This is a list of all national secondary schools in Kenya. There are 103 national schools in Kenya that are regarded to be top performers.
National schools in Kenya are always given the privilege of choosing students with the highest scores in KCPE exams when the selection is done. Originally there were only 18 national schools in Kenya till 2011 when the then minister of education Sam Ongeri proposed the addition of more than 30 national schools to avert the form one intake crisis.
In 2013, the state elevated more than 30 provincial schools to national status in a bid to promote national unity and social cohesion. In 2014, the Ministry Of Education added more than 27 institutions to the national schools club making the total number of national schools in Kenya to be 103. The other two main reasons for the increase were to promote high standards of excellence and the creation of new spaces to cater for the ever-increasing student population in the country.
Below is a list of all the 103 national schools in Kenya.
S/NO. | Code | Name | Category | Type | Cluster |
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1 | 1100003 | KENYATTA HIGH MWATATE | National | Boys | C1 |
2 | 1100004 | BURA GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 |
3 | 3100001 | MAMA NGINA GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 |
4 | 4100002 | RIBE BOYS | National | Boys | C1 |
5 | 8200007 | KAGUMO HIGH | National | Boys | C1 |
6 | 10200008 | MURANGA HIGH | National | Boys | C1 |
7 | 12300001 | MACHAKOS BOYS | National | Boys | C1 |
8 | 13300005 | MUTHALE GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 |
9 | 14300006 | MOI HIGH MBIRURI | National | Boys | C1 |
10 | 15300002 | MERU SCHOOL | National | Boys | C1 |
11 | 18300003 | MAKUENI BOYS | National | Boys | C1 |
12 | 19300004 | CHOGORIA GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 |
13 | 20400006 | PANGANI GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 |
14 | 23500003 | ST BRIGIDS KIMININI | National | Girls | C1 |
15 | 24500004 | ST.THERESA'S TARTAR GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C1 |
16 | 28500005 | KIPSIGIS GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C1 |
17 | 29500006 | KAPSABET BOYS | National | Boys | C1 |
18 | 31500011 | MOI GIRLS ISINYA | National | Girls | C1 |
19 | 34500010 | ST PATRICK ITEN | National | Boys | C1 |
20 | 36600002 | LUGULU GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 |
21 | 36600004 | FRIENDS KAMUSINGA | National | Boys | C1 |
22 | 37600001 | KAKAMEGA SCHOOL | National | Boys | C1 |
23 | 38600003 | BUNYORE GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 |
24 | 40700002 | KISII HIGH | National | Boys | C1 |
25 | 40700003 | NYABURURU GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 |
26 | 41700004 | ASUMBI GIRLS | National | Girls | C1 |
27 | 42700005 | MARANDA HIGH | National | Boys | C1 |
28 | 44700006 | KANGA HIGH | National | Boys | C1 |
29 | 45800001 | GARISSA HIGH | National | Boys | C1 |
30 | 4100008 | BAHARI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
31 | 5100009 | HOLA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
32 | 5100010 | NGAO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
33 | 6100011 | LAMU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
34 | 6100012 | MPEKETONI SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
35 | 7200014 | NYANDARUA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Mixed | C2 |
36 | 12300013 | KATHIANI GIRLS SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
37 | 16300014 | MOYALE SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
38 | 17300015 | GARBATULA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
39 | 18300016 | MBOONI GIRLS | National | Girls | C2 |
40 | 21500021 | TURKANA GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
41 | 22500024 | KISIMA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
42 | 24500022 | CHEWOYET HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
43 | 25500023 | TENWEK HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
44 | 28500006 | KABIANGA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
45 | 29500025 | ST. JOSEPH'S GIRLS - CHEPTERIT | National | Girls | C2 |
46 | 30500021 | NANYUKI HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
47 | 31500026 | OLOOLAISER HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
48 | 35600008 | S.A. KOLANYA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
49 | 43700012 | SIRONGA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
50 | 44700011 | MOI NYABOHANSE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
51 | 46800003 | WAJIR HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
52 | 46800004 | WAJIR GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C2 |
53 | 47800005 | MANDERA SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
54 | 47800006 | MOI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL - MANDERA | National | Girls | C2 |
55 | 11200001 | ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C2 |
56 | 11200002 | ALLIANCE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 |
57 | 11200003 | MANGU HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 |
58 | 11200004 | LIMURU GIRLS' SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 |
59 | 11200005 | LORETO HIGH SCHOOL LIMURU | National | Girls | C3 |
60 | 11200006 | MARYHILL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 |
61 | 20400001 | LENANA SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 |
62 | 20400002 | NAIROBI SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 |
63 | 20400003 | THE KENYA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 |
64 | 20400004 | STAREHE BOYS' CENTRE & SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 |
65 | 20400008 | MOI FORCES ACADEMY - NAIROBI | National | Boys | C3 |
66 | 20400009 | STAREHE GIRLS' CENTRE | National | Girls | C3 |
67 | 26500001 | MOI GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL- ELDORET | National | Girls | C3 |
68 | 27500002 | NAKURU HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 |
69 | 27500007 | MOI FORCES ACADEMY LANET | National | Girls | C3 |
70 | 27500008 | UTUMISHI BOYS ACADEMY | National | Boys | C3 |
71 | 27500009 | NAKURU GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C3 |
72 | 39700001 | MASENO SCHOOL | National | Boys | C3 |
73 | 2100005 | KWALE HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
74 | 2100006 | MATUGA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
75 | 3100007 | SHIMO-LA-TEWA SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
76 | 7200009 | KARIMA GIRLS | National | Girls | C4 |
77 | 8200010 | BISHOP GATIMU NGANDU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
78 | 9200011 | KABARE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
79 | 9200012 | BARICHO HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
80 | 10200013 | MUGOIRI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
81 | 13300007 | KITUI HIGH | National | Boys | C4 |
82 | 14300011 | SIAKAGO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
83 | 15300012 | ST. MARY'S GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL IGOJI | National | Girls | C4 |
84 | 16300008 | MOI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL-MARSABIT | National | Girls | C4 |
85 | 17300009 | ISIOLO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
86 | 19300010 | IKUU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
87 | 21500012 | LODWAR BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
88 | 22500013 | MARALAL HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
89 | 23500014 | ST. JOSEPH'S BOYS HIGH SCHOOL - KITALE | National | Boys | C4 |
90 | 25500019 | KAPLONG GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
91 | 30500020 | NJONJO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
92 | 32500015 | OLE TIPIS GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
93 | 32500016 | KILGORIS BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
94 | 33500018 | BARINGO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
95 | 34500017 | MOI KAPSOWAR GIRLS | National | Girls | C4 |
96 | 35600007 | BUTULA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
97 | 37600005 | BUTERE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
98 | 38600006 | CHAVAKALI HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
99 | 39700009 | KISUMU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
100 | 41700010 | MBITA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
101 | 42700007 | NGIYA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | National | Girls | C4 |
102 | 43700008 | NYAMBARIA HIGH SCHOOL | National | Boys | C4 |
103 | 45800002 | NEP GIRLS HIGH | National | Girls | C4 |