Ministry of Education, under Professor George Magoha, has now provided parents and students in grade six with fresh recommendations for choosing junior secondary schools.
According to the new rules, parents should choose day schools close to their houses for their children who will be entering junior secondary school, and those who choose private education should choose junior secondary schools that are private
Education CS, Prof George Magoha has indicated that the portal has been opened by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) for parents to select schools where their children will be admitted after Grade Six, and the portal will remain active between August 15 and September 20.
Magoha further added that all Grade Six learners will be offered placement in existing registered public and private secondary schools.
He also said public secondary schools which share a compound with a public primary school will utilize available classrooms as additional learning spaces.
In addition, all registered private secondary schools will be available for learners whose parents will pay the fees charged by the private institutions.
The Junior Secondary School Selection Guidelines.
Each student will be required to select schools from these five categories.
- 2 National schools
- 2 Regional schools.
- 2 county schools
- 4 sub-county schools
- 2 Two private schools of their choice