Latest Guidelines On How Grade Six Students Will Be Placed In JSS

By Getrude Mathayo / Published August 10, 2022 | 11:17 am

KEY POINTS

Students in Grade Six around the nation will have the chance to choose their preferred junior secondary schools from August 15 to August 30. This will mark the beginning of the changeover to junior secondary schools, which will take place in January 2023.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Public secondary schools that are located on the same premises as public primary schools are required to use the primary school’s classrooms as additional learning spaces, while learners whose parents can afford the tuition at a private secondary school may enroll their children there

The Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) is fast taking shape after it emerged that Grade six learners will select junior secondary schools for placement in August.

Under the Competency-Based-Curriculum (CBC), Junior Secondary School (JSS) will comprise Grades 7, 8 and 9

This choice will be comparable to what students in class eight do. The placement of Grade Six students in all already accredited public and private secondary schools would be offered, according to Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha

Speaking on the placement of Grade Six students in junior secondary schools, Magoha stated that the CBC’s guidance for learners moving from upper primary to JSS will be informed by the results of the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA). Additionally, children will be chosen for admission to the JSS based on their performance on the KPSEA, equity, which includes the use of affirmative action, their choice of school based on parental and educational recommendations, as well as institutional declared capability.

“Learners, in consultation with their parents and teachers will be given an opportunity to select a public or private secondary school of their choice for their JSS education. Parents shall meet the cost of learning in private schools as is the usual practice,” Magoha said

According to Magoha, the summative evaluation will account for 40% of the student’s grade. Five papers will be used by the Kenya National Examinations Council to evaluate the 13 subjects available at the upper primary level.

They will cover Mathematics, English, Kiswahili/Kenyan Sign Language, and Integrated Science, which integrates four courses, including Social Studies, Science and Technology, Agriculture, Home Science, Physical and Health Education, and Creative Arts; Religious instruction that is Christian, Islamic, Hindu, or other; art, craft, or music