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

The Ministry of Education’s senior schools list (June 2025) names 252 public senior schools in Nandi County, across 6 sub-counties. Nandi North has the most, with 56, while Nandi East has the fewest at 30. Day schools dominate: 191 of the 252 (76%) are C4 day schools, so most learners here will have a free public day option close to home.

Its 5 C1 national schools: Kapsabet Boys, St. Joseph’s Girls – Chepterit, Kapsabet Girls, Kapsabet Secondary School for the Deaf and Meteitei Boys Secondary School. By cluster the county has 5 C1, 23 C2, 33 C3 and 191 C4 schools. 194 are mixed, 38 are girls’ schools and 20 are boys’ schools.

Senior Schools in Nandi by Sub-County

Practical Tips for Nandi Families

• Every sub-county in Nandi has at least one C1 or C2 school, so a higher-cluster option exists within each sub-county.
• Among C1 and C2 schools here, 13 are girls-only and 13 are boys-only. The split is even.
• If you want a mixed boarding school, the list has 8 in Nandi, including Kapkagaon Secondary, Kapsabet Secondary School for the Deaf and Kabote Ss.
• For learners with special needs, Nandi has 1 special needs school: Kapsabet Secondary School for the Deaf.
• Nandi North has the most C4 day schools in Nandi (44), so learners there have the widest choice of nearby day schools.
• With 191 C4 day schools, list your realistic nearby day school among the 12 choices as a safe option, especially in Nandi North, which has the widest choice.

How Grade 10 Selection Works for Nandi Learners

Your child ranks 12 schools across the four clusters, a rule the Ministry announced on 21 December 2025. In Nandi that means mixing some of the 61 C1–C3 boarding schools with the 191 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. Because a school can only place your child in a pathway it actually runs, and the list for Nandi 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 Nandi Senior Schools

Of Nandi’s schools, 191 are day schools, and under Gazette Notice 1449 of 2026 public day senior schools charge parents no tuition fees. The 61 schools that board can charge parents at most KSh 53,554 or KSh 40,535 a year, by ceiling. The notice does not name schools, so ask for the fee structure on letterhead. See senior school fees 2026.

Full List of Nandi Senior Schools by Cluster

C1 (national) Schools in Nandi (5)

C2 (extra-county type) Schools in Nandi (23)

C3 (county type) Schools in Nandi (33)

C4 (sub-county day) Schools in Nandi (191)

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