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Private primary schools along Kangundo Road include Vickmery, Riena and Josnah in Ruai; Brookshine, Greenview, Elimu House and Rencas in Kamulu; and St. Philip Neri and Lokiriama Academy in Joska. St. Philip Neri published 2025 fees of KSh 28,000 to 30,000 a term for primary; most others share fees on request.
Updated 19 October 2026
Kangundo Road runs east from Nairobi through Njiru, Ruai and Kamulu into Joska and Malaa on the Machakos side, and it has become one of the busiest areas in the city for private schools. Rapid housing growth has pulled in schools of every size, from small CBC centres to large day and boarding campuses.
Below are nine private primary schools along the Kangundo Road corridor that we could confirm through their own websites or published documents. For each one we give the location, what it teaches, contacts and fees where the school publishes them. Most schools on this road do not post fees online, so we say so instead of guessing. The list runs roughly from Ruai outwards and is not a ranking.
In this guide
- 1. Vickmery Schools (Ruai Town)
- 2. Riena School (Ruai)
- 3. Josnah Primary School (Ruai)
- 4. Brookshine Schools (Kamulu)
- 5. Greenview Schools (Kamulu)
- 6. Elimu House Schools (Kamulu)
- 7. Rencas Education Centre (Kamulu)
- 8. St. Philip Neri School (Joska)
- 9. Lokiriama Academy (Joska)
- How to Choose a Private School on Kangundo Road
- Frequently asked questions
1. Vickmery Schools (Ruai Town)
Vickmery sits at the entry of Ruai Town off Kangundo Road. Its admissions page describes it as a comprehensive private day and boarding primary school and says it has run since 1992. It calls itself a medium cost school founded on Christian principles, and its boarding facility is listed on the home page.
- Location: Ruai Town, off Kangundo Road
- Contacts: 0799 212 904, 0733 752 235 or 0771 212 904; info@vickmeryschools.ac.ke
- Fees: not published online; ask the school for the current structure
Note that parts of the Vickmery website still describe the 8-4-4 system. Since every Kenyan primary school now follows CBC, ask the school how its junior school grades are organised.
2. Riena School (Ruai)
Riena is a private kindergarten and primary school in Ruai town, Njiru sub-county. The school says it opened in 2011 with 18 learners and now runs four streams per class, with no more than 30 learners in each. It is founded on Christian principles and lists scouts, music, art and drama among its enrichment programmes, plus transport and an ICT lab.
- Location: off Ruai Bypass, Ruai
- Contacts: 0791 608 441 or 0734 574 641; rienaschool@gmail.com
- Fees: not published online
3. Josnah Primary School (Ruai)
Josnah is a mixed day and boarding primary school on Kangundo Road in Ruai. Its contacts page gives separate numbers for the primary and pre-primary sections, which helps if you are enrolling a younger child.
- Location: Ruai, Kangundo Road (P.O. Box 77-00520 Ruai)
- Contacts: primary 0728 324 408 or 0708 583 837; pre-primary 0708 010 536; info@josnah.sc.ke
- Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5:30pm
- Fees: not published online
When we checked on 19 October 2026, the school’s website was showing an error, so call before visiting.
4. Brookshine Schools (Kamulu)
Brookshine is one of the larger names on this stretch. It runs two campuses in Kamulu: a national curriculum campus along Kangundo Road covering CBE kindergarten, primary, junior and senior school, and a separate international campus teaching the Cambridge curriculum up to IGCSE and A-Level. It also runs an 8-4-4 boys high school. It is a mixed day and boarding school with Christian values, and its website lists a bakery and catering unit, boarding, sports and transport.
- Location: off Kangundo Road, Kamulu (P.O. Box 237-00515)
- Contacts: 0726 855 858 or 0742 550 647; info@brookshine.ac.ke
- Intakes: January, April and September (its September 2026 intake was open at the time of writing)
- Fees: not published on the website; request the prospectus and fee sheet
5. Greenview Schools (Kamulu)
Greenview Schools runs a pre-school, primary school and junior secondary section along Kangundo Road next to Kamulu Police Station. It says it has offered education since 2010 and lists 1,105 students on its website.
- Location: Kamulu, along Kangundo Road next to Kamulu Police Station (Kasarani constituency)
- Contacts: 0721 954 141; info@greenviewschools.co.ke
- Fees: the site mentions tuition and financial aid but gives no figures
6. Elimu House Schools (Kamulu)
Elimu House is a private mixed boarding school about 500 metres from Total Kamulu. It opened in 2009 and now teaches the CBC from playgroup and PP1 to PP2, through Grade 1 to 6, and on to junior secondary (Grades 7 to 9) with subject teachers. Its activities include chess, swimming, skating, karate and ballet. The school says it was ranked among the top private schools in Kenya by the Kenya Schools Report.
- Location: Kamulu, Ruai, 500m from Total Kamulu
- Contacts: 0720 772 759 or 0720 810 109; elimuhouseschools@gmail.com or info@elimuhouseschools.com
- Fees: not published online
7. Rencas Education Centre (Kamulu)
Rencas is a smaller private mixed day school at Kamulu Reflector Stage along Kangundo Road. It started as a kindergarten in 2018 under the competency based curriculum, added a primary section in 2019, saw its first Grade 6 class sit KPSEA in 2022 and opened Grade 7 in January 2024. It is run by its two directors, both career educators.
- Location: Kamulu Reflector Stage, Kangundo Road
- Contacts: 0720 667 229 or 0750 363 781; rencaseducation@gmail.com
- Fees: not published online
8. St. Philip Neri School (Joska)
St. Philip Neri is a CBC primary and junior school off Kangundo Road in Joska, taking children from 3 to 15 years. It says it was set up to bring children from disadvantaged backgrounds into school alongside fee paying pupils, and it highlights STEM, robotics, music festival wins and football, netball and handball. It is also the only school on this list that publishes a full fee structure.
St. Philip Neri 2025 fees (per term unless stated):
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Day care | KSh 21,000 |
| Pre-primary 1 and 2 | KSh 23,500 |
| Lower primary (Grade 1 to 3) | KSh 28,000 |
| Upper primary (Grade 4 to 6) | KSh 30,000 |
| Junior school Grade 7 and 8 | KSh 37,000 |
| Junior school Grade 9 | KSh 40,000 |
| Boarding, primary | KSh 23,000 extra |
| Boarding, JSS | KSh 25,000 extra |
| Transport | KSh 9,100 to KSh 15,700 by zone (Ruai and Kantafu highest) |
The school says tuition includes all meals and exercise books. New pupils also pay a KSh 2,000 interview fee, KSh 5,000 admission fee, KSh 1,000 for the school magazine and a refundable KSh 5,000 caution fee. Other charges include a termly project fee (KSh 2,000 for kindergarten, KSh 3,000 for Grade 1 to 9), a KSh 3,000 termly robotics fee for JSS, an annual book fund of KSh 2,500 to KSh 7,000, and annual charges of KSh 3,000 for emergency response services, KSh 2,000 activity fee and KSh 500 for the diary. Uniform costs KSh 9,605 for kindergarten, about KSh 9,755 to KSh 9,915 for primary and KSh 13,720 for JSS.
These are the school’s 2025 figures, published in October 2024. Ask for the 2026 or 2027 structure before you commit.
- Location: off Kangundo Road, Joska
- Contacts: 0719 221 401; info@stphilipnerischool.sc.ke
9. Lokiriama Academy (Joska)
Lokiriama Academy is a newer CBC school in Joska, Machakos County, 2 km off Kangundo Road. It teaches playgroup to PP2, Grade 1 to 6 and junior secondary (Grade 7 to 9), and it integrates Madrassah (Islamic studies) into the school day, which makes it one of the few options of its kind on this road. It runs a school van service.
- Location: Joska, 2 km off Kangundo Road
- Contacts: 0110 777 848; lokiriama.academy@gmail.com
- Admission documents: admission form, child’s birth certificate, parent’s ID, latest report and leaving certificate (for transfers), and two passport photos
- Fees: sent on request via WhatsApp for the class you want
How to Choose a Private School on Kangundo Road
- Confirm registration. Every private school must be registered with the Ministry of Education. Ask to see the registration certificate, or check with the Sub-County Director of Education in Njiru (Nairobi side) or Kangundo and Matungulu (Machakos side). Our guide on how schools are registered in Kenya explains what a compliant school needs.
- Get the full fee sheet. As the St. Philip Neri example shows, tuition is only part of the bill. Ask about admission, transport, lunch, uniform, book fund and activity fees.
- Check transport routes. Traffic on Kangundo Road is heavy at peak hours. A school bus that picks up at your stage can matter more than a slightly lower fee.
- Ask about junior school. Grades 7 to 9 now sit in junior school, so check whether the school offers them on the same campus.
- Plan around the calendar. Most schools admit at the start of each term. See our Kenya school calendar for 2026.
If you are also looking further out, our list of the best schools in Machakos County covers the Machakos end of the road. For the next stage, see senior school fees in Kenya. Teachers looking for work in this growing area can compare pay in this guide to ECDE teacher salaries in Kenya.
Frequently asked questions
Which private primary schools are along Kangundo Road?
Schools we confirmed include Vickmery, Riena and Josnah in Ruai; Brookshine, Greenview, Elimu House and Rencas in Kamulu; and St. Philip Neri and Lokiriama Academy in Joska. There are many more small schools along the road.
How much are private primary school fees on Kangundo Road?
Few schools publish fees. St. Philip Neri in Joska charged KSh 28,000 a term for Grade 1 to 3 and KSh 30,000 for Grade 4 to 6 in 2025, including meals and exercise books, with boarding and transport extra. Call other schools for their current structure.
Are there boarding schools on Kangundo Road?
Yes. Vickmery, Josnah, Brookshine, Elimu House and St. Philip Neri all offer boarding.
Do these schools offer junior secondary (Grade 7 to 9)?
Elimu House, Greenview, Rencas, St. Philip Neri, Lokiriama and Brookshine all list junior school classes. Confirm with the others directly.
Sources: the schools’ own websites and contact pages (vickmeryschools.ac.ke, rienaschool.sc.ke, josnah.sc.ke, brookshine.ac.ke, greenviewschools.co.ke, elimuhouseschools.com, rencaseducationcentre.sc.ke, stphilipneriprimary.com and its 2025 fee structure PDF, lokiriamaacademy.sc.ke), checked 19 October 2026.
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