2024 Form One Reporting Dates. The secondary schools that over a million applicants who took the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam will be joining next month will be known to them today.
In light of ongoing legal proceedings after some parents’ challenges to the results, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu is scheduled to oversee the Form One placement process at Lenana School this morning.
Machogu recently minimized the extent of the anomalies when he appeared before the National Assembly’s Education Committee, although the placement is happening at a time when the conclusions of an audit into KCPE results irregularities are still unknown.
2024 Form One Reporting Dates
The placement process will continue, according to Godfrey Ombogo, assistant director of communication at the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), who declined to comment on the court cases.
“We cannot comment on the cases still pending in court but as it stands, the report presented to Parliament we detailed the cases had been handled but just a few still pending,” said Ombogo.
Looking forward to a transparent exercise, stakeholders argue that since this will be the last selection exercise based on a written exam, the government should ensure equity, regional and gender balance are observed.
Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) Secretary-General Akelo Misori urged the government to exercise fairness in selection.
“We would wish to see all our children accorded equal chance in the placement. They are all our children and it is our belief that Form One selection will be fair to all,” Misori said.
Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) has challenged the selecting officials to consider the distance of learners.
“We should not see a situation where a boy is placed in a girls’ school or vice versa. Secondly, students should not be crossing several counties to access education,” said Knut Secretary General Collins Oyuu.
On his part, Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) Chairman Kahi Indimuli said the placement process should address congestion currently experienced in many schools.
2024 Form One Reporting Dates
“This year’s KCSE candidates were just 903,260 students against those joining Form One at 1,415,315. This means about half a million learners will lack space in schools,’’ Indimuli said.
“The Ministry of Education should think outside the box and place more students in sub-county schools. If facilities are improved, we will not have the cutthroat competition for boarding schools,” he added.
While announcing last year’s placement, Machogu expressed disappointment that major towns have no adequate schools, forcing the government to place learners far away from their urban homes.
Alternative Providers of Basic Education Trainers (APBET) schools secretary Dr Paul Wanjohi urged the government to use a quota system to ensure marginalised learners from informal settlements are not disadvantaged.
“Schools in remote areas and slums go through a lot of challenges unlike those from privileged backgrounds. Let the government set aside slots for learners to compete fairly,” Dr Wanjohi said.
Former Nanyuki school principal Oliver Minishi appealed to the government to consider placing students in private secondary schools, as is the case for universities.
Kenya Private Schools Association chairman Charles Ochome urged the government to extend capitation to pupils in private schools, saying the move will reduce congestion in public schools.
Johnson Nzioka, the head of the Kenya Primary School Heads Association, is hopeful that public school kids will be treated fairly during the selection process.
2024 Form One Reporting Dates
“We think that our students will be able to attend the schools of their choice because they performed well in the exam,” Nzioka stated.
Peter Sitienei, the chairman of the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers, emphasized the importance of taking distance into account.
Bishop Hudson Ndeda, the leader of the Church and Clergy Association of Kenya, has also counseled the government to make sure that students are not taken too far from their parents.
According to ministry sources, Form One students are expected to enroll by January 15.
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