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Schools in Garissa County

Schools in Garissa County, and the ones near you: 456 schools across 7 sub-counties, 0.6% of every school in Kenya, against an average of 1,654 a county. 26 are secondary schools and 28% of schools with a stated owner are private.

Schools
456
average county 1,654
Sub-counties
7
305 in Kenya
Secondary
26
5.7% of the schools here
Private share
28.1%
Kenya 30.2%

Garissa in numbers

456 schools on the register, counted by level and owner, against the whole country.

Schools by level

  1. Primary schools169 · 37%
  2. Pre-primary schools164 · 36%
  3. Secondary schools26 · 6%
  4. Universities26 · 6%
  5. TVET institutions22 · 5%
  6. Teacher training colleges1 · 0%
  7. Medical training colleges1 · 0%

Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2016 and 2010.

Public and private

67% public
26% private

Kenya: 30.2% private. Share is of schools with a stated owner.

100 km
Every school in Garissa County, one mark each.360 of 456 drawn at their own position, 96 with only a town or sub-county position left off.Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2016 and 2010

Sub-counties of Garissa County

Every sub-county, with its private share and secondary count. Schools with no sub-county recorded are in the county total and on their own list.

Sub-countySchoolsPrivateSecondary
Dujis10245%5
Ijara740%3
Dadaab6757%3
Fafi5022%3
Garissa Township4045%8
Lagdera180%1
Balambala176%1

88 schools in Garissa County have no sub-county recorded: see the list

Cities and towns in Garissa County

Secondary schools in Garissa County

The first ten of 26. The full list, by sub-county, has its own page.

Secondary schools in Garissa County
SchoolLevelOwnershipSub-county
Balambala Sec SchoolSecondarypublicBalambala
Boystown Secondary SchoolSecondarypublicGarissa Township
Bura SeccondarySecondarypublicFafi
Bura SecondarySecondarypublicnot stated
County High SchoolSecondarypublicGarissa Township
Dadaab SecondarySecondarypublicDadaab
Dagahaley Secondary SchoolSecondaryprivateDadaab
Garissa HighSecondarypublicGarissa Township
Hagadera SecondarySecondaryprivateFafi
Ifo Secondary SchoolSecondarypublicDadaab

All 26 secondary schools in Garissa County

Universities and colleges in Garissa County

28 universities, teacher training colleges and medical training college campuses on the register sit in Garissa County.

Colleges and universities in Garissa County
SchoolLevelOwnershipSub-county
ClinicUniversityunknownDujis
Clinic LaboratoryUniversityunknownDujis
Clinic Planted ForestUniversityunknownDujis
Ewaso CanteenUniversitypublicDujis
Ewaso hostelUniversitypublicDujis
Galana HostelUniversityunknownDujis
Garissa Teachers Training CollegeTeacher training collegepublicDujis
GaU Cafeteria StoreUniversityunknownDujis
GaU Cafeteria Water PointUniversityunknownDujis
GaU Cafeteria Water TankUniversityunknownDujis
GaU Drainage TerrainUniversityunknownDujis
GaU Education Arts And Social Sciences DepartmentUniversityunknownDujis

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Questions people ask about schools in Garissa County

How many schools are there in Garissa County?
456 schools across 7 sub-counties, which is 0.6% of every school in Kenya. 26 of them are secondary schools.
Which sub-county in Garissa County has the most schools?
Dujis, with 102 schools.
How do I find schools near me in Garissa County?
Open the schools near me page and allow your location, or choose your town. It lists the closest schools to you from the schools whose position we trust. Each sub-county page in Garissa County also lists its schools.