Schools
List of National Schools in Kenya and Clusters
The 103 National Schools are classified into four clusters, based on their infrastructure and human resources. KCPE Candidates will have to choose one from each cluster. The 3rd cluster has the best national schools in Kenya with a number being on the original list of top17 National Schools in Kenya.
| 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 | NairobiSchool | 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 |
The top three candidates to join national schools will be selected first across all sub-counties, and then the remaining two according to candidature strength.
The rest of the candidates in each sub-county will then be selected based on candidature strength between public and private schools according to the guidelines.
The 18 schools considered more prestigious than the recently gazetted are all in the third cluster, meaning no candidate can select any two of them.