NEMIS to track grade 6 students registered for KCPE as Govt Threatens Action
According to Dr. Martin Cheruiyot, the County Director of Education in Kajiado County, Kenya, teachers who help parents and learners to register for KCPE instead of enrolling them in JSS may be penalized.
He cautioned parents and teachers who have registered their grade six students for Kenya Certificate of Primary Examinations (KCPE) that the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) will eventually track them, and they will be forced to go back to the grade they are supposed to be in.
Cheruiyot assured the public that education stakeholders in Kajiado County are working to ensure a 100% transition to JSS, and he has encouraged parents to take advantage of the open reentry program for their children who dropped out.
He has also cautioned against hidden costs in some schools and instructed teachers not to charge extra levies on parents. Dr. Cheruiyot has emphasized that JSS learners should not pay a single coin and that schools will embrace their children unconditionally.
This comes as over 6,000 students who took the Kenya Primary Schools Education Assessment (KPSEA) Examinations in 2022 have not yet reported to their respective Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) in the county.
Dr. Cheruiyot has noted that only 76% of the learners have reported to the approved public and private junior secondary schools in the county, which he attributes to the ongoing drought that has affected the livelihoods of most of the residents.
However, he has assured the public that education stakeholders in the county are working to ensure that there is a 100% transition to JSS.
Dr. Cheruiyot has stated that through a multi-agency approach, the education stakeholders are putting all strategies in place to reach out to every child and ensure that they report to school.
He has also pointed out that the government has approved many day schools for JSS, which will cut down on boarding costs, and the only cost parents will incur is the voluntary feeding program in the schools.
Furthermore, Dr. Cheruiyot has emphasized that children have an open reentry program to the schools, even for those who dropped out due to various reasons.
He encouraged parents to take advantage of the reentry program, stating that schools are open, and they can come back. He has assured parents that the schools will embrace their children unconditionally, irrespective of the challenges they face.
Dr. Cheruiyot has also instructed teachers not to charge any extra levies on parents, stating that the government has already deployed teachers for JSS and is distributing teaching materials from the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD).
NEMIS to track grade 6 students registered for KCPE as Govt Threatens Action