Starting this week, students in Tanzania will commence taking their lessons in English after the government abolished the use of Kiswahili as the medium of instruction. Toward this end, learners, starting from January 9, will undergo orientation for eight weeks when English lessons will officially commence in schools. Assistant Director for Secondary Education in the […]
Primary schools with an enrolment of less than 45 learners or those lacking the basic facilities will not host junior secondary schools the Ministry of Education has said. Instead, they will act as feeder schools to other JSSs within a two-kilometre proximity. Part of a circular by the Ministry dated January 6 read, “Primary schools with […]
A recent report indicate that 70 percent of public schools land risk being grabbed by land grabbers. This can be attributed to lack of title deeds by over 70 percent of 32,354 public schools operating in Kenya. In essence 22,648 schools don’t have title deeds, while only 9705 have titles. To counter this, the Ministry […]
Through the collaboration between the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development and Competition Authority of Kenya, the incoming grade seven pupils will study consumer rights come January next year. The learning will be through identifying consumer issues within the community and discussing possible remedies. The presentation will be in form of drama, music, spoken word, dance […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu yesterday announced that Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examination results will be released next week. “Next week we are announcing KCPE examination results and you will not hear any cases of cheating under the leadership of Machogu. The grading of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is progressing well and I can […]
Nelly Cheboi, 29, on Monday won 2022 CNN Hero of the Year for her effort toward digital literacy for Kenyan schoolchildren by creating computer labs. This award seeks to recognize individuals who have an impact on society. Nelly, who in 2019 quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago to concentrate on this initiative, was […]
Come January 2023, there will be no more primary boarding schools for pupils learning in grades 1 to 9 after the government announced it will be abolished. This was announce by Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang’ at the official opening ceremony of the 18th Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA in Mombasa. In essence, […]
Zaidi ya watoto milioni 3.5 nchini Kenya wako kwenye hatari ya kukosa kuenda shule wakati zitakapofunguliwa kwa muhula wa kwanza hapo Januari mwaka ujao kwa sababu ya ukame unaoendelea, shirika la misaada ya kibinadamu la Save the Children limesema. Utafiti wa 2021 wa Global Out of School Children Initiative ulibaini kuwa kuna zaidi ya […]
At least 884,263 form four candidates across the country begun their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) today. The exams are expected to end on 23rd December while marking will begin on January 2, 2023, and be completed on January 20. The exams will be done under strict security measures and regulations set by Kenya […]
Grade six candidates who completed their Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) on Wednesday will proceed to Junior Secondary Schools domiciled in the existing primary schools. In addition, the assessment done by the candidates will not be used for placement in Junior Secondary School. Instead, it will be used as an assessment to monitor learning […]