Category: Education News
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2024 Equity Bank Wings to Fly Scholarship Program Now Open For Application
The 2024 Equity Bank Wings to Fly program is now open. It targets high achieving yet needy (orphan or vulnerable) students identified by assessing their performance at the nationally administered Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations. A successful applicant for the Wings to Fly Scholarship should be: Academically Promising – top 5th percentile performing…
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KICD Final List of Subjects Offered in Grade 7 to 9, Junior School
KICD DROPS 2 COMPULSORY SUBJECTS IN JSS The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, KICD, has released a final list of subjects to be offered at Junior School; Grade 7 to 9. Twelve of the fourteen subjects Junior Secondary School students will study are mandated. English, Kiswahili, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Health Education, Pre-Technical and Pre-Career, Social…
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Education Ministry budget 2023/2023; How funds will be spent
Education Principal Secretary (PS) Belio Kipsang on Tuesday appeared before the parliamentary committee on education to submit the financial year 2023/24 education budget expenditure and revenue as spelt under the Executive Order number one of 2023. The committee seeks to review, implement and consider activities and projects within the education system such as Primary Education,…
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Education stakeholders propose ways to minimize Gender Based Violence (GBV)
Education stakeholders in Murang’a County have come together to deliberate ways on how to minimize Gender Based Violence (GBV) in an effort to boost the quality of education. During a sensitization meeting held on Monday at Technology Primary School in Murang’a town, Murang’a East sub-county Director for Education Samuel Ruitha said that children are affected by…
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New school calendar unveiled by CS Machogu
The Ministry of Education has unveiled the revised school calendar for the 2024 academic calendar. See the final update below; 2020 Academic Calendar Ministry of Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), Prof. George Magoha, has said that schools which opened for the 2020 third term on Monday, will close for a one week break on July 10,…
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2024 Form one placement results online portal
2024 Form one placement results online portal Check your 2024 form one placement results online here and quickly. All you need is your 2023 KCPE index number and name: KEMIS Open main menu Search Student Placement Results Index Name (i.e. John Sue – enter John or Sue) Search Click here for quick results. About Us…
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Students arrested after burning dormitory
Twelve (12) students from Maiani Girls Secondary School in Mukaa Sub-county, Makueni County have been arrested for allegedly torching their dormitory on Thursday morning. The students were arrested after the dorm that houses 177 form two and three students was razed down in a suspected arson attack at 7.20am. The suspects were not in class…
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Grade 7 School Choices – List of schools selected to host Junior High School in Kwale County
Grade 7 School Choices – List of schools selected to host Junior High School in Kwale County Here is the official Ministry Of Education List of schools selected to host Junior High school. Get the school name, KNEC Code, Unique Identification Code (UIC), Sponsor, Category, Gender and Accommodation Type. Get lists of schools from all…
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Back to school dash for students and parents
Chuka town has been a beehive of activity in the last two days as schools reopened for their second term. Traffic snarl-ups were witnessed in Chuka town as school re-opening activities continued, causing congestion as students crowded the shops, supermarkets, and the matatu terminus as they rushed to shop and commute to their various schools.…
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Grade 4 to 6 time table, time allocation and lesson distribution for all Primary schools: Ministry of Education Guidelines
The Ministry of Education has released guidelines to schools on how to implement the Competency Based Curriculum, CBC, for upper primary; Grades 4, 5 and 6. According to the circular dated November 7, 2019 and written by Dr Belio Kipsang (The Education Permanent Secretary), All schools will roll out CBC in Upper Primary in January…
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Top list of secondary schools preferred by 2021 form ones
Nanyuki High School was the most preferred secondary school by the 2021 form ones. According to the 2021 selection results from the Education Ministry, a total of 154,524 students applied for admission to Nanyuki High school. Surprisingly, the school has a capacity of only 384 form one students. Kabianga High School attracted 142,640 but admitted…
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TSC latest Code of Conduct and Ethics for Teachers
THE TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION (CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS FOR TEACHERS) REGULATIONS. THE TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION ACT (No. 20 of 2012) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 48 of the Teachers Service Commission Act, (No. 20 of 2012) and section 37 as read together with section 52(1) of the Leadership and Integrity Act,…
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Junior Secondary School learners (Grade 7 to 9) to take 12 compulsory subjects out of the14 – KICD Says
Junior Secondary School learners (Grade 7 to 9) to take 12 compulsory subjects out of the14 – KICD Says Learners joining Junior secondary schools (at grade 7) will be taking 14 subjects out of which 12 subjects will be compulsory. This is according to latest curriculum design by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD).…
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Grade 7 School Choices – List of schools selected to host Junior High School in Mombasa County
Grade 7 School Choices – List of schools selected to host Junior High School in Mombasa County Here is the official Ministry Of Education List of schools selected to host Junior High school. Get the school name, KNEC Code, Unique Identification Code (UIC), Sponsor, Category, Gender and Accommodation Type. Get lists of schools from all…
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High Number Of Teenage Mothers Causes Alarm Among Legislators
A section of Narok Members of County Assembly (MCA) has raised concern over the high number of teenage mothers sitting for the national examination in the county. This is after the office of County Commissioner announced that some 248 girls; 140 being in primary school and 108 in secondary school were among the candidates sitting…
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Parents to get school fees refunds from schools- Latest education news
Schools have been ordered to refund all fees paid by parents for term 2 and 3. This is after education cabinet secretary prof George Magoha asked primary and secondary schools’ parents to collect all unused fees from respective schools. On her part, State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena on Tuesday, July 8 advised parents wishing to…
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Education Ministry suspends students’ contests, talks and symposiums; Clarifies on activities to be allowed.
The Ministry of Education has suspended students’ inter school meetings due to increased indiscipline adding that any principal who hosts such meetings without express written authority from the Education office will be accountable for any eventualities reported. This means that a number of students’ symposiums, talks and contests have been left in limbo. Through a…
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NHIF EDUAFYA Cover for all students – Requirements, benefits, application guide
When the government unveiled the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) to manage our enormous education sector, there was just too much anticipation that we didn’t take a moment to appreciate what the new technology could bring. Today, students in public schools are the biggest beneficiaries to access medical cover from the National Hospital Insurance…
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How 2024 Form One Selection will be done
The Ministry of Education has released the criteria that will be used in placement of the 2023 KCPE candidates in 2024 form one. According to the Ministry, public secondary schools are categorized as shown below; for purposes of form one selection and placement. National Schools These are boarding schools whose catchment is 100% national for…
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Schools’ 4K clubs to receive 10,000 vegetable seedlings
The Israeli Government has donated 10,000 vegetable seedlings to go towards supporting the activities of the recently rebranded 4-K Clubs in Kenya. Speaking at Kilimo House during the flagging-off of the 5,000 Kale and 5,000 spinach seedlings to schools, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS), Peter Munya, said the roll-out of the 4-K Club Programme is part…
