Full List of All National Schools (C1) in Kenya [Per County]

For decades, Kenya’s national schools represented the pinnacle of secondary education. They were elite institutions that admitted top-performing students from every corner of the country.

Predominant schools that were known included Alliance, Starehe, Kenya High, and Mang’u. However, with the implementation of the Competency-Based Education (CBE), those same institutions still exist, but under a new label: Cluster 1 (C1) schools.

Here is the list of all national schools or Cluster 1 Schools in Kenya in all 47 counties in Kenya.

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Nairobi County 

1. Lenana School 
2. Precious Blood Riruta 
3. Moi Forces Academy 
4. Kasarani Tree Side for the Deaf
5. Starehe Girls Centre 
6. Moi Girls Secondary
7. Buruburu Girls Secondary 
8. Pangani Girls 
9. Starehe Boys’ Centre 
10. Kenya High School 
11. Nairobi School 
12. St Georges Girls 
13. State House Girls

‍Kiambu County

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

‍Nyeri County

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

Murang’a County 

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

‍Kirinyaga County

1. Kabare Girls High School
2. Kianyaga High School
3. Baricho Boys High School
4. Mutira Girls Secondary School
5. St. Faustina Kerugoya Girls High School

‍Nyandarua County

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

‍Embu County 

1. Kyeni Girls
2. Moi Girls
3. ACK Mary Magdalene High School for the Deaf
4. Siakago Boys High School
5. Siakago Girls High School
6. Yangwa Boys High School

‍Tharaka Nithi County 

1. Chogoria Boys High School
2. Chogoria Girls
3. Kiriani Boys High School
4. Ikuu Boys High School
5. Kamatungu Secondary School for the Hearing Impaired (SNE)

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Meru County

1. Meru School 
2. St Mary’s Girls’ High School, Igoji 
3. St Lucy’s High School
4. Kaaga Girls High School
5. Nkubu High School 

‍Laikipia County

1. Nanyuki High School
2. Nyahururu Girls School
3. Njonjo Girls Senior School 
4. Ndururumo High School 
5. Gatero Girls High School 
6. G.G. Rumaruti Secondary School 

‍Nakuru County

1. Nakuru Boys High School
2. Nakuru Girls High School 
3. Moi High School Kabarak 
4. St. Bakhita Bahati Girls Secondary 
5. Utumishi Boys Academy 
6. Ngala Secondary School for the Deaf 
7. Utumishi Girls Academy 1
8. Moi Forces Academy-Lanet 
9. Mary Mount Secondary School
10. Naivasha Girls Secondary School
11. Jomo Kenyatta Boys High School 
12. Njoro Boys High School 

‍Homa Bay County 

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

‍Siaya County

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

‍Kisumu County

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

‍Kisii County

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

‍Nyamira County 

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

‍Migori County 

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

‍Bungoma County 

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

‍Busia County

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

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

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

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‍Trans Nzoia County

1. St Brigids Kiminini 
2. St Joseph’s Boys High School 
3. St Anthony’s Boys’ High School

‍Kitui County 

1. Kitui High
2. St. Charles Lwanga School
3. Muthale Girls
4. Kimangao Girls Secondary School

‍Makueni County 

1. Makueni Boys
2. Makueni Girls High School
3. St. Alphonsa Kisau Girls Secondary School
4. Mbooni Boys
5. St. Teresa Mbooni Girls
6. Mukaa Boys High School
7. Matiliku Secondary School
8. St. Joseph’s Girls Secondary Kibwezi
9. Precious Blood Secondary School - Kilungu

‍Machakos County

1. Machakos Boys
2. Machakos Girls High School
3. Kathiani Girls School
4. Machakos Secondary School for the Deaf (SNE)
5. Tala High

‍Kilifi County

1. Pwani Deaf (SNE)
2. Bahari Girls High School
3. Sahajanad Special School (SNE)
4. Malindi High
5. Dr. Kraph
6. Kombeni
7. Ribe Boys
8. Ribe Girls

‍Kwale County

1. Kinango Secondary School
2. Kwale High
3. Kwale High School for the Deaf (SNE)
4. Matuga Girls High School
5. Waa High School

‍Lamu County

1. Lamu Girls
2. Mpeketoni Boys High School

‍Mombasa County

1. Mama Ngina Girls
2. Shimo la Tewa School
3. The Salvation Army Likoni High for the Visually Impaired (SNE)
4. MSS for the Physically Handicapped (SNE)

‍Taita Taveta County 

1. Bura Girls
2. Kenyatta High Mwatate
3. Dr. Aggrey High School

‍Tana River County

1. Ngao Girls Secondary School
2. Hola Boys Secondary School

‍Isiolo County 

1. Garbatula High School
2. Isiolo Girls High School

‍Garissa County

1. Garissa High
2. Garissa Special High School for the Deaf (SNE)
3. NEP Girls High

‍Mandera County 

1. Mandera Secondary School
2. Moi Girls Secondary

‍Wajir County

1. Wajir Girls Secondary School
2. Wajir High School
3. Wajir Special Secondary School for the Deaf (SNE)

‍Nandi County 

1. Kapsabet Boys High School 
2. Samoei Boys High School
3. Kapnyeberai Girls School 
4. St Joseph’s Girls Chepterit High School
5. Kapsabet Secondary School for the Deaf 
6. Meteitei Boys High

‍Uasin Gishu

1. Moi Girls Eldoret 
2. Wareng High School 
3. St. Teresa’s Girls 

‍West Pokot

1. Chewoyet High School 
2. St. Elizabeth Girls School 

‍Kericho County

1. Kipsigis Girls’ High School 
2. Kabianga High School
3. Moi Tea Girls’ High School 
4. Tengecha Boys High School 
5. Tengecha Girls’ High School
6. Litein High School 
7. A.I.C Litein Girls’ High 

‍Narok County

1. Ole Tipis Girls Secondary School 
2. Kilgoris Boys Secondary School 
3. Narok High School 

‍Kajiado County 

1. Oloolaiser High School
2. Moi Girls Isinya
3. Naisula School, 
4. Olkejuado High School 

‍Bomet County

1. Kaplong Girls’ Secondary School 
2. Kaplong Boys’ High School 
3. Moi Siongiroi Girls’ Secondary School
4. Tenwek Boys High School 

‍Baringo County

1. Baringo Boys High School
2. Kabarnet High School 
3. Kapropita High School
4. Ossen Secondary School

‍Turkana County

1. Katilu Girls Secondary School
2. Lodwar Boys High School
3. Turkana Girls Secondary School

‍Wajir County

1. Wajir Girls Secondary School
2. Wajir High School
3. Wajir Special School for the Deaf

‍Marsabit County

1. Moi Girls Secondary School
2. Moyale Secondary School

‍Samburu County

1. Kisima Girls High School
2. Maralal High School