Grade Six pupils have until September 10th to select junior secondary schools.
The government extended the deadline for Grade Six students to complete junior secondary school selection from August 30 to September 10.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha stated that the process has been hampered by the disruption of the second term academic calendar, which has resulted in some delays.
He stated that the ministry has put strict measures in place to ensure that students choose their preferred schools.
On August 16, the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) launched the selection portal.
However, students began the exercise late after school reopened on August 18 to allow for the completion of the August 9 General Election.
Prof. Magoha urged parents whose children had not yet chosen a school to do so.
“If your child has not chosen a school by September 10, it becomes your problem.”
Learners must choose two national schools, two regional schools, two county schools, four sub-county schools, and two private schools.
According to the ministry, most students will be assigned to day schools near their homes, with some assigned to primary schools that share a compound with secondary schools.
The ministry said, most students will be assigned to day schools near their homes, with some assigned to primary schools that share a compound with secondary schools.
For junior secondary placement, the ministry has also approved private schools with relevant infrastructure and laboratories.
Parents who choose to enroll their children in private schools will not be eligible for the government’s free secondary school program.
Private schools have so far offered 369,948 junior secondary slots.
The majority of those offering slots are private primary schools that have expanded their infrastructure in order to keep their current students.
Nairobi has the most schools (60,359 slots), followed by Kiambu (22,665 slots).
Under the CBC, the cost of educating students in junior and senior secondary schools is likely to rise.
Although the ministry has yet to issue fee guidelines outlining how much the government and parents will pay for children attending public schools, the curriculum is demanding, and parents may have to incur additional costs.
The government currently pays Sh22,244 as capitation for students enrolled in the free day secondary education program.
So far, the government has completed over 9,000 of the over 11,600 classrooms that it planned to construct before the next administration takes office.
“We are at 90 per cent completion level. Most of the classrooms are at roofing level, and we, the government, will complete them so that the next government will find a clean house.”
Meanwhile, all-day primary and secondary schools will close tomorrow in Kakamega and Mombasa to make way for gubernatorial elections.
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“I want to plead with our teachers, especially in boarding schools within those counties, to be extra vigilant because when there is a civic duty going on within the schools, our children should be looked after,” Prof Magoha said.
Prof. Magoha went on to say that preparation for the Grade Six, Standard Eight, and Form Four national exams had been completed and that the government was ready to administer them in November.
“Our children shall have their exams at the right time, I have interacted with a sizeable number of them and, in my considered opinion, they are ready and many of them could pass that exam even today,” he said.
Grade Six pupils have until September 10th to select junior secondary schools
