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

If your child sits KJSEA in Nakuru, the Ministry’s June 2025 list gives 382 public senior schools in the county to consider, spread over 12 sub-counties. Rongai has the most, with 50, while Nakuru has the fewest at 1. Day schools dominate: 339 of the 382 (89%) are C4 day schools, so most learners here will have a free public day option close to home.

Its 12 C1 national schools: Utumishi Boys Academy, Utumishi Girls Academy, Mary Mount Secondary School, Molo Academy Boys Secondary School, Naivasha Girls Secondary School and Nakuru Girls’ High School and others. By cluster the county has 12 C1, 17 C2, 14 C3 and 339 C4 schools. 345 are mixed, 23 are girls’ schools and 14 are boys’ schools.

Senior Schools in Nakuru by Sub-County

Practical Tips for Nakuru Families

• 5 of Nakuru’s sub-counties (Kuresoi North, Kuresoi South, Nakuru, Nakuru West, Subukia) have no C1 or C2 school, so families there who want those clusters will be looking at boarding schools in other sub-counties or counties.
• Among C1 and C2 schools here, 13 are girls-only and 12 are boys-only. Girls have more single-sex choices at this level than boys.
• If you want a mixed boarding school, the list has 10 in Nakuru, including Coulson Secondary School, Cheptuech Secondary School and Moi Secondary School, Amalo.
• For learners with special needs, Nakuru has 1 special needs school: Ngala Secondary School for the Deaf.
• 2 schools in Nakuru are listed as integrated, taking learners with disabilities alongside others: Nakuru High School and Jomo Kenyatta Boys High School.
• Njoro has the most C4 day schools in Nakuru (45), so learners there have the widest choice of nearby day schools.
• With 339 C4 day schools, list your realistic nearby day school among the 12 choices as a safe option, especially in Rongai, which has the widest choice.

How Grade 10 Selection Works for Nakuru Learners

Each learner submits 12 choices covering C1 to C4 (Ministry statement, 21 December 2025). Nakuru’s list gives 43 boarding-cluster schools and 339 day schools to draw from. Placement weighs KJSEA at 60%, Grades 7–8 school-based assessment at 20% and KPSEA at 20%. Because a school can only place your child in a pathway it actually runs, and the list for Nakuru doesn’t record pathways, check with the school directly. Useful next steps: CBC pathways explained, the KJSEA grade calculator and our placement guide.

Fees at Nakuru Senior Schools

For the 89% of Nakuru schools that are day schools, parents pay no tuition under Gazette Notice 1449 of 2026. Its 43 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 Nakuru Senior Schools by Cluster

C1 (national) Schools in Nakuru (12)

C2 (extra-county type) Schools in Nakuru (17)

C3 (county type) Schools in Nakuru (14)

C4 (sub-county day) Schools in Nakuru (339)

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