Full List of National Schools in Kenya for Grade 10 Students (2026/2027)

The Ministry of Education in Kenya has outlined the list of National Schools that will admit Grade 10 students under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) for the 2026/2027 academic year. These schools, known for their academic excellence and well-established reputation, offer the best secondary education opportunities in the country. Below is the comprehensive list of National Schools across Kenya, categorized by region and county, including those designated for learners with special needs (SNE).

Cluster 1: National Schools in Nairobi County (Boys 4, Girls 8, SNE 1)

1. Lenana School
2. Precious Blood Riruta
3. Moi Forces
4. Kasarani Treeside for the Deaf (SNE)
5. Starehe Girls
6. Moi Girls Secondary
7. Buruburu Girls Secondary
8. Pangani Girls
9. Starehe Boys
10. Kenya High School
11. Nairobi School
12. St Georges Girls
13. Statehouse Girls

Cluster 1: National Schools in Nyanza Region by County (Boys 17, Girls 15, SNE 8)

Homa Bay County (Boys 4, Girls 4, SNE 1)

1. Homa Bay High School
2. Ogande Girls High School
3. Labwe Special Secondary School for the Hearing Impaired (SNE)
4. Mbita High School
5. Bishop Linus Okok Girls Secondary School
6. Agoro Sare High School
7. Asumbi Girls
8. Orero Boys Secondary School

Siaya County (Boys 4, Girls 4, SNE 3)

1. Fr. Ouderaa Secondary School for the Visually Impaired (SNE)
2. Maranda High
3. Nico Hauser Special School (SNE)
4. Sawagongo High School
5. St. Mary’s Yala
6. Ramba Secondary School
7. St. Mary’s Lwak Girls School
8. Ng’iya Girls High School
9. St. Francis Rangala Girls Secondary School

Kisumu County (Boys 2, Girls 2, SNE 3)

1. Joyland Special Secondary School (SNE)
2. Kisumu Boys High School
3. Kisumu Girls High School
4. Maseno School
5. Sinyolo Girls Secondary School
6. Kibos Visually Impaired Secondary School (SNE)
7. Nyakach Girls High School
8. St. George Special Secondary School (SNE)

Kisii County (Boys 2, Girls 2, SNE 1)

1. Riokindo Boys
2. Gianchere Friends Secondary/Voc for the Hearing Impaired (SNE)
3. Kereri Girls High School
4. Kisii High
5. Nyambururu Girls

Nyamira County (Boys 1, Girls 1, SNE 0)

1. Nyambaria High School
2. Kibirigo High School
3. Sironga Girls High School

Migori County (Boys 4, Girls 2, SNE 0)

1. St. Alberts Girls High School Ulunda
2. Tarang’anya Boys High School
3. Moi Nyabohanse Girls School
4. Kadika Girls Secondary School
5. Kuja Special School for the Deaf (SNE)
6. St. Joseph’s Rapogi Secondary School

Cluster 1: National Schools in Western Region per County (Boys 9, Girls 9, SNE 6)

Bungoma County (Boys 2, Girls 3, SNE 2)

1. Joyvalley S.A. Special School for the Hearing Impaired (SNE)
2. Nalondo CBM Secondary School for the Physically Handicapped (SNE)
3. Cardinal Otunga Girls High School
4. Kibabii High School
5. Friends Kamusinga
6. Moi Girls High School Kamusinga
7. Lugulu Girls

Busia County (Boys 2, Girls 2, SNE 1)

1. St. Stephen Lwanya Girls
2. Butula Boys High School
3. Nambale Secondary School
4. St. Brigid Secondary School and Vocational
5. S.A. Kolanya Girls Secondary School

Kakamega County (Boys 3, Girls 2, SNE 2)

1. Butere Girls High School
2. Kakamega School
3. The Sacred Heart Girls Mukumu
4. Musingu Boys High School
5. ACK Ematundu Boys Sec. and Vocational School (SNE)
6. St. Angela Mumias Vocational School for the Deaf (SNE)
7. St. Peter’s Mumias Boys High School

Vihiga County (Boys 2, Girls 2, SNE 1)

1. Nyang’ori Boys High School
2. Bunyore Girls
3. St. Claire Ebukuyia Secondary School for the Hearing Impaired (SNE)
4. Chavakali High School
5. Friends School Keveye Girls

Cluster 1: National Schools in Central Region per County (Boys 17, Girls 19, SNE 5)

Kiambu County (Boys 4, Girls 8, SNE 3)

1. St. Francis Girls High School Mang’u
2. Kambui Girls High School
3. PCEA Kambui School for the Hearing Impaired (SNE)
4. Mang’u High School
5. Kiambu High School
6. St. Anne’s Girls Lioki
7. Alliance Girls High School
8. Alliance High School
9. Precious Blood Kagwe Girls Secondary School
10. Limuru Girls’ School
11. Loreto High School Limuru
12. Our Lady of Mt. Camel Maryhills Girls
13. SA High School for the Blind (SNE)
14. SA Joytown Secondary School for the PH (SNE)
15. Thika High School

Nyandarua County (Boys 4, Girls 4, SNE 2)

1. Karima Girls
2. Magomano Secondary School
3. Nyandarua High
4. Nyahururu High School
5. Njabini Boys High School

Nyeri County (Boys 3, Girls 5, SNE 1)

1. Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls
2. Rev Muhoro School for the Deaf (SNE)
3. South Tetu Girls
4. Kagumo High
5. Nyeri High School
6. Mahiga Girls
7. Othaya Boys

Murang’a County (Boys 4, Girls 5, SNE 1)

1. Kahuhua Girls
2. Kiaguthu Boys Secondary School
3. Mugoir Girls High School
4. Njiri School
5. Murang’a High – Public
6. Murang’a School for the Visually Impaired (SNE)
7. Kamahuha Girls High School

Conclusion

The list of National Schools in Kenya for Grade 10 students under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) represents some of the best secondary education institutions in the country. These schools, categorized by region and county, offer students the opportunity to receive world-class education and prepare for future academic and professional endeavors. With institutions dedicated to learners with special needs (SNE), Kenya continues to promote inclusivity and high standards in its educational system.