About 1.2 million Grade 9 learners, who make up the second cohort under CBE, are expected to use the ministry's automated placement system to select their career pathways, subject combinations and preferred senior schools.
By Bradley BosireSpeaking during an interview on Radio Generation, Waruku said that during the selection period, learners and parents rejected more than 3,600 out of 9,200 schools earmarked as senior schools, arguing they lacked the minimum standards to support learning pathways.
By David AbonyoKabogo’s statement follows earlier claims by former Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, who is now the leader of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), that learners from the Mt Kenya region were being unfairly disadvantaged in the ongoing school placement exercise.
By Bradley BosireIn a statement on Sunday, the Principal Secretary for Basic Education, Julius K. Bitok, confirmed that the placement exercise was conducted through an automated system designed to ensure merit, equity, and fairness.
By Bradley Bosire