𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟎 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟎 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

The Ministry of Education has developed draft guidelines for the placement of Grade 9 students into pathways when they transition to Grade 10 under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

Dr. Belio Kipsang, Principal Secretary for Basic Education, said students will be assessed through the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) in Grade 9 next year and placed in one of three pathways: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), Social Sciences, or Arts and Sports.

“We are now preparing for the final transition within the Basic Education framework from Grade 9 to Grade 10. This is a critical time to start discussing how we are going to manage that transition and deal with the Senior Schools,” he stated.

“We are putting ourselves in perspective, and in preparation, we have already done draft guidelines on management of Senior Schools. Once the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams are done, we shall have consultations with the heads of school as our critical stakeholders so that we can go through these guidelines and firm them up in preparation for Grade 10,” added Dr. Kipsang, emphasising the critical role of secondary school heads in this transition.