Students Face Disruption After Reopening of Packed 2nd Term
As elections approach, students face disruption three weeks after reopening.
The electoral commission primarily uses schools as polling places.
Schools will be closed for a week to allow for the smooth running of the elections on September 16.
This term will also be a busy one for Education CS George Magoha as his reign comes to an end.
Yesterday, the CS was in Kisumu, overseeing the construction of the competency-based curriculum (CBC) classrooms.
The Treasury allots Sh2 billion for the CBC classrooms project.
He has promised to finish the 10,000 junior secondary phase in one classroom before the end of his term.
Prof. Magoha stated that a total of 3,500 classrooms for phase two will be completed in the next four weeks.
“We have already completed the first schedule; we hope to complete 3,500 classrooms in this next,” he said.
Even as he assures parents that everything is in order for the second term, the CS warns school leaders against politicizing the CBC classroom projects.
Preparation for exams
Prof Magoha is also working nonstop with Knec to ensure that national exams are ready before he leaves office.
Grade Six students will take their final Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) on November 28.
Standard Eight students will take their KCPE exams in November, and Form Four students will take their KCSE exams beginning in November and ending in January of next year.
According to Prof. Magoha, all exams have been scheduled and will be administered in November.
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In May, Knec completed the process of registering all candidates for national examinations.
In the second term, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will hire over 14,000 new teachers.
The commission will hire 5,000 teachers to support the government’s policy of 100% transition of primary to secondary school students and to address the current teacher shortage in schools.
Students Face Disruption After Reopening of Packed 2nd Term