Senior Schools in Meru County {Ultimate List for Grade 10 to 12 Admissions}

By Editorial Team

February 21, 2026

Top performing Schools in Meru County

Senior Schools in Meru County {Ultimate List}: Meru County, found in the Eastern Region of Kenya, has a total of 403 registered Senior Schools offering the Competency Based Education (CBE). Of these, 16 are Private schools, while the remaining 387 are Public schools. Meru County is home to some of Kenya’s most consistent academic giants. Some of the top mentions include: Meru School (Boys), St Mary’s Girls – Imenti, Nkubu Boys, Igembe School , Kaaga Girls, Nkuene Girls and Kirindine Day.

Reviews for Top Schools in Meru County

Here is a detailed review of the top schools in the County:

Meru School (Boys): Located in North Imenti, it is the county’s leading academic powerhouse. A C1, National School, with strong academic and Co-curricular activities’ performance.
St. Mary’s Girls High School, Igoji: Situated in South Imenti, this is a premier national school for girls known for its consistent excellence and holistic discipline.
Nkubu Boys High School: A traditional giant in South Imenti that remains a top choice for boys.
Kaaga Girls’ High School: Located near Meru town, it is one of the oldest and most respected girls’ schools in the region.
Igembe Boys’ Secondary School: A rising star in the northern part of the county, showing significant improvemen.
Nkuene Girls High School: Consistently ranks among the top girls’ schools with a steady track record in university transitions.

Breakdown of Senior Schools in Meru County.

Total Number of Senior Schools in Meru County: 403 Schools
Public Senior Schools in Meru County: 387 Schools

Also read: Updated list of C2 Senior Schools in Kenya {Latest MoE List}

National, C1, Senior Schools in Meru County: 5 Schools

NKUBU HIGH
MERU SCH
KAAGA GIRLS HIGH
ST MARYS GIRLS
ST LUCY’S HIGH SCH FOR V I

Extra County, C2, Senior Schools in Meru County: 23 Schools

IGEMBE BOYS
MAUA GIRLS
KANGETA GIRLS
BURIERURI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL
NJIA BOYS
NTUNENE GIRLS SEC
MIATHENE BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL
RUIRI GIRLS SEC
KIBIRICHIA GIRLS
KIBIRICHIA BOYS
GIKUMENE GIRLS
NKUENE GIRLS
ABOTHUGUCHI SEC
KINJO GIRLS
KIRIGARA GIRLS
MIKINDURI HIGH
KAAGA BOYS
MARAA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
KANYAKINE HIGH
YURURU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
GIKURUNE BOYS
GAKUUNI GIRLS
GIKURUNE GIRLS SEC

County, C3, Senior Schools in Meru County: 75 Schools

AMWAMBA MIXED
AKIRANGONDU BOYS
ANTUAMBUI SEC
C.K MITUNTU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI SECONDARY SCHOOL – MURAMBA
AKITHI GIRLS
URINGU GIRLS
KIBULINE SECONDARY SCHOOL
ST LUKES BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL
KIANJAI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
KIANJAI BOYS SEC
KITHEO SECONDARY SCHOOL
KANJALU GIRLS SEC
KIMACHIA HIGH SCHOOL
ATHWANA SECONDARY SCHOOL
NYAMBENE GIRLS
ST MARYS MBARAGA
EAPC RUMANTHI GIRLS SECONDARY
ST ANGELAS NGUTHIRU GIRLS
MUKUIRU MIXED DAY
KARAMA BOYS
ST CYPRIAN BOYS
KISIMA SEC
NAARI SEC
MUCHEENE SECONDARY SCHOOL
GAKANDO GIRLS
KIIRUA BOYS. SECONDARY SCHOOL
KIRIGE HIGH
NTHIMBIRI SEC
URUKU GIRLS
MIKUMBUNE BOYS
UKUU HIGH SCH
KATHERA GIRLS
NKUENE BOYS
KATHERA SEC
NYAGENE GIRLS
KATHERI HIGH
KIAMURI SEC.
KEERU SEC SCH
RUIGA GIRLS
KAONGO GIRLS
GAITU SEC
NKANDO
KATHERI GIRLS HIGH
KARUGWA GIRLS
KITHIRUNE GIRLS
GITHONGO SEC
AKAIGA SECONDARY SCHOOL
KIRIENE MIXED DAY AND GIRLS BOARDING SECONDARY SCHOOL
IRINDIRO SEC
KALIENE SEC
NGAGE MIXED DAY
GIAKI GIRLS
CHUGU BOYS
MULATHANKARI GIRLS
THUURA SEC
NKABUNE GIRLS
MUNITHU GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
MUTUATI SEC
NAATHU SEC
ANTUBETWE KIONGO
KITHANGARI BOYS
IGANDENE SEC
NDAGENE SEC
IGOKI SEC
KITHANGARI GIRLS
MACHIKINE SEC
KITHATU GIRLS
NTHARE SEC
THITHA SEC
NTUENE
MIRURIIRI BOYS
MIRURIIRI GIRLS
AGNES GAUKUNE GIRLS
KIANGUA SEC

Continue reading: Latest list of C3 County Schools for Grade 10 Admissions

Subcounty, C4, Senior Schools in Meru County: 284 Schools

ATHIMBA MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
KINDANI MIXED DAY
ITUMI DAY SEC SCH
MAUA DAY SEC
RIAKI MIXED
UGOTI DAY SECONDARY
ATHIRU GAITI SEC
TIIRA MIXED
KITHETU KIRIMENE
MBOONE DAY SECONDARY
KARUMARU SEC
KILALAI SEC
AKUI DAY SEC SCH
KIEGOI MIXED
GITURA MIXED DAY SEC
Thaicu Sec.
ANTUBOCHIU SEC
LULUMA MIXED DAY SEC
AUKI DAY
KIRINDINE SEC
MACHUNGULU SEC
KATHELWA SECECONDARY SCHOOL
KANDUBAI MIXED DAY SEC SCH
KIEIYA MIXED DAY
KILIMAMUNGU SEC
JAMES SEC
KONGO KAMAU MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
NTUTI MIXED
KANGETA MIXED DAY
NTURUBA SECONDARY SCHOOL
TUURU MIXED DAY SCH
NKINYANGA DAY
THAMARE DAY
KARAMA ANTUAMUO SEC
C.K KITHARE SEC
MUKULULU DAY SEC SCH
MURINGENE MIXED DAY SEC
LUKUNUNU MIXED DAY
MIUINE MIXED DAY SEC
MWERONGUNDU SECONDARY SCHOOL
NKANDA SEC
LINJOKA DAY SEC SCH
MARIRI MIXED
KIRINDARA SEC
MUTIONJURI MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL.
KIORIMBA MIXED DAY
URRU MIXED DAY SECONDARY
K RWANJEE DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
NAIRIRI SEC SCH
ST JOHNS NCHORO SECONDARY SCHOOL
MWERONKORO DAY SEC
MACHEGENE MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
KUNENE MIXED DAY
KALIATI MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
KAMITONGU MIXED DAY
KAMAROO MIXED DAY SEC
MITUNTU DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
MWANIKA DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
NKURARE MIXED DAY SECONDARY
THINYAINE
AUGUSTINE LUURIA DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
MUCUUNE MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
K LUMBI MIXED DAY SEC
KIRUKIRE MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
MAKANDI MIXED DAY SECONARY
AMATU MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
LAIRANGI MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL
MIATHENE MIXED DAY SEC
LUBUNU DAY SEC
MCK NTIBA MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
KK THARAINE SECONDARY SCHOOL[Meru-TIGANIA WEST-Akithii]
LACIATHURIU MIXED DAY SEC
MACHAKU MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
KAAMU MIXED DAY
NKANGA SECONDARY SCHOOL
KITHIIRI MIXED DAY SEC
KIANDIU DAY MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL
TWALE SEC
KIBIRU MIXED DAY SEC
MCK NTOOMBO DAY
AMWARI MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
THAU SEC SCH
LUBUATHIRUA mixed sec
MABUURUA MIXED DAY
THUURIA MIXED DAY SEC
MCS KIRIMA MIXED
MCK LUUMA SEC
LAIBOCHA MIXED DAY SECONDARY
NTIRUTU MIXED SEC
NCHUUI DAY
ACK NTULILI MIXED SEC. SCHOOL
ANTUANDURU DAY
THUBUKU DAY SEC.
KINANG’ARU MIXED DAY SEC.
MUTHARA MIXED DAY
DEB MBARANGA
CHARURU MIXED DAY SECONDARY
LAILUBA MIXED
MWEROKIENI DAY SEC SCH
MWEROMUTHANGA MIXED DAY
KAILUTHA D.E.B MIXED DAY SEC. SCHOOL
GUNDUA DAY
ANGAINE MIXED DAY
NGARE NDARE MIXED DAY SEC
ONTULILI MIXED
SIRIMON DAY MIXED SH
MARITATI MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
AIPCA Subuiga Secondary
MITOONE MIXED DAY SECONDARY
ST JAMES TUTUA SEC
MUTUUMA MIXED
KIIRUA GIRLS DAY
THOMAS AQUINAS KITHUENE MIXED
MCK MICHOGOMONE
RWARERA MIXED SEC
MURINYA DAY SEC
MARINYA-A-RUIBI DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
RUIBI MXED DAY
MCK RUGETENE DAY SEC
NTUGI DAY SEC
MBURUGITI MIXED DAY
NTUMBURI DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
NCOROIBORO DAY MIXED DAY
BUURI HIGH
PETERS NGONYI MIXED SECONDARY
CCM MERU TOWNSHIP
IRINDA DAY
GACHANKA MIXED DAY
KAINGINYO DAY
NTAKIRA DAY SECONDARY
KIRIGE
MWIRINE MIXED
MERU MUSLIM DAY
KIAMIRIRU MIXED DAY SECONDARY
KINORU DAY
MWITERIA MIXED
MPURI MIXED
KAGWAMPUNGU MIXED
NKUBU M DAY
GANKONDI DAY SEC
RWOMPO MIXED
KIGARINE SEC
KIANJOGU MIXED DAY
KITHUNGURI DAY
KAUBAU MIXED
UPPER MIKUMBUNE
KATHANTHATU DAY
NKUMARI SEC
ACK MITUNGUU MIXED DAY
GAOKENE MIXED
KINJO MIXED
KITHIRUNE MIXED
NYWERI MIXED DAY
MUTHANGENE DAY
KATHIRANGA DAY
MURUUGI MIXED
KIRIA DAY SEC
TABATA MIXED DAY
MURATHI MIXED DAY SEC
MBWINJERU MIXED DAY
NTONYERO MIXED DAY
KIANTHUMBI DAY
MURI SEC
MUGAMBONE SEC SCHOOL
KIIJA MIXED DAY SEC
ACK PAULS MAKANDUNE DAY
KAGUMA
KARAENE MIXED DAY
NGUCHIA MIXED DAY SEC
KIRIGARA DAY
MUKUUNE SEC
HOLY FAMILY NKUENE
MWANGANTHIA SEC
KARIENE MIXED
MARIENE SEC
GATUATINE DAY SEC.
RUIGA MIXED DAY
GACURU MIXED SEC
KIRIRWA SEC
ST BONAVENTURE RUIGA
THUURI SEC
KALULI MIXED DAY
MUCII MUKURU MIXED
AMUGAA MIXED DAY
RURII MIXED DAY
ST MASSIMO MIXED DAY
MUTEWA MIXED DAY
DEB KIGUMA MIXED
ANKAMIA MIXED DAY
MUKONO MIXED DAY SEC
C.K KAATHI BUKWANG DAY MIXED
KAMITHEGA MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
GIITHU MIXED DAY SEC
KK MWETHE MIXED SECONDARY
KIGUCHWA MIXED DAY
IKANA MIXED
KINGO MIXED DAY SECONDADRY
MIURINE MIXED DAY SEC SCH
MAREGA
AMETHO MIXED
ST BENEDICT MIXED DAY SEC SCH
MULATHANKARI DAY
MBIRIKINE MIXED DAY SEC
KATHIRUNE MIXED
BISHOP LAWI IMATHIU
KAMBITI MIXED
KIBURINE SEC
RUNOGONE MIXED
NGIINE DAY SEC
RWANYANGE DAY
MUNITHU MIXED DAY SECONDARY
MWITHIMWIRU SEC
CHUNGARI MIXED DAY SEC
MCK Nthamiri sec
THUURA MIXED DAY SEC SCH
NKABUNE
RURIINE DAY SEC
KITHETU DAY
NKAMATHI SEC
MBURANJIRU MIXED
MBAYO SEC
NGUKWINE SEC
LEETA SEC
MUROMUTUA MIXED SECONDARY(MERU/IGEMBE NORTH)
KATHATENE MIXED DAY SEC
K BAITHAI SEC
Kiani Mixed Sec.
NDOLELI DAY
KAMBOO MIXED DAY SEC
KARICHU DAY SEC SCH
AMBARU SEC
ANJALU MIXED DAY SECONDARY
MIRIKI MIXED DAY SEC
KATHANGA SEC
NAIRURU DAY SEC SCH
NAIKURIU SEC
INONO MIXED DAY SEC
ST MARYS NTANKI MIXED DAY
KIONYO DAY
MUTIOKIAMA SEC
ST MARTINS NGONGO DAY
NYOMBAYATHI
NTHARENE MIXED
KOTHINE MIXED SEC
GAATIA DAY
YURURU DAY
BLESSED J GERALD
LOWER CHURE DAY
MENWE MIXED
Igandene Day Sec.
KITHAKANARO MIXED SEC
KAIRAA MIXED
PCEA IRIENE DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
ST EUGENE GIANKIRO SEC
K AARU SEC SCH
KAURINE DAY
KABUKURO DAY SEC
AKUUNE DAY SECONDARY
THIMBILI DAY
MURERA SEC SCH
MATIRINE SEC SCH
KANJOO SEC SCH
KATHATHENE SECONDARY SCHOOL
KAWIRU SEC
NTHAMBIRO MIXED DAY
KANAATHU MIXED DAY SECONDARY
KAMIRURU MIXED DAY SEC.SCHOOL
MIORI MIXED DAY SEC
MATIANDUI SECONDARY
MWERU MIXED
MUKARAGATINE MIXED
KATHIGU SEC
KAROE SEC
RURAMA MIXED
MUTUNGURU DAY
PAUL’S GITINE
MUGAE HILL DAY
MWOROGA DAY SEC
MBAINE SEC
KINORO SEC
ST JOSEPHS NTERGRATED
KIUNE SEC
GEETO MIXED DAY
MUREMBU DAY

Private Senior Schools in Meru County: 16 Schools

JOSIRENES GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
SOLDATI GIRLS DAY AND BOARDING SECONDARY SCHOOL
CLARE GIRL’S SECONDARY SCHOOL
O.M ST. FRANCIS BOARDING SECONDARY -NCHIRU
ST PADRE PIO HIGH SCHOOL
OUR LADY OF VISITATION GIRLS SECONDARY
JOSEPH’S SECONDARY – MICHAKA
KIIRUA ADVENTIST SECONDARY SCHOOL
LUMAR GIRLS SEC. SCHOOL
ST ANGELIC GIRLS
ST THERESAS GIRLS
MUJWA GIRLS
DOM SAN FRANCESCO SECONDARY SCHOOL
MIATHENE HEVER SENIOR SCHOOL
MFARIJI GIRLS
KIUTINE ADVENTIST SECONDARY SCHOOL