The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service has prolonged the deadline for placement applications. In an announcement made on Sunday, Mercy Wahome, the CEO of the Service, explained that the extension was necessary to ensure that all eligible students have the opportunity to apply. “The deadline for applications, initially set for February 26, 2024, […]
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The government has expressed concern about the incidents of school invasions following claims of poor results in national examinations, leading to harassment and assaults on some teachers. Education Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Ezekiel Machogu, acknowledged that a few cases of teacher harassment have been reported in certain schools since the release of the 2023 Kenya Certificate […]
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FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS High-achieving students at Meru School in Kenya, with top grades in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), including A (plain) and A (Minus), have been leaving the institution burdened by substantial debts over the past three years. Despite Principal Rutere Mwenda celebrating the outstanding performance of the 414 boys who took the […]
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Arabuko Forest High School has once again secured its position as the leading school in Kilifi County, based on the recently released KCSE results. The Islamic boys’ high school, classified as an extra-county institution, outperformed the two national schools in Kilifi, namely Bahari Girls and Ribe Boys. Arabuko Forest High School achieved a mean grade […]
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Moi High School Kabarak in Nakuru witnessed jubilant celebrations among parents, teachers, and candidates as they collectively rejoiced in the outstanding results of the 2023 KCSE exams. According to Mrs. Elisheba Cheruiyot, the Chief Principal, all 401 candidates who took the exam successfully secured direct entry to university. The school’s achievements were highlighted by an […]
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The Ministry of Education has reduced subjects for lower and upper primary schools as recommended by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform (PWPER). The report on the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) was launched on August 1, 2023. The PWPER recommended that the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) rationalise the number of learning […]
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More than 200,000 candidates achieved the minimum university entry qualification in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam, marking a 16% increase from the previous year. Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu announced the results, attributing the rise to a new grading system that reduced compulsory subjects required for mean grade computation. This surge […]
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•Education CS Machogu briefed President William Ruto at State House Eldoret before announcing the results. •Official result slips will be accessible through examination centres where the candidates sat for their exams. The 2023 KCSE results were released by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), with over 903,260 candidates participating in the national examinations. Unlike the […]
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Nairobi, 8th January 2024: 1,000 top performers in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of PrimaryEducation (KCPE) who are academically gifted but financially challenged and who are drawn fromevery part of Kenya, have been awarded comprehensive four-year secondary school scholarshipsunder Equity Group Foundation’s (EGF) Wings to Fly program. These high-achieving scholars have been commissioned following an intensive […]
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The Ministry of Education has assured public schools that they will receive third term capitation latest Wednesday next week. In a statement on Friday, Basic Education PS Belio Kipsang said the Treasury has released Sh16.2 billion as capitation for public primary, junior and secondary schools. “These capitations will be disbursed as follows; Junior secondary school […]
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