Top 100 Secondary Schools in Kenya (Nationally)

High school is an important time of life that sets the stage for the rest of a child’s academic and professional future. Finding a suitable secondary school for your post-KCSE teenager in Kenya can be a daunting task and there are many considerations you should look into.

Every parent would wish his or her child to attend the best-performing high school. There are more than 10,000 high schools in Kenya. It's for that reason that we decided to enlighten you on the leading high schools in Kenya. This will enable a parent or guardian to make the right choice for financial investment for their child or kin. Most important is that more than 70 percent of the students in these schools are admitted to the university directly.

Top 100 Leading High Schools in Kenya

The top high schools in Kenya are listed in the list that follows. They were ranked based on their five-year cumulative academic performance.

What follows is a list of the top 100 secondary schools in Kenya nationally ranked according to their KCSE performance. The list is updated regularly depending on the latest KCSE exam results we receive for a specific school.

Top Secondary Schools in Kenya Nationally (Rankings)

Rank	School Name	School Code	County
1	ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL	11200001	KIAMBU
2	MOI HIGH SCHOOL KABARAK	27552001	NAKURU
3	PRECIOUS BLOOD RIRUTA	20405004	NAIROBI
4	KAPSABET BOYS	29500006	NANDI
5	MASENO SCHOOL	39700001	KISUMU
6	MOLO ACADEMY	27538208	NAKURU
7	STRATHMORE SCHOOL	20406020	NAIROBI
8	CHAVAKALI HIGH SCHOOL	38600006	VIHIGA
9	MARYHILL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL	11200006	KIAMBU
10	THE KENYA HIGH SCHOOL	20400003	NAIROBI
11	MURANGA HIGH	10200008	MURANGA
12	NAIROBI SCHOOL	20400002	NAIROBI
13	ST.ANTHONY'S BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL - KITALE	23503101	TRANSNZOIA
14	ANESTAR BOYS HIGH SCH - LANET	27536129	NAKURU
15	PIONEER SCHOOL	10208311	MURANGA
16	ST BRIGIDS KIMININI	23500003	TRANSNZOIA
17	STAREHE BOYS' CENTRE & SCHOOL	20400004	NAIROBI
18	ST. FRANCIS RANGA'LA GIRLS SECONDARY	42738101	SIAYA
19	MOI TEA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	28512112	KERICHO
20	MARY MOTHER OF GRACE SECONDARY SCHOOL	30544102	LAIKIPIA
21	LORETO HIGH SCHOOL LIMURU	11200005	KIAMBU
22	WAMY HIGH SCHOOL	20401011	NAIROBI
23	STAREHE GIRLS' CENTRE	20400009	NAIROBI
24	MOI GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL- ELDORET	26500001	UASIN GISHU
25	ALLIANCE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL	11200002	KIAMBU
26	MANGU HIGH SCHOOL	11200003	KIAMBU
27	NAKURU GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL	27500009	NAKURU
28	KISII HIGH	40700002	KISII
29	SUNSHINE SECONDARY SCHOOL	20404003	NAIROBI
30	LIGHT ACADEMY	20404006	NAIROBI
31	KIANDA SCHOOL	20406008	NAIROBI
32	UTUMISHI BOYS ACADEMY	27500008	NAKURU
33	KANGA HIGH	44700006	MIGORI
34	FRIENDS KAMUSINGA	36600004	BUNGOMA
35	CHEMELIL SUGAR ACADEMY	39734405	KISUMU
36	SEGERO ADVENTIST HIGH SCHOOL	26509126	UASIN GISHU
37	MARY MOUNT SECONDARY SCHOOL	27538204	NAKURU
38	NAKURU HIGH SCHOOL	27500002	NAKURU
39	PRECIOUS BLOOD SEC.SCHOOL - KILUNGU	18336101	MAKUENI
40	LIMURU GIRLS' SCHOOL	11200004	KIAMBU
41	MOI GIRLS' SCHOOL NAIROBI	20405003	NAIROBI
42	LENANA SCHOOL	20400001	NAIROBI
43	PANGANI GIRLS	20400006	NAIROBI
44	ST JOSEPH'S RAPOGI SECONDARY SCHOOL	44736101	MIGORI
45	MOI SIONGIROI GIRLS' SECONDARY	25551207	BOMET
46	MAASAI HIGH SCHOOL	31557202	KAJIADO
47	AGORO SARE HIGH SCHOOL	41710301	HOMA BAY
48	KANYAWANGA SECONDARY SCHOOL	44717101	MIGORI
49	ASUMBI GIRLS	41700004	HOMA BAY
50	KYENI GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL	14333201	EMBU
51	NEW DAWN ORPHANS SECONDARY SCHOOL	30544305	LAIKIPIA
52	LITEIN HIGH SCHOOL	28522505	KERICHO
53	ST. MARY'S BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL	8202003	NYERI
54	BAHATI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	27536202	NAKURU
55	BARDING SECONDARY SCHOOL	42705202	SIAYA
56	SOUTH TETU GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL	8219101	NYERI
57	KAGUMO HIGH	8200007	NYERI
58	NYANGWA BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL	14341201	EMBU
59	MAHIGA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	8237012	NYERI
60	METEITEI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL	29542101	NANDI
61	SACHO HIGH SCHOOL	33517102	BARINGO
62	MAKINI SCHOOL	20406014	NAIROBI
63	NYANG'ORI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL	38619102	VIHIGA
64	NYAMIRA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	42712102	SIAYA
65	ST. CHARLES LWANGA ICHUNI GIRLS HIGH	40735201	KISII
66	NJIIRI SCHOOL	10227301	MURANGA
67	THOME BOYS SEC SCHOOL	30555106	LAIKIPIA
68	LIGHT ACADEMY	3121102	MOMBASA
69	ST. PETER'S MUMIAS BOYS HIGH SCHOOL	37617211	KAKAMEGA
70	KISIMA MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL	7214117	NYANDARUA
71	NYERI HIGH SCHOOL	8202001	NYERI
72	SING'ORE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	34518102	ELGEYO MARAKWET
73	METKEI SECONDARY SCHOOL	34559502	ELGEYO MARAKWET
74	KISUMU GIRL'S HIGH SCHOOL	39700009	KISUMU
75	BUNYORE GIRLS	38600003	VIHIGA
76	UPPER HILL SCHOOL	20405002	NAIROBI
77	NYAHURURU ELITE SENIOR SCHOOL	7214110	NYANDARUA
78	NAIVASHA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	27537301	NAKURU
79	KAPSABET GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL	29513101	NANDI
80	ST. MARY'S GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL IGOJI	15300012	MERU
81	BURUBURU GIRLS SECONDARY	20401007	NAIROBI
82	ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, YALA	42726101	SIAYA
83	ST.PETER'S SEMINARY	37616014	KAKAMEGA
84	NGUVIU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL	14355201	EMBU
85	MOI FORCES ACADEMY - NAIROBI	20400008	NAIROBI
86	ST.CLARE GIRLS' SECONDARY-ELBURGON	27538105	NAKURU
87	KARIMA GIRLS	7200009	NYANDARUA
88	MOI FORCES ACADEMY LANET	27500007	NAKURU
89	RAMBA SECONDARY SCHOOL	42721202	SIAYA
90	TURBO SCHOOL	26509169	UASIN GISHU
91	SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAHYAN SECONDARY	3121101	MOMBASA
92	ST. GABRIEL'S LANET SEC	27536124	NAKURU
93	MBITA HIGH SCHOOL	41700010	HOMA BAY
94	VANESSA GRANT GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL	27552048	NAKURU
95	MARIA SOTI GIRLS EDUCATIONAL CENTRE	34559212	ELGEYO MARAKWET
96	MATERI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL	19313201	THARAKA NITHI
97	NYAHURURU ELITE GIRLS SE. SCHOOL	30556320	LAIKIPIA
98	MAKUENI BOYS	18300003	MAKUENI
99	ORERO BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL	41704107	HOMA BAY
100	APOSTOLIC CARMEL GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL	20401101	NAIROBI