Grade 10 learners planning to pursue the STEM pathway, with a Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry combination, have several senior schools to choose from.
According to the official Ministry of Education subject-combination lists, multiple subject combinations are available, including Chemistry and Physics with Mathematics, and other combinations, with different institutions offering the subjects across Kenya.
Parents and Grade 10 learners should therefore confirm the current combination the school offers through the Ministry’s selection system before making their final choice.
Under the CBC, senior secondary schools for Grade 10 to Grade 12 are grouped into four categories: C1, C2, C3, and C4. Learners must select three C1 schools, two C2 schools, two C3 schools, and one C4 school among their eight senior-school choices.
In addition, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba clarified that senior schools should be designated as either triple-pathway or double-pathway institutions, depending on the pathways offered.
“The State has already developed guidelines for the transition and placement of students to Grade 10 in January 2026. The abolishment of categorization of schools as either national, extra-county, county or sub-county is a key point of the transition guidelines,” Ogamba stated during a national schools conference in Mombasa.
The following schools are among those the Ministry of Education has identified as offering the STEM pathway combination.
C1 National Senior Schools
| County | Schools |
| Kakamega | Kakamega School |
| Kericho | Kabianga High School |
| Kiambu | Alliance High School; Alliance Girls High School; Mang’u High School |
| Kisumu | Maseno School |
| Machakos | Machakos Boys; Machakos Girls |
| Makueni | Makueni Boys; Makueni Girls; Mbooni Boys |
| Murang’a | Njiiri School; Murang’a High School |
| Nairobi | The Kenya High School; Starehe Boys’ Center and School; Nairobi School; Lenana School; Pangani Girls; Precious Blood Riruta |
| Nakuru | Moi High School Kabarak; Utumishi Boys Academy; Utumishi Girls Academy |
| Nandi | Kapsabet High School; Kapsabet Girls |
| Nyamira | Nyambaria High School |
| Tharaka Nithi | Chogoria Boys; Chogoria Girls; Ikuu Boys High School |
| Trans Nzoia | St. Brigids Kiminini |
| Uasin Gishu | Moi Girls’ High School, Eldoret |
Also Read: C1, C2, C3, and C4 Schools: How the CBC Senior School Categories Differ
C2 Extra-County and Regional Senior Schools
Kirinyaga County: Baricho Boys High School.
Murang’a County: Kangema Boys’ High School, Mumbi Girls’ High School and Ichagaki Boys’ High School.
Kiambu County: P.C.E.A. Kikuyu High School.
Elgeyo Marakwet County: St. Patrick’s High School Iten.
Homa Bay County: Mbita High School.
Nyandarua County: Ndaragwa Boys High School.
Kakamega County: Chebuyusi Boys High School and Ingotse High School.
Machakos County: Kangundo High School.
Nairobi County: Hospital Hill High and Parklands Arya Girls.
Nakuru County: Koelel Forces Academy.
Narok County: Maasai Girls and Ololulunga Boys.
C3 County Senior Schools Offering Subject Combinations for Grade 10 Learners
Kiambu County
Kabete High School, Komothai Boys High School, Komothai Girls Technical School, Gatamaiyu Boys High School, Kikuyu Boys High School and Ruiru Girls High School.
Nairobi County
Mutuini High School, Ruthimitu Girls Secondary School, Embakasi Girls, Ruai Boys, Ruai Girls, County Girls and State House Boys.
Nakuru County
Coulson Girls’ Secondary School, Subukia Secondary School and Naivasha Day Secondary School.
Machakos County
Bishop Ndingi High School, Mwala School, Bishop Paul Mutua High School and Fr. Makewa High School.
Makueni County
Kathonzweni Girls Secondary School, Kilungu Boys High School, Makindu Girls Secondary School, St. Lawrence’s Nziu Girls and Kiteta Boys Secondary.
Kisumu County
Kisumu Day Secondary School, Dr. Aloo Gumbi Secondary School, Bishop Okoth Ojolla Girls and Awasi PAG Boys High School.
Kakamega County
Buchenya Girls Secondary School, Bumamu Secondary School, Malava Girls Secondary School and Shamberere Secondary School.
Kirinyaga County
Kagumo Girls Secondary School, Karia Secondary School, Wang’uru Girls’ Secondary School, Mwea Boys Secondary School, and St. Mary’s Kagio Boys High School.
Nyeri County
Naromoru Boys Secondary School, Naromoru Girls Secondary School, Endarasha High School, Kanjuri High School, Tumutumu Girls, Mukurwe-ini Boys, Giakanja Secondary School, Chinga Boys, Karima Boys High School and Othaya Girls.
C4 Sub-County Senior Schools
Kiambu County: Kiambu Township Secondary School, Karuri High School, Juja Secondary School, Wangige High School, Gachie High School and Broadway Secondary School.
Nairobi County: Dagoretti Mixed Secondary School, Riruta Satellite Secondary, Eastleigh High School, Kamukunji Secondary, Olympic Secondary School, Kibera Secondary, Mbagathi Road Secondary and Dandora Secondary.
Nakuru County: Afraha High School, Flamingo Secondary School, Menengai High School, Nakuru Day Secondary School and Njoro Day Secondary School.
Machakos County: Athi River Mixed Secondary School and Kakuyuni Secondary School.
Makueni County: Kithasyu Secondary School and Emali Township Secondary School.
Kisumu County: Lions High School, Ken Obura Secondary School, Kasagam Secondary School and Otieno Oyoo Day Secondary.
Kakamega County: Kakamega Township Secondary School, Mwiyala Mixed Day Secondary, Shieywe Secondary School and Lugusi Friends’ Boys School.
Kirinyaga County: Sagana Secondary School, Mutitu Secondary School and Kerugoya School for the Deaf.
Nyeri County: Gakawa Secondary School, Naro Moru Mixed Secondary and Rware High School.
Also Read: List of Senior Schools in Kenya That Require Pre-Selection Before Admission
C5 Private and International Schools
| County | Schools |
| Kiambu | Peponi School |
| Nairobi | Brookhouse School; Hillcrest International School; Braeburn High School; International School of Kenya (ISK) |
| Nakuru | St. Andrew’s School, Turi |
| Mombasa | Braeburn High School |
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