Public senior school
Taru Secondary School
A senior school in Samburu sub-county, Kwale County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 15 subject combinations.
School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake
- Cluster
- C2Former extra-county schools.
- Gender
- Boys
- Boarding or day
- Boarding
- 2026 fees
- KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tierGovernment-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
- Ownership
- Public
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 2006–2010
Taru Secondary School scored a mean of 4.25 (D+) in KCSE 2010, 0.9 points below the national average, up from 3.52 in 2009.
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 4.252 | 3.522 | 3.371 | 4.731 | 4.962 |
| Grade | D+ | D+ | D | C- | C- |
| Candidates | 111 | 115 | 89 | 78 | 78 |
Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026
STEM8 combinationsPure Sciences 2 · Applied Sciences 6
Social Sciences4 combinationsLanguages & Literature 1 · Humanities & Business Studies 3
Arts & Sports Science3 combinationsSports 3
Subjects in these combinations · 15
Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Studies, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Islamic Religious Education, Literature in English, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmSenior schools in Kwale County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science
Codes and registration
- KNEC code
- 02127101The source printed 2127101 with seven digits; we added the leading zero after checking the county code.
- UIC
- GBPD
- School code
- D3020297
- Level
- Senior school
- Sponsor
- Religious Organisation
- Student needs
- Ordinary
- Postal address
- 298 MARIAKANI
- 2013 gender
- Mixed
- 2013 boarding or day
- Day & Boarding
Older records figures from the 2013 records; counts made in 2007
- Students enrolled
- 341
- Teaching staff
- 16
- Students per teacher
- 21.3:1 (2007)
- Acres
- 32
- Acreage per enrolment
- 10.7
Staff counted in 2007 ›
| Role | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSC teachers | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Local authority teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTA and board teachers | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other teachers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-teaching staff | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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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 310 classification and codes
- June 2025 senior-school register, row 4362 checked 1 October 2026
- Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule
KCSE results
- KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports and newspapers since: every source, on the results page 2006–2010
2013 school data
- Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data
Map
- © OpenStreetMap contributors; county outline: IEBC via UN OCHA map data