Matuga girls high school was started in 1967 and is situated on a 70 acre plot in Waa Location, Matuga Division of Kwale County.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The present school site was first an Agricultural Training Centre and later a detention camp which was later on converted into an Intermediate school.  The Intermediate school was converted to a Harambee secondary school for girls in 1967 and admitted the first form ones under Mr. Maclean Mbui  as Head teacher. 

In 1970 the first form four students sat for their ‘0’ level examination and in the same year ‘A’ level was introduced. In 1973 the school became a double stream. In 1988 it became a triple stream at ‘0’ level and double stream at ‘A’ level. On 13th July 1985 Parents Teachers Association staff houses were officially opened by Mr. Ezekiel Mweu assistant Minister for Education science and Technology. In 1993 the school Library was officially opened by Honorable J.J. Kamotho Minister for Education. In 2013 it became a National school with four streams.       It is a four streamed full girls boarding school with an enrolment of 764 (Seven hundred sixty four) students.  We have a total of twenty seven teachers (TSC), five board of management and twenty two non-teaching staff.   

Since 1967 the school has been managed by several principals as follows: