Full List of Public Primary Schools in Nairobi County: Everything Parents Need to Know

As a parent in Nairobi County or someone considering moving to the region, finding the right primary school for your child is crucial. Many parents often prefer public primary schools over private institutions due to their affordability, accessibility, and proximity to home. Public schools offer not only quality education but also a strong foundation for children to develop academic and social skills. With an increasing number of parents seeking affordable schooling options, public primary schools in Nairobi continue to play a key role in shaping the future of young learners.

If you’re planning to enroll your child in a public primary school, this comprehensive guide provides a detailed list of all public primary schools in Nairobi County, categorized by their locations.

Why Choose Public Primary Schools in Nairobi?

Public primary schools offer several advantages:

Affordability: Public schools generally have lower fees compared to private schools, making education accessible to a broader range of families.
Accessibility: Many public schools are located within local neighborhoods, reducing commute times for children and enhancing convenience for parents.
Community Engagement: Public schools foster a sense of community, as students often come from nearby neighborhoods, leading to closer ties among families.
Government Support: Public schools are often supported by government initiatives such as the Free Primary Education (FPE) program, which further reduces costs for parents.

List of All Public Primary Schools in Nairobi County

No	School Name	Location
1	Mbagathi Road Primary	Kemri Road Off Mbagathi Rd
2	Nembu Primary	Muthama – Kikuyu Rd
3	Kawangware Primary	Kawangware Near Chiefs Office
4	Toi Primary	Joseph Kangethe Rd. Near Winners Chapel
5	Riruta Hgm Primary	Naivasha Rd. After Precious Blood Riruta
6	Dagoretti Muslim Primary	Dagoretti Muslim – Muthiora Road
7	Kinyanjui Road Primary	Riruta Satellite – Kinyanjui Road
8	Joseph Kangethe Primary	Woodley – Before Joseph Kangethe Rd
9	Jamhuri Primary	Ngong Road. Next To the University Of Nairobi Kenya Science Campus
10	Gatina Primary	Kawangware Gatina
11	Mutuini Primary	Dagoretti Market Along Muchugia Rd
12	Mukarara	Waithaka Near Mukarara Pcea Church
13	Dagoretti Girls Rehabilitation	Boundary Of Kiambu West & Dagoretti District After Muhuri Road
14	Dagoretti Special School	Dagoretti Children Centre Inside The Feed The Children Dagoretti Market
15	Kagira Primary	Waithaka After Ruthimitu Primary School
16	Kirigu Primary	Dagoreti – Mutuini
17	Ruthimitu Primary	Ruthimitu
18	Waithaka Special School	Mutuini – Near Kirigu Primary
19	Dr. Muthiora Primary	Mutuini
20	Gitiba Primary	Dagoretti Market Before St. Joseph Catholic Church
21	Riruta Satellite Primary	Riruta Satellite
22	Kabiria Primary School	Off Kabiria Road, Waithaka Location
23	Shadrack Kimalel Primary School	Kenyatta Golf Course Ngummo Laini Saba
24	Ndurarua Primary	Riruta, Ndurarua Grounds On Kinyanjui Road
25	Upper Hill Day Nursery	Upper Hill Area Along Elgon Road
26	Umoja Primary	Umoja Estate Phase I Along Moi Drive Road
27	Ronald Ngala Primary	Dandora Phase IV/V
28	Ushirika Primary	Dandora Phase V – Next To Ronald Ngala Primary
29	Kariobangi South Primary	Kariobangi South Along Mutarakwa Road
30	Tom Mboya Primary	Dandora
31	Gituamba Primary	Ruai Sewage
32	Peter Kibukosya Primary	Umoja II Estate – Site Stage
33	Athi Primary	5km From Main Kangundo Rd. In Ngundu/Athi Zone
34	Ruai Primary	Along Kangundo Rd. At Ruai Shopping Centre
35	Jehovah Jireh Primary	Maili Saba
36	Ngundu Primary	Kamulu – Ngundu Along Kangundo Rd.
37	Unity Primary	Umoja Innercore
38	Utawala Academy	Within Administration Police Training College – Embakasi
39	Kayole I Primary	Kayole Off Kangundo Road
40	Tumaini Primary	Umoja II Off Moi Drive
41	Our Lady Of Nazareth Primary	Mukuru Kwa Njenga
42	Maua Primary	Kangundo Road – Njiru Cokaa Buruburu Farm
43	Visions Primary (Mihang’o)	Mihang’o Location
44	Embakasi Garrison Primary	Embakasi Garrison Barracks Compound Along To Utawala
45	Mwangaza Primary	Kayole
46	Embakasi Primary	Embakasi Village
47	Thawabu Primary	Kayole
48	Bondeni Primary	Kayole South Next To Kayole Catholic Church
49	Komarock Primary	Komarock Estate Off Spine Road
50	Kifaru Primary	Umoja II – Moi Drive
51	Edelvale Primary	Doonholm Phase V At Jacaranda Estate Roundabout
52	Imara Primary	Kayole Soweto Rd. Opp. Kayole Chief’s Office – Mugendi Stage
53	Doonholm Primary	Doonholm Estate Next To Rikina Supermarkets
54	Busara Primary	Umoja Estate – Moi Drive Road
55	A.E.F. Reuben Primary	Off Enterprise Rd After Hill-Locks Hotel In Reuben Slums
56	Kwa Njenga Primary	Kwa Njenga Ward Off Airport Road At A.A. Of Kenya Headquarters
57	Dandora Primary School	Dandora Phase One, Along Komarock Rd. Opp. Seniors Sch, Adjacent To Total Petrol Station
58	Simba Day Nursery	Umoja
59	Mugumo Day Nursery	Near Peter Kibukosya Primary School
60	Mwangaza Day Nursery	Near Peter Kibukosya Primary School
61	Unity Day Nursery	Umoja Innercore
62	Umoja I Day Nursery	In Umoja Next To Division Office Umoja I Estate
63	St. Dominic’s Primary School	Mwiki
64	Kayole North Primary	Kayole North (Matopeni) Area Near Kayole Police Station
65	Kangundo Road Primary	Opposite Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital
66	James Gichuru Primary	Dandora Phase II
67	Wangu Primary	Dandora Phase II Opposite Co-Operative Bank On Muigai Kenyatta Road
68	Drumvale Primary	Kamulu Off Kangundo Road, Sir Henry’s Drive – Pearl Street(Drumvale)
69	Njiru Primary	On Your Way To Mwiki Between Njiru Chief’s Camp / D.Os Office And Quarry
70	Eastleigh Airport Primary	2nd Avenue Off 3rd St. Next To Maina Wanjigi Secondary

No	School Name	Location
71	Murang’a Road Primary	Near Kariokor Market
72	Eastleigh Primary	Eastleigh Section III
73	Maina Wanjigi Primary	1st Avenue Eastleigh, Near Eastleigh Secondary
74	Eastleigh North Primary	Near St. Teresa’s Girls School
75	Dr. Mwenje Primary	Zimmerman
76	Ruaraka Primary	Off Thika Road In Ruaraka Area
77	Njathaini Primary	Githurai
78	Wangu Day Nursery	In Eastleigh Section III
79	Ngunyumu Primary	Dandora Phase 1
80	Muhuri Road Primary	Kariobangi South Off Mutarakwa Road
81	Kariobangi North Primary	Near Outer Ring Road
82	Baba Dogo Primary	Off Baba Dogo Road
83	Daniel Comboni Primary	Korogocho
84	Babadogo Day Nursery	Korogocho
85	Juja Road Primary	Near Pangani Girls School
86	Holy Family Primary	Kasarani Off Thika Road
87	Korogocho Primary	Korogocho
88	Mathare North Primary	Mathare North, Near Huruma
89	Moi Airbase Primary	Moi Airbase Area
90	Huruma Primary	Huruma Near Moi Airbase
91	John Osogo Primary	Kariobangi
92	Bahati Primary	Jogoo Road Near Pumwani
93	St. Michael Primary	Korogocho
94	Pumwani Primary	Next To Pumwani Hospital
95	Upendo Primary	Mukuru Kwa Njenga
96	Mariakani Primary	South B
97	Marura Primary	Korogocho
98	Roysambu Primary	Roysambu Off Thika Road
99	St. Theresa Primary	Eastleigh Section II
100	Mukuru Primary	Mukuru Kwa Reuben
101	Drive-In Primary	Drive-In Estate
102	Kahawa Primary	Kahawa West
103	Shauri Moyo Primary	Near Shauri Moyo Police Station
104	Uthiru Primary	Uthiru, Near Ndumboini
105	Githurai Primary	Githurai Off Kamiti Road
106	Njiru Day Nursery	Njiru
107	Mwihoko Primary	Mwihoko, Near Githurai
108	Harambee Primary	Near Jogoo Road
109	Nyayo Estate Primary	Nyayo Estate, Embakasi
110	Kasarani Primary	Off Kasarani Mwiki Road
111	Nairobi River Primary	Gikomba Market Area
112	Mwiki Primary	Near Mwiki
113	Ngomongo Primary	Ngomongo
114	Kawangware Day Nursery	Kawangware
115	Starehe Boys Centre Primary	Ngara
116	Githurai Kimbo Primary	Githurai Kimbo
117	Our Lady of Mercy Primary	South B
118	Kahawa Garrison Primary	Kahawa Barracks
119	AIC Ngong Road Primary	Along Ngong Road, Opposite Nakumatt Prestige
120	Westlands Primary	Off Waiyaki Way
121	Uthiru Genesis Primary	Uthiru Genesis
122	Kahawa West Primary	Kahawa West, Near Kamae
123	River Bank Primary	Off Outering Road Near Kariobangi South
124	Madaraka Primary	Upper Hill, Opposite Nyayo Stadium
125	Lang’ata Primary	Lang’ata Near Carnivore
126	Moi Avenue Primary	Moi Avenue, CBD
127	Kileleshwa Primary	Kileleshwa
128	Highridge Primary	Highridge, Parklands
129	Ngara Primary	Ngara
130	City Primary	Milimani Road
131	Olympic Primary	Kibera
132	Milimani Primary	Upper Hill, Milimani
133	St. Anne’s Primary	Kileleshwa
134	Kibera Primary	Kibera
135	Mountain View Primary	Mountain View
136	Agha Khan Primary	Parklands
137	Kambi Primary	Mathare North
138	Kenyatta Golf Course Primary	Ngummo
139	St. George’s Primary	Opposite St. George’s Secondary
140	Kenyatta Road Primary	Lang’ata
141	Ayany Primary	Kibera
142	New Horizon Primary	Kibera
143	St. Elizabeth Primary	Mukuru Kwa Njenga
144	Mother Teresa Primary	Mukuru Kwa Njenga
145	Asumbi Primary	Lang’ata
146	State House Primary	State House Area
147	Westlands Nursery	Westlands
148	St. Barnabas Primary	Lang’ata
149	Nairobi Primary	CBD, Near Kenyatta National Hospital
150	Racecourse Primary	Ngong Road
151	Muthaiga Primary	Near Muthaiga
152	Lavington Primary	Lavington
153	Moi Educational Centre Primary	Lang’ata Road
154	Joseph Kang’ethe Nursery School	Woodley Estate
155	Muru Secondary	Lang’ata
156	Makina Primary	Kibera
157	Raila Odinga Primary	Kibera
158	Lang’ata Junior School	Lang’ata
159	Woodley Primary	Kibera
160	St. Catherine’s Primary	South B
161	Kilimani Primary	Kilimani
162	Moi Forces Academy Primary	Moi Forces Academy
163	Moi Forces Kindergarten	Moi Forces Academy
164	Railways Primary	CBD
165	Mbagathi Primary	Ngong Road
166	City Park Primary	Parklands
167	St. Patrick’s Primary	Lang’ata
168	Loresho Primary	Loresho
169	Westlands Junior School	Westlands
170	St. Francis Primary	Lavington
171	Kasarani Day Nursery	Kasarani
172	Uthiru Nursery School	Uthiru
173	Kenya Community Centre Primary	Kangemi
174	D.E.B Lang’ata Primary	Lang’ata, Near Nyayo Stadium
175	Kiserian Primary	Kiserian
176	Ngei Primary	South B
177	Lang’ata Muslim Primary	Lang’ata
178	Uhuru Gardens Primary	Lang’ata
179	Bridge International Academy	Multiple Locations
180	Silver Springs Primary	Kibera
181	Kinyanjui Technical Institute	Dagoretti
182	Greenfield Primary	Nairobi CBD
183	Komothai Primary	Githurai
184	Kabete Primary	Kabete
185	Kamiti Primary	Kamiti
186	Kiambu Road Primary	Kiambu Road
187	Moi Nairobi Girls School	Nairobi
188	Precious Blood Primary	Riruta
189	Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Primary	Kileleshwa
190	Njiru Primary	Njiru
191	Githurai 44 Primary	Githurai 44
192	Githurai 45 Primary	Githurai 45
193	Ruthimitu Primary	Waithaka
194	Upper Hill Primary	Upper Hill

No	School Name	Location
195	Upper Hill Primary	Upper Hill
196	Buruburu Primary	Buruburu
197	Savanna Primary	Donholm
198	Embakasi Primary	Embakasi
199	Karen C Primary	Karen
200	Karen Plains Primary	Karen
201	Embakasi Garrison Primary	Embakasi, Near Garrison
202	Mukuru Reuben Primary	Mukuru Kwa Reuben
203	Ruai Primary	Ruai
204	Kiambiu Primary	Kiambiu
205	St. Jude Primary	Gikambura
206	St. John’s Primary	Pumwani
207	Mathare Primary	Mathare
208	Pipeline Primary	Pipeline Estate
209	Mowlem Primary	Mowlem Estate
210	Kamukunji Primary	Kamukunji
211	Newlight Primary	Kayole
212	St. Anne’s Njiiru Primary	Njiru
213	Umoja Primary	Umoja
214	Moi Forces Embakasi Primary	Embakasi
215	Mukuru Kayaba Primary	South B
216	Nairobi Muslim Primary	South C
217	Hazina Primary	South B
218	Jamhuri Primary	Jamhuri
219	Umoja 2 Primary	Umoja
220	Utawala Primary	Utawala
221	Kware Primary	Kware
222	Greenspan Primary	Donholm
223	Pangani Primary	Pangani
224	Shadrack Kimalel Primary	Kibera
225	Star of Hope Primary	Kariobangi South

The Importance of Quality Education in Public Schools

Public primary schools in Nairobi County are subject to rigorous inspections and evaluations to ensure that they meet educational standards set by the Ministry of Education. These schools are also provided with government resources, such as trained teachers, infrastructure, and learning materials.

Moreover, public schools benefit from government policies like the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), which aims to improve learning outcomes by focusing on skills and competencies rather than rote memorization. The CBC system is designed to enhance critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills among students—skills that are increasingly important in the global economy.

Tips for Parents Choosing a School

Location: Opt for a school close to home to reduce your child’s commuting time and improve safety.
School Performance: Look into the school’s performance in national exams like the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).
School Environment: Visit the school and assess the cleanliness, safety, and the general learning environment.
Facilities: Ensure the school has the necessary facilities such as libraries, playgrounds, and sanitation.

Nairobi County offers a wide range of public primary schools that are both affordable and accessible, providing quality education to thousands of children each year. Whether you’re new to the city or simply looking for the best option for your child, this list provides a solid foundation to make an informed decision.

Discover more about each school by visiting or contacting them directly. Nairobi’s public primary schools are the stepping stones to a bright academic future for your child.