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

Kwale County has 107 public senior schools on the Ministry of Education’s June 2025 list, in 6 sub-counties. Lunga Lunga has the most, with 21, while Kinango has the fewest at 11. Compared with many counties, Kwale leans towards boarding: 33 of its 107 schools (31%) take boarders, and only 74 are C4 day schools.

Its 5 C1 national schools: Kinango Secondary School, Kwale High, Kwale High School for the Deaf, Matuga Girls Hgh School and Waa High. By cluster the county has 5 C1, 9 C2, 19 C3 and 74 C4 schools. 74 are mixed, 20 are girls’ schools and 13 are boys’ schools.

Senior Schools in Kwale by Sub-County

Practical Tips for Kwale Families

• Every sub-county in Kwale has at least one C1 or C2 school, so a higher-cluster option exists within each sub-county.
• Among C1 and C2 schools here, 6 are girls-only and 6 are boys-only. The split is even.
• If you want a mixed boarding school, the list has 7 in Kwale, including Kikoneni Secondary School, Kaya Tiwi Secondary and Kwale High School for the Deaf.
• For learners with special needs, Kwale has 1 special needs school: Kwale High School for the Deaf.
• Lunga Lunga has the most C4 day schools in Kwale (18), so learners there have the widest choice of nearby day schools.
• With 74 C4 day schools, list your realistic nearby day school among the 12 choices as a safe option, especially in Lunga Lunga, which has the widest choice.

How Grade 10 Selection Works for Kwale Learners

Each learner submits 12 choices covering C1 to C4 (Ministry statement, 21 December 2025). Kwale’s list gives 33 boarding-cluster schools and 74 day schools to draw from. 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 Kwale’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 Kwale Senior Schools

Gazette Notice 1449 of 2026 makes public day senior schools free of tuition for parents, which covers 74 schools in Kwale. Its 33 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 Kwale Senior Schools by Cluster

C1 (national) Schools in Kwale (5)

C2 (extra-county type) Schools in Kwale (9)

C3 (county type) Schools in Kwale (19)

C4 (sub-county day) Schools in Kwale (74)

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