Comprehensive List of all C1 Senior Schools in Kenya {Final & Official}
Under the Competency-Based Education Curriculum (CBC/ CBE) framework transitioned for Senior Secondary Schools (Grade 10-12), the Ministry of Education clustered secondary institutions into clear merit and capability categories. C1 schools represent the elite tier of top-performing, highly-resourced national-level schools offering comprehensive specialized pathways.
Pathway Types offered at C1 Senior Schools.
• STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
• Social Sciences: Humanities, Languages, and Business Studies
• Arts and Sports Science: Creative Arts, Performing Arts, and Athletic disciplines
Selection Rules for Senior Schools
Each student selects a total of 12 schools during Grade 9 placement: 4 schools across each of their 3 chosen subject combinations, choosing exactly 1 school from each cluster tier (C1, C2, C3, and C4).
List of all C1 Senior Schools in Kenya
| School ID | County | Institution Name | Category / Gender Designation | Operational Framework / Designation |
| C1-2026-001 | Bungoma | Cardinal Otunga Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-002 | Bungoma | Friends School Kamusinga | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-003 | Bungoma | Joyvalley S.A. Special Secondary School for P.H. | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-004 | Bungoma | Kibabii High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-005 | Bungoma | Lugulu Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-006 | Bungoma | Moi Girls’ High School, Kamusinga | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-007 | Bungoma | Nalondo CBM Secondary School for Physically Handicapped | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-008 | Busia | Butula Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-009 | Busia | Nambale Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-010 | Busia | S.A. Kolanya Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-011 | Busia | St. Brigid Secondary School and Vocational | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-012 | Busia | St. Stephen’s Lwanya Girls | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-013 | Garissa | Garissa High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-014 | Garissa | Garissa Special Secondary School for the Deaf | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-015 | Garissa | NEP Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-016 | Homa Bay | Agoro Sare High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-017 | Homa Bay | Asumbi Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-018 | Homa Bay | Bishop Linus Okok Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-019 | Homa Bay | Homa Bay High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-020 | Homa Bay | Lambwe Special Secondary School for the Hearing Impaired | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-021 | Homa Bay | Mbita High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-022 | Homa Bay | Ogande Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-023 | Homa Bay | Orero Boys’ Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-024 | Kakamega | ACK Ematundu Boys Secondary/Vocational School | Boys (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-025 | Kakamega | Butere Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-026 | Kakamega | Kakamega School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-027 | Kakamega | Musingu Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-028 | Kakamega | St. Angela Mumias Vocational School for Deaf | Girls (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-029 | Kakamega | St. Peter’s Mumias Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-030 | Kakamega | The Sacred Heart Girls, Mukumu | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-031 | Kericho | A.I.C. Litein Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-032 | Kericho | Kabianga High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-033 | Kericho | Kedowa Special Secondary School | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-034 | Kericho | Kipsigis Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-035 | Kericho | Litein High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-036 | Kericho | Moi Tea Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-037 | Kericho | Tengecha Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-038 | Kericho | Tengecha Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-039 | Kiambu | Alliance Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-040 | Kiambu | Alliance High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-041 | Kiambu | Kambui Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-042 | Kiambu | Kiambu High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-043 | Kiambu | Limuru Girls’ School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-044 | Kiambu | Loreto High School, Limuru | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-045 | Kiambu | Mang’u High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-046 | Kiambu | Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Maryhill Girls | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-047 | Kiambu | PCEA Kambui School for the Hearing Impaired | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-048 | Kiambu | Precious Blood Kagwe Girls Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-049 | Kiambu | SA High School for the Blind, Thika | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-050 | Kiambu | SA Joytown Secondary School for the P.H. | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-051 | Kiambu | St. Anne’s Girls’ High School, Lioki | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-052 | Kiambu | St. Francis Girls’ High School, Mang’u | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-053 | Kiambu | Thika High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-054 | Kilifi | Bahari Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-055 | Kilifi | Malindi High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-056 | Kirinyaga | Baricho Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-057 | Kirinyaga | Kabare Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-058 | Kirinyaga | Kianyaga High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-059 | Kirinyaga | Mutira Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-060 | Kirinyaga | St. Faustina Kerugoya Girls High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-061 | Kisii | Kisii High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-062 | Kisii | Nyabururu Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-063 | Kisii | Riokindo High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-064 | Kisumu | Joyland Special Secondary School | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-065 | Kisumu | Kibos Visually Impaired Secondary School | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-066 | Kisumu | Kisumu Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-067 | Kisumu | Kisumu Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-068 | Kisumu | Maseno School | Boys | Public / Boarding & Day Hybrid |
| C1-2026-069 | Kisumu | Nyakach Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-070 | Kisumu | Sinyolo Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-071 | Kisumu | St. George Special Secondary School | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-072 | Kwale | Kinango Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-073 | Kwale | Kwale High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-074 | Kwale | Kwale High School for the Deaf | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-075 | Kwale | Matuga Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-076 | Kwale | Waa High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-077 | Laikipia | G.G. Rumuruti Secondary School | Co-Ed | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-078 | Laikipia | Gatero Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-079 | Laikipia | Nanyuki High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-080 | Laikipia | Ndururumo High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-081 | Laikipia | Njonjo Girls’ Senior School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-082 | Machakos | Kathiani Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-083 | Machakos | Machakos Boys’ School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-084 | Machakos | Machakos Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-085 | Machakos | Machakos Secondary School for the Deaf | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-086 | Machakos | Tala High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-087 | Makueni | Makueni Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-088 | Makueni | Makueni Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-089 | Makueni | Matiliku Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-090 | Makueni | Mbooni Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-091 | Makueni | Mukaa Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-092 | Makueni | Precious Blood Secondary School, Kilungu | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-093 | Makueni | St. Alphonsa Kisau Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-094 | Makueni | St. Joseph’s Girls Secondary School, Kibwezi | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-095 | Makueni | St. Therese Mbooni Girls | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-096 | Mandera | Mandera Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-097 | Mandera | Mandera Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-098 | Meru | Kaaga Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-099 | Meru | Meru School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-100 | Meru | Nkubu High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-101 | Meru | St. Lucy’s High School for the Visually Impaired | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-102 | Meru | St. Mary’s Girls’ High School, Igoji | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-103 | Migori | Kadika Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-104 | Migori | Kanga High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-105 | Migori | Kuja Special School for the Deaf | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-106 | Migori | Moi Nyabohanse Girls’ School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-107 | Migori | St. Albert’s Girls High School, Ulunda | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-108 | Migori | St. Joseph’s Rapogi Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-109 | Migori | Tarang’anya Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-110 | Mombasa | Mama Ngina Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-111 | Mombasa | Mombasa School for the Physically Handicapped | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-112 | Mombasa | Shimo-la-Tewa School | Boys | Public / Boarding & Day Hybrid |
| C1-2026-113 | Mombasa | The Salvation Army Likoni High for Visually Impaired | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-114 | Murang’a | Kahuhia Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-115 | Murang’a | Kamahuha Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-116 | Murang’a | Kiaguthu Boys’ Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-117 | Murang’a | Mugoiri Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-118 | Murang’a | Murang’a High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-119 | Murang’a | Murang’a School for the Visually Impaired | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-120 | Murang’a | Njiri School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-121 | Nairobi | Buruburu Girls Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-122 | Nairobi | Kasarani Tree Side School for the Deaf | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-123 | Nairobi | Kenya High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-124 | Nairobi | Lenana School | Boys | Public / Boarding & Day Hybrid |
| C1-2026-125 | Nairobi | Moi Forces Academy | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-126 | Nairobi | Moi Girls Secondary School, Nairobi | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-127 | Nairobi | Nairobi School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-128 | Nairobi | Pangani Girls High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-129 | Nairobi | Precious Blood Riruta | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-130 | Nairobi | St. George’s Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-131 | Nairobi | Starehe Boys’ Centre | Boys | Public / Boarding (Charity Protected) |
| C1-2026-132 | Nairobi | Starehe Girls’ Centre | Girls | Public / Boarding (Charity Protected) |
| C1-2026-133 | Nairobi | State House Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-134 | Nakuru | Jomo Kenyatta Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-135 | Nakuru | Mary Mount Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-136 | Nakuru | Moi Forces Academy, Lanet | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-137 | Nakuru | Moi High School, Kabarak | Co-Ed | Private / Boarding (National Status) |
| C1-2026-138 | Nakuru | Naivasha Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-139 | Nakuru | Nakuru Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-140 | Nakuru | Nakuru Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-141 | Nakuru | Ngala Secondary School for the Deaf | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-142 | Nakuru | Njoro Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-143 | Nakuru | Utumishi Boys’ Academy | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-144 | Nakuru | Utumishi Girls’ Academy | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-145 | Nandi | Kapsabet Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-146 | Nandi | Kapsabet Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-147 | Nandi | Kapsabet Secondary School for the Deaf | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-148 | Nandi | Meteitei Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-149 | Nandi | Samoei Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-150 | Nandi | St. Joseph’s Girls – Chepterit | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-151 | Narok | Kilgoris Boys’ Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-152 | Narok | Narok High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-153 | Narok | Ole Tipis Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-154 | Nyamira | Kebirigo High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-155 | Nyamira | Nyambaria High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-156 | Nyamira | Sironga Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-157 | Nyeri | Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-158 | Nyeri | Kagumo High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-159 | Nyeri | Mahiga Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-160 | Nyeri | Nyeri High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-161 | Nyeri | Othaya Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-162 | Nyeri | Rev. Muhoro School for the Deaf | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
| C1-2026-163 | Nyeri | South Tetu Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-164 | Siaya | Maranda High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-165 | Siaya | Ramba Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-166 | Siaya | Sawagongo High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-167 | Siaya | St. Francis Rang’ala Girls Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-168 | Siaya | St. Mary’s Lwak Girls’ School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-169 | Siaya | St. Mary’s School, Yala | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-170 | Taita Taveta | Bura Girls’ High School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-171 | Taita Taveta | Kenyatta High School, Mwatate | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-172 | Trans Nzoia | St. Anthony’s Boys’ High School, Kitale | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-173 | Trans Nzoia | St. Brigid’s Girls High School, Kiminini | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-174 | Trans Nzoia | St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Kitale | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-175 | Turkana | Katilu Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-176 | Turkana | Lodwar Boys’ High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-177 | Turkana | Turkana Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-178 | Uasin Gishu | A.I.C. Chebisaas Boys’ Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-179 | Uasin Gishu | Moi Girls’ High School, Eldoret | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-180 | Uasin Gishu | Paul Boit Boys’ Secondary School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-181 | Wajir | Wajir Girls’ Secondary School | Girls | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-182 | Wajir | Wajir High School | Boys | Public / Boarding |
| C1-2026-183 | Wajir | Wajir Special School | Co-Ed (SNE) | Special Needs National Center |
