School administrators have been advised to get ready for the January admission of Form 1 and Grade 7 students.
CS education To guarantee a seamless enrollment process, George Magoha asked them to communicate with the directors.
On Monday, Magoha gave a speech at Moi Girls Isinya before dedicating a CBC classroom and traveling to Nairobi’s Nile Road Secondary School.
“We have to normalise as we go into double intake otherwise it’s going to be a challenge going forward,” he said.
In Grade 7, there will be around 1.6 million students enrolled due to the double intake in secondary schools.
Additionally, 1.2 million more students will enroll in Form 1 this year.
The two national exams will proceed as scheduled, according to Magoha.
On November 28, the first group of Grade 6 students will take the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment.
Additionally, Magoha delayed the deadline for choosing junior high schools.
The initial deadline of August 30 was moved to September 10 instead.
“We started late, we have had hiccups in some areas therefore we have decided to extend the school selection timeline,” he said.
Several parents are still perplexed about their options despite the deadline delay.
As a result, several schools have instructed parents to talk to their kids about the school they want them to attend.
The student is required to give the class teacher the list of schools once they have it.
“Submit a list of schools selected, the teacher will help you conduct the placement process on the KNEC portal,” read a message from a teacher.
Additionally, teachers want parents to select schools in their local counties.
This is to guarantee that the students attend day schools rather than boarding schools.
Nairobi has the most authorized private schools, according to a list distributed to school administrators.
It follows Kiambu, which has 114 schools, with 142 schools.
Each school’s number of classes, classroom capacity, and enrollment are listed along with them.
Private school enrollment in Nairobi is 60,359 students, followed by Kiambu with 22,665 kids.
More pupils will attend public schools in the chosen counties because several of them have fewer than ten recognized schools.
Turkana, Samburu, and Elgeyo Marakwet each have one school, while Narok and Kericho each have two authorized schools.
According to Magoha, a school needs a science lab and storage cabinets in order to offer junior secondary.
