C2 Senior Schools in Kenya are Extra County Senior Schools under the new Competency-Based Education Curriculum (CBE) classification of schools.
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These schools form the second tier of national school ranking for Senior School (Grades 10-12), following C1 National Schools.
🏫 Senior School Categories in Kenya
Under the CBE secondary schools are broadly categorized into four tiers based on their performance, resources, and student catchment area:
| Category | Type of School | Description |
| C1 | National Schools | The top-tier schools that admit students nationally. |
| C2 | Extra County Schools | The second-tier schools that admit students nationally, but with a significant portion drawn from the host county. |
| C3 | County Schools | Schools that admit students primarily from within the host county. |
| C4 | Sub-County Schools | Schools that admit students from the sub-county or local area. |
🎯 Selection and Placement to C2 Schools
Learners transitioning to Senior School (Grade 10) are placed into C2 schools based on a number of factors, including:
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Assessment Scores: A combination of the Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) and school-based assessments (SBAs).
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Pathways: Students choose one of three pathways—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Social Sciences, or Arts & Sports Science—and C2 schools will offer specific subject combinations based on their pathway category (e.g., Triple Pathway or Double Pathway).
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Student Choices: Learners select a range of schools from the different categories and counties. For boarding schools outside their home county, C2 schools would be among the options selected.
Some examples of schools that fall under the C2 category in various counties:
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St. Michael’ Boys High School – Terige (Nandi)
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St Teresa Moi Equator Girls’ Secondary School (Nyeri)
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M.P Shah Chania High School (Kiambu)
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NYABISAWA GIRLS (MIGORI)
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KOIWA BOYS HIGH (BOMET)
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KITURO HIGH SCHOOL (BARINGO)
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PEMWAI GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL (BARINGO)
Full List of C2 Senior Schools in Kenya
| Updated list of C2 Senior Schools in Kenya | |||
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| KITUI | 38 | A I C KYOME BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, A I C KYOME GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, A.I.C SOMBE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHULUNI GIRLS’ SECONDARY, GANKANGA SECONDARY SCHOOL, IKUTHA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, IKUTHA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ITOLEKA SECONDARY SCHOOL, ITOLONI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KATHEKA BOYS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, KISASI SECONDARY SCHOOL, KYAMBOO SECONDARY SCHOOL, KYONDONI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KYUSO SECONDARY SCHOOL, MALIKU GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, MATINYANI SECONDARY SCHOOL, MBITINI GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIGWANI SECONDARY SCHOOL, MULANGO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, MUSUANI SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUTITO BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUTOMO GIRLS SEC, MUTONGUNI SECONDARY, MWINGI SECONDARY SCHOOL, NGUUTANI SECONDARY SCHOOL, NZAUNI SECONDARY SCHOOL, NZELUNI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST LUKES YATTA SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST THOMAS AQUINAS KALAWA, ST URSULA GIRLS’ -TUNGUTU, ST. ANGELA’S GIRLS, ST. MARY’S MUTITO GIRLS SECONDARY, ST. TERESA’S UKASI GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST.MONICA GIRLS MULUTU, ST.PETER’S NZAMBANI BOYS SEC, THITANI SECONDARY SCHOOL, WAITA SECONDARY SCHOOL, YAMBYU GIRLS |
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| KAKAMEGA | 29 | ARCHBISHOP NJENGA GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, BISHOP SULUMETI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, BISHOP SULUMETI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL – LUGARI, BUTERE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, CHEBUYUSI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, INGOTSE HIGH SCHOOL, KIVAYWA SECONDARY SCHOOL, LIRHANDA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, LUBINU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, LUMAKANDA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, MALAVA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, MARY SEAT OF WISDOM BULIMBO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHO, MAUTUMA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MOI GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL-NANGILI, MUSOLI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, MWIHILA HIGH SCHOOL, SHANDEREMA SECONDARY SCHOOL, SHIKOTI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, SHIKUNGA SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST CECILIA GIRLS MAUTUMA SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST JOHN THE BAPTIST LIKUYANI SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. AGNES GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL – SHIBUYE, ST. MARY’S MUMIAS GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. MATHIAS KHOLERA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. PAUL’S LUGARI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. THERESA’S EREGI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST.ANNE’S NZOIA GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST.IGNATIUS MUKUMU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, ST.PHILIPS MUKOMARI SECONDARY SCHOOL |
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| KISII | 28 | BISHOP CHARLES MUGENDI SECONDARY SCHOOL, CARDINAL OTUNGA HIGH SCHOOL-MOSOCHO, E L C K ITIERIO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, E L C K ITIERIO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ITIBO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, ITIBO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MOBAMBA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MOI GESUSU HIGH SCHOOL, NDURU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, NDURU GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, NYABISASE MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL, NYAMACHE SECONDARY SCHOOL, NYAMAGWA SDA SECONDARY SCHOOL, NYANCHWA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, NYANCHWA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NYANGOGE GIRLS SECONDARYSCHOOL, RIAMBASE DEB SECONDARY SCHOOL, SAMETA HIGH SCHOOL, SENGERA GIRLS, ST LUKE`S EKWARE SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. CHARLES LWANGA ICHUNI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. MARY’S NYAMAGWA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. THERESA’S NYANGUSU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST.JOHNS NYAMAGWA BOYS, ST.JOSEPH’S NYABIGENA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST.PAUL’S IGONGA SECONDARY SCHOOL, SUNEKA SECONDARY SCHOOL, TABAKA SECONDARY SCHOOL |
| MURANG’A | 25 | CHRIST THE KING KIRWARA HIGH, GAICHANJIRU HIGH SCHOOL, GITHUMU HIGH SCHOOL, GITHUNGURI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, GITUGI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, GITURU SECONDARY SCHOOL, ICHAGAKI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, KANGEMA HIGH SCHOOL, KIANDERI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KIBUTHA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KIGUMO BENDERA HIGH SCHOOL, KIROGO SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAKUYU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, MAKUYU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUMBI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL – PUBLIC, NAARO HIGH SCHOOL, NGINDA GIRL’S SECONDARY SCHOOL, NJUMBI HIGH SCHOOL, NYAGATUGU SECONDARY SCHOOL, SACRED HEART NG’ARARIA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. ALEXIS RUCHU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. ANGELA KIRIA-INI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. CHARLES LWANGA SECONDARY SCHOOL – KARIMAMWA, ST.GERMAINE GATANGA GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, WEITHAGA BOYS SECONDARY |
| BUNGOMA | 24 | A C BUTONGE HIGH SCHOOL, BUNGOMA HIGH SCHOOL, CHEBUKAKA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHESAMISI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, CHWELE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDS SCHOOL BOKOLI, KAMUSINDE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, KAPSOKWONY HIGH SCHOOL, KHASOKO HIGH SCHOOL, KIBUK GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, KIMIILILI FRIENDS GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KUYWA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, LUUYA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MITUA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, NAMAWANGA GIRLS, NDIVISI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. AUGUSTINE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. LUKE’S BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL KIMILILI, ST. MARY’S SOSIO SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. PATRICK’S NAITIRI HIGH SCHOOL, ST. TERESA’S KABULA SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST.CECILIA GIRLS MISIKHU, ST.JOSEPH’S NALONDO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, TEREMI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL |
| KIAMBU | 24 | CHANIA GIRLS’ HIGH SCH, DON BOSCO ITURU HIGH SCHOOL, GACHOIRE SECONDARY SCHOOL, GITHIGA HIGH SCHOOL, GITWE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAHUHO UHURU HIGH SCHOOL, KANUNGA HIGH SCHOOL, KIJABE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, KIJABE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, KIMUNYU SECONDARY SCHOOL, KIRANGARI HIGH SCHOOL, LORETO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL KIAMBU, M.P. SHAH CHANIA HIGH SCH, MARY LEAKEY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, MOI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL KAMANGU, MUHOHO HIGH, MURURIA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUTHIGA GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUTHURWA SECONDARY SCHOOL, NDUMBERI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, REGINA CAELI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL – KARINGA, SENIOR CHIEF KOINANGE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL, UTHIRU GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| MERU | 24 | ABOTHUGUCHI SECONDARY SCHOOL, BISHOP NJIRU GIRLS’ KANGETA, BURIERURI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, GAKUUNI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, GIKUMENE GIRLS ‘ SECONDARY SCHOOL, GIKURUNE BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, GIKURUNE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, IGEMBE BOYS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAAGA BOYS SECONDARY, KANYAKINE HIGH SCHOOL, KIBIRICHIA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KIBIRICHIA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KINJO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KIRIGARA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MARAA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAUA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIATHENE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, MIKINDURI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NJIA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NKUENE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, NTUNENE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ONTULILI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, RUIRI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, YURURU GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL |
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| NANDI | 23 | ACK ST. MARK’S KAPTUMO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL., AIC CHEBISAAS GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALDAI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHEPTIL SECONDARY SCHOOL, HOLY ROSARY GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL KOIBEM, ITIGO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAPKOLEI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KEMELOI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KILIBWONI HIGH SCHOOL, KIPSIGAK HIGH SCHOOL, KURGUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL, LABORET BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, LELMOKWO HIGH SCHOOL, LELWAK SECONDARY SCHOOL, NDALAT GAA GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, OUR LADY OF PEACE GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, OUR LADY OF VICTORY KAPNYEBERAI, SAMOEI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEREM SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST MICHAEL’S BOYS H.S-TERIGE, ST.MARY’S TACH ASIS GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, STEPHEN KOSITANY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, TULWO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL |
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| NYERI | 23 | BIRITHIA GIRLS, CHINGA BOYS, DEDAN KIMATHI MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, ENDARASHA HIGH SCHOOL, GATUGI GIRLS, GIAKANJA SEC. SCHOOL, KANGUBIRI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, KANJURI HIGH SCHOOL, KARIMA BOYS HS BOARDING, KENYATTA H.S MAHIGA, KIARITHA-INI HIGH SCHOOL, KIRIMARA HIGH SCHOOL, MAGUTU GIRLS’ SEC. SCHOOL, MUKURWE-INI BOYS, MURUGURU SEC. SCHOOL, NAROMORU BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NAROMORU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, O.L.O.F CHINGA GIRLS, OTHAYA GIRLS, ST. BAKHITA GATARAGWA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. BONAVENTURE KAHETI BOYS, ST.TERESA MOI EQUATOR GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, TUMUTUMU GIRLS |
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| THARAKA NITHI | 22 | CHIEF MBOGORI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHUKA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, CHUKA GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, IGWANJAU SECONDARY SCHOOL, IKAWA SECONDARY SCHOOL, IKUU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, IRUMA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ITUGURURU SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAJIUDUTHI HIGH SCHOOL, KARAMUGI SECONDARY SCHOOL, KIINI SECONDARY SCHOOL, KIURANI SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAGUMONI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAKURI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MATERI BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL, MUKUUNI HIGH SCHOOL, MUTHAMBI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUTHAMBI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, NGAITA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NJURI HIGH SCHOOL, OUR LADY OF MERCY GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, THARAKA SECONDARY SCHOOL |
| UASIN GISHU | 22 | ACK ST. LUKES CHEPTIRET SCHOOL, ARNESEN’S HIGH SCHOOL, CHEPLASKEI SECONDARY SCHOOL, DRYS GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, HILL SCHOOL – ELDORET, KAMAGUT HIGH SCHOOL, KAPKOIGA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAPNGETUNY HIGH SCHOOL, KEROTET GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KIPKABUS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KIPSANGUI SECONDARY SCHOOL, LORETO HIGH SCHOOL, MATUNDA, MOIBEN HIGH SCHOOL, NGERIA SECONDARY SCHOOL, PLATEAU SECONDARY SCHOOL, RURIGI SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEKO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, SIMAT SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST CATHERINE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, SUGOI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, TURBO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL |
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| EMBU | 21 | GANGARA SECONDARY SCHOOL, JOSEPH ALLAMANO – WACHORO SECONDARY, KANGARU GIRLS SCHOOL, KANGARU SCHOOL, KANYUAMBORA SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAVUTIRI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KEGONGE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, KIAMBERE SCHOOL COMPLEX, KING DAVID BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, KAMAMA, KIRIARI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, KIRIMARI SECONDARY SCHOOL, MARIARI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAYORI SECONDARY SCHOOL, NGUVIU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, NGUVIU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST AGNES KIAGANARI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST PAUL’S HIGH SCHOOL KEVOTE, ST TERESA’S GIRLS’ – KITHIMU, ST. CATHERINE NTHAGAIYA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. MARYS KIANGIMA SECONDARY SCHOOL |
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| MIGORI | 21 | ANJEGO MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL, BANDE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, BWARE SECONDARY SCHOOL, IKEREGE MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL, ISIBANIA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KANGESO SECONDARY SCHOOL, KANYAWANGA SECONDARY SCHOOL, KODEROBARA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIGORI SECONDARY SCHOOL, MOI SUBA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NYABISAWA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NYAROHA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, OYUGI OGANGO GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, PE-HILL HIGH SCHOOL, SORI SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST MARY’S MABERA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST PETER’S ABWAO SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. ANGELA MERICI ISIBANIA GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. MOURICE NYAROMBO MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. PIUS URIRI HIGH SCHOOL, ST.NICHOLAS KOYIER MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL |
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| NAIROBI | 21 | AQUINAS HIGH, DAGORETTI HIGH, DR. RIBERIO PARKLANDS, HIGHRIDGE GIRLS, HIGHWAY SECONDARY, HOSPITAL HILL HIGH, HURUMA GIRLS HIGH, JAMHURI HIGH, KAREN C GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, LANGATA HIGH SCHOOL, MUHURI MUCHIRI, NGARA GIRLS, OFAFA JERICHO HIGH, OLM SHAURI MOYO, OUR LADY OF MERCY SECONDARY, PARKLANDS ARYA GIRLS, PUMWANI BOYS, ST. ANNES GIRLS SECONDARY, ST. CLAIRE NEMBU GIRLS, UHURU SECONDARY, UPPER HILL SECONDARY |
| SIAYA | 14 | ALUOR GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, AMBIRA HIGH SCHOOL, BARDING SECONDARY SCHOOL, BISHOP OKOTH GIRLS’- MBAGA SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHIANDA HIGH SCHOOL, NYAMIRA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NYAMONYE GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, NYAWARA GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, RANG’ALA BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEGA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, SINAGA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, SIREMBE MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. MARY’S UKWALA HIGH SCHOOL, USENGE HIGH SCHOOL |
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| TAITA TAVETA | 14 | BISHOP JOHN NJENGA SECONDARY SCHOOL, CANON KITURI SECONDARY SCHOOL, ELDORO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, KITUMA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAHOO GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, MOI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL – KASIGAU, MURRAY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, MWAKITAWA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MWASERE GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR GIRLS SECONDARY SC, SHIMBO SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL LUSHANGONYI, TIMBILA SECONDARY SCHOOL, VOI SECONDARY SCHOOL |
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| MAKUENI | 13 | BARAZANI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, KALAWA SECONDARY SCHOOL, KALULINI BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL, KAUMONI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, KITONDO SECONDARY SCHOOL, MOI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL – KIBWEZI, MWAANI BOYS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL, MWAANI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NGOTO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. MARTIN KATHONZWENI SCHOOL, ST. STEPHEN MAKINDU BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST.THOMAS AQUINAS BOYS THOMEANDU SECONDARY SCHO, UKIA GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL |
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| BUSIA | 12 | BISHOP SULUMETI CHELELEMUK GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, BUJUMBA BOYS SECONDARY, BUSIADA GIRLS, KISOKO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, S.A. KOLANYA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, SIGALAME HIGH SCHOOL, ST MARY’S MUNDIKA HIGH SCHOOL, ST MONICA CHAKOL GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL, ST. CECILIA NANGINA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ST. MATHIAS’ BUSIA SECONDARY SCHOOL, ST. PAUL’S AMUKURA HIGH., ST.BENEDICT’S HIGH SCHOOL -BUDALANGI |
