Agriculture, Business Studies, ChemistryST2046
Agriculture, Geography, PhysicsST2075
Social Sciences6 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 6
Humanities & Business Studies · 6Business Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, GeographySS2073
Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025
Business Studies, Geography, Literature in EnglishSS2061
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2019
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2018
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in EnglishSS2004
Arts & Sports ScienceNot offered
Subjects in these combinations · 10
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English, PhysicsSenior schools in Uasin Gishu County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 26578022
- UIC
- P49V
- School code
- E7161113
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Community
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 77 BURNT FOREST
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 23
- Teaching staff
- 5
- Students per teacher
- 4.6
- Acres
- 32
- Acreage per enrolment
- 0.7
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| PTA and board teachers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Data sources
The school description and other details come from the 2013 school data. 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 6798 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 9007 checked 1 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010: every source, on the results page 2009–2010
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data