Senior Schools in Elgeyo Marakwet County: Full List by Cluster and Sub-County

If your child sits KJSEA in Elgeyo Marakwet, the Ministry’s June 2025 list gives 142 public senior schools in the county to consider, spread over 4 sub-counties. Keiyo South has the most, with 46, while Marakwet East has the fewest at 24. Compared with many counties, Elgeyo Marakwet leans towards boarding: 52 of its 142 schools (37%) take boarders, and only 90 are C4 day schools.

Its 4 C1 national schools: St Patrick Iten, Tambach Boys High School, Metkei Girls Secondary and Moi Kapsowar Girls. By cluster the county has 4 C1, 15 C2, 33 C3 and 90 C4 schools. 95 are mixed, 26 are girls’ schools and 21 are boys’ schools.

Senior Schools in Elgeyo Marakwet by Sub-County

Practical Tips for Elgeyo Marakwet Families

• Every sub-county in Elgeyo Marakwet has at least one C1 or C2 school, so a higher-cluster option exists within each sub-county.
• Among C1 and C2 schools here, 10 are girls-only and 9 are boys-only. Girls have more single-sex choices at this level than boys.
• If you want a mixed boarding school, the list has 11 in Elgeyo Marakwet, including Kaptum Secondary School, Kibendo Secondary School and St. Thomas Kabulwo Secondary School.
• 1 school in Elgeyo Marakwet is listed as integrated, taking learners with disabilities alongside others: Tambach Boys High School.
• Keiyo South has the most C4 day schools in Elgeyo Marakwet (27), so learners there have the widest choice of nearby day schools.
• With 90 C4 day schools, list your realistic nearby day school among the 12 choices as a safe option, especially in Keiyo South, which has the widest choice.

How Grade 10 Selection Works for Elgeyo Marakwet Learners

Your child ranks 12 schools across the four clusters, a rule the Ministry announced on 21 December 2025. In Elgeyo Marakwet that means mixing some of the 52 C1–C3 boarding schools with the 90 C4 day schools, rather than listing only the best-known names. The placement score is 60% KJSEA, 20% school-based assessment from Grades 7 and 8 and 20% KPSEA. Pathway offerings are not in the Ministry list for Elgeyo Marakwet’s schools; confirm STEM, Social Sciences or Arts and Sports Science with each school first. Useful next steps: CBC pathways explained, the KJSEA grade calculator and our placement guide.

Fees at Elgeyo Marakwet Senior Schools

For the 63% of Elgeyo Marakwet schools that are day schools, parents pay no tuition under Gazette Notice 1449 of 2026. Boarding fees at the 52 boarding schools here fall under two caps: KSh 53,554 or KSh 40,535 a year. The notice does not name schools, so ask for the fee structure on letterhead. See senior school fees 2026.

Full List of Elgeyo Marakwet Senior Schools by Cluster

C1 (national) Schools in Elgeyo Marakwet (4)

C2 (extra-county type) Schools in Elgeyo Marakwet (15)

C3 (county type) Schools in Elgeyo Marakwet (33)

C4 (sub-county day) Schools in Elgeyo Marakwet (90)

Revising for KJSEA now? Our KJSEA revision guide and practice papers help Grade 9 learners prepare. Search all Elgeyo Marakwet schools in the school finder or go back to senior schools in Kenya.

Source: Ministry of Education, Senior Schools in Kenya (June 2025). Names tidied for readability.