Private Schools Want Fair Form One Selection.
The Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA) has requested that Form One selection be conducted fairly.
Solomon Munene, vice chairman of the organization, stated that the selection should be based on the performance of candidates in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations.
According to Munene, the government should encourage effort and allow all students to attend the secondary school of their choice based on their achievements.
He continued, “All candidates are Kenyan children and it is our belief that the Form One selection will be fair to all. Private schools are keenly watching.”
Munene requested that the Ministry of Education consider including private secondary schools into Form One placement and selection.
“Private secondary schools struggle to get Form One students because they are excluded from the process of selection. This is unfair because private secondary schools have invested a lot in infrastructure and learning materials and yet their facilities are greatly underutilized,” Munene said.
He stated that the government and other stakeholders should encourage private schools in the spirit of public-private collaboration, stating that this will also assist in reducing the number of students attending public secondary schools.
“We also request the government to consider extending capitation to students in private secondary schools like their peers in public secondary schools,” Munene said.
He stated that help from the federal government would encourage parents to enroll their children in private secondary schools, thereby relieving congestion in public secondary schools.
Private Schools Want Fair Form One Selection.