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

If your child sits KJSEA in Kirinyaga, the Ministry’s June 2025 list gives 152 public senior schools in the county to consider, spread over 5 sub-counties. Kirinyaga Central has the most, with 36, while Mwea West has the fewest at 25. Day schools dominate: 116 of the 152 (76%) are C4 day schools, so most learners here will have a free public day option close to home.

Its 5 C1 national schools: Mutira Girls Secondary School, St. Faustina Kerugoya Girls High School, Kabare Girls’ High School, Kianyaga High School and Baricho High School. By cluster the county has 5 C1, 15 C2, 16 C3 and 116 C4 schools. 115 are mixed, 23 are girls’ schools and 14 are boys’ schools.

Senior Schools in Kirinyaga by Sub-County

Practical Tips for Kirinyaga Families

• Every sub-county in Kirinyaga has at least one C1 or C2 school, so a higher-cluster option exists within each sub-county.
• Among C1 and C2 schools here, 11 are girls-only and 9 are boys-only. Girls have more single-sex choices at this level than boys.
• The list has no mixed boarding school in Kirinyaga; boarding here means a single-sex school.
• 2 schools in Kirinyaga are listed as integrated, taking learners with disabilities alongside others: Kerugoya School for the Deaf and St. Faustina Kerugoya Girls High School.
• Kirinyaga Central has the most C4 day schools in Kirinyaga (26), so learners there have the widest choice of nearby day schools.
• With 116 C4 day schools, list your realistic nearby day school among the 12 choices as a safe option, especially in Kirinyaga Central, which has the widest choice.

How Grade 10 Selection Works for Kirinyaga Learners

Since 21 December 2025 the rule is 12 choices spread over C1, C2, C3 and C4. A Kirinyaga family might pick from the county’s 5 C1 and 15 C2 schools for the top slots, then fill the rest from its 16 C3 and 116 C4 options. KJSEA counts for 60% of the placement score, with KPSEA and the Grade 7–8 school assessments at 20% each. Pathway offerings are not in the Ministry list for Kirinyaga’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 Kirinyaga Senior Schools

Gazette Notice 1449 of 2026 makes public day senior schools free of tuition for parents, which covers 116 schools in Kirinyaga. Its 36 boarding schools are capped at KSh 53,554 or KSh 40,535 a year, depending on the ceiling each was approved for. The notice does not name schools, so ask for the fee structure on letterhead. See senior school fees 2026.

Full List of Kirinyaga Senior Schools by Cluster

C1 (national) Schools in Kirinyaga (5)

C2 (extra-county type) Schools in Kirinyaga (15)

C3 (county type) Schools in Kirinyaga (16)

C4 (sub-county day) Schools in Kirinyaga (116)

Revising for KJSEA now? Our KJSEA revision guide and practice papers help Grade 9 learners prepare. Search all Kirinyaga 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.