Lukenya Girls High School is a full-boarding secondary school in Athi River, Machakos County — one of the schools in the Lukenya Schools family, educating girls to thrive academically and in life.
Lukenya Girls High School is part of the Lukenya Schools group, which has educated learners across kindergarten, primary, British Curriculum and secondary levels under one shared motto — A Tradition of Excellence.
As a dedicated girls' boarding school, we offer a focused, caring environment where young women can concentrate on their learning, build lasting friendships, and develop the confidence to lead. We adapt quickly to change — most recently, preparing fully for Kenya's Competency-Based Curriculum and CBC Senior School.
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To nurture confident, capable young women who excel academically and contribute meaningfully to their communities. [Confirm official wording.]
To use every resource, advantage and opportunity we have to grow each girl — academically, socially and in character — in a safe, supportive boarding home. [Confirm official wording.]
Discipline, diligence, service and community — girls who read and write because they want to, support one another, and know what's worth understanding.
Effective 1st January 2026, Lukenya Girls welcomed new academic leadership committed to excellence, student welfare and values-based education.
Principal
A seasoned education leader with over eight years' experience in private secondary education, Mrs. Nyamu is passionate about academic excellence, student welfare and values-based leadership. She brings a strong background in school leadership, curriculum supervision, staff development and mentorship, and is known for a collaborative approach and a commitment to holistic education.
Ms. Monica Njeri Githua serves as Deputy Principal, promoted effective January 2026 — together bringing experience and a shared commitment to the school's future.
The marks of a school that genuinely serves its community.
A school that makes a real, substantive difference to the community it's part of.
Moving confidently from 8-4-4 into CBC and Senior School without losing its standards.
Every resource, advantage and gift put to work — academically and socially.
Girls who get along and work towards a common goal they all understand.
Produces students who read and write because they genuinely want to.
A dynamic school that grows from failures, working with a wider community.
Diverse measures families and communities understand and value — not just one exam.
Full of girls who understand what's genuinely worth understanding.
A school that truly speaks to the children, families and community it serves.
Improves the schools and cultural organisations it's connected with.
