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

The Ministry of Education’s senior schools list (June 2025) names 162 public senior schools in Vihiga County, across 5 sub-counties. Hamisi has the most, with 52, while Emuhaya has the fewest at 22. Day schools dominate: 121 of the 162 (75%) are C4 day schools, so most learners here will have a free public day option close to home.

Its 5 C1 national schools: Nyang’ori Boys High School, Bunyore Girls, St. Clare Ebukuya Secondary School for Hearing Imp, Chavakali High School and Friends School Keveye Girls. By cluster the county has 5 C1, 18 C2, 18 C3 and 121 C4 schools. 125 are mixed, 23 are girls’ schools and 14 are boys’ schools.

Senior Schools in Vihiga by Sub-County

Practical Tips for Vihiga Families

• Every sub-county in Vihiga 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 8 are boys-only. Girls have more single-sex choices at this level than boys.
• If you want a mixed boarding school, the list has 7 in Vihiga, including Friends School Kaimosi Demonstration Secondary, Friends Secondary Sch00L- Muhudu and Imusutsu Mixed Secondary School.
• For learners with special needs, Vihiga has 1 special needs school: St. Clare Ebukuya Secondary School for Hearing Imp.
• Hamisi has the most C4 day schools in Vihiga (40), so learners there have the widest choice of nearby day schools.
• With 121 C4 day schools, list your realistic nearby day school among the 12 choices as a safe option, especially in Hamisi, which has the widest choice.

How Grade 10 Selection Works for Vihiga Learners

Since 21 December 2025 the rule is 12 choices spread over C1, C2, C3 and C4. A Vihiga family might pick from the county’s 5 C1 and 18 C2 schools for the top slots, then fill the rest from its 18 C3 and 121 C4 options. The placement score is 60% KJSEA, 20% school-based assessment from Grades 7 and 8 and 20% KPSEA. The Ministry list does not show which pathways each Vihiga school offers, so phone or visit before you rank a school. Useful next steps: CBC pathways explained, the KJSEA grade calculator and our placement guide.

Fees at Vihiga Senior Schools

For the 75% of Vihiga schools that are day schools, parents pay no tuition under Gazette Notice 1449 of 2026. The 41 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 Vihiga Senior Schools by Cluster

C1 (national) Schools in Vihiga (5)

C2 (extra-county type) Schools in Vihiga (18)

C3 (county type) Schools in Vihiga (18)

C4 (sub-county day) Schools in Vihiga (121)

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