National schools in Kenya are classified into clusters. The list we provide below consists of 4 clusters.During high school selection,KCSE candidates are required to choose one national school from each cluster.The clusters are set in such a way that a single cluster cannot have the best national schools while another one have average schools.
Below is a list of the National schools
Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | Cluster 4 |
Asumbi Girls | Bahari Girls Secondary School | Alliance Girls | Baricho Boys |
Bunyore Girls High | Chewoyet Boys High School | Alliance High | Baringo High |
Bura Girls | Garbatula Boys Secondary | Kenya High | Bishop Gatimu Gandu |
Chogoria Girls | Hola Boys Secondary School | Lenana School | Butere Girls |
Friends School Kamusinga | Kabianga Boys Secondary School | Limuru Girls | Butula Boys High School |
Garissa High | Kathiani Girls Secondary School | Loreto Limuru | Chavakali Secondary |
Kagumo Boys High | Kisima Girls Secondary School | Mangu High Sch | Ikuu Boys |
Kakamega High | Lamu Girls Secondary School | Maryhills Girls Sec | Isiolo Girls |
Kanga | Mandera Boys Secondary School | Maseno School | Kabare Girls Secondary |
Kapsabet Boys | Mbooni Girls Secondary School | Moi Forces Academy | Kaplong Girls |
Karima Girls Secondary | Moi Girls Mandera Secondary | Moi Forces Lanet | Kilgoris Boys |
Kenyatta High | Moi Girls Nyabohanse Secondary | Moi Girls High | Kisumu Girls |
Kipsigis Girls | Moyale Boys Secondary School | Nairobi School | Kitui High |
Kisii High | Mpeketoni Boys Secondary School | Nakuru Boys | Kwale High |
Lugulu Girls | Nanyuki Boys High School | Nakuru Girls | Lodwar High |
Machakos Boys | Ngao Girls Secondary School | Starehe Boys Centre | Maralal High |
Makueni Boys | Nyandarua High School | Starehe Girls | Matuga Girls |
Mama Ngina Sec | Oolaiser Boys Secondary School | Utumishi | Mbita High |
Maranda High | Sa Kolanya Girls Secondary School | Moi Girls | |
Meru School | Sironga Girls Secondary School | Moi Kapsowar | |
Moi Girls Isinya | St. Joseph Chepterit Girls Secondary | Mugoiri Girls High | |
Moi Mbiruri | Tenwek Boys Secondary School | NEP Girls | |
Murang’a High | Turkana Girls Secondary School | Njonjo | |
Muthale Girls | Wajir Boys High School | Ole Tipis Girls | |
Nyabururu Girls | Wajir Girls Secondary School | Shimo La Tewa | |
Pangani Girls | Siakago Girls | ||
Ribe Boys | St. Joseph Boys | ||
St Brigids Girls | St. Marys Girls | ||
St Patricks Iten | |||
Tartar Girls |
From the list, Starehe Boys High School, Maranda High School, Alliance High Schools and Maseno School are the best. This can be confirmed from their previous KCSE performances.
Kisii counties have Nyambaria, Kisii School and Kereri Girls as national schools while Nairobi County dominate in terms of National schools.