Junior Secondary Transition Rate at 96% — Machogu
According to Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, the national transition rate for grade six learners who sat for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment to junior secondary school is at 96%.
This means that the majority of the learners who sat for the assessment have moved on to junior secondary school.
“This is a multi-agency assignment and we must mop up the students so that any child who has not been able to go to school can be able to do so in the course of this week,” the CS noted.
However, the government is still working to ensure that all learners, especially those in counties that are not performing well, transition to junior and senior secondary schools.
During a monitoring exercise at Bobaracho Primary School in Kisii Central Sub County, Machogu called for a multi-agency approach to ensure that the few learners who had not sought admission to secondary schools are mopped up.
He requested the County and Sub-County education officials as well as the Ministry of Interior to assist in this effort.
Machogu emphasized that the Competency-Based Curriculum task force report indicated that Kenyans have approved the curriculum as a good system that will equip students with necessary competency skills, and urged lawmakers to support the education system.
Overall, the government is taking steps to ensure that all learners are able to transition to secondary school and receive the education they need to succeed.
Junior Secondary Transition Rate at 96% — Machogu